Brewers Opening Day underway, Crew takes on Rockies



MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Brewers begin the 2013 season at Miller Park on Monday, April 1st against the Colorado Rockies.  Details for Opening Day ceremonies follow. In addition, promotions for the first homestand, including the first All Fan Bobblehead giveaway – Norichika Aoki on Sunday, April 7th – are included below.

Tickets for Opening Day are sold out. Tickets remain available for the other five games of the homestand.

The Miller Park parking lots opened at 9 a.m. on Opening Day. The gates to Miller Park opened at 11 a.m.  Please note the changes to gate opening times for the 2013 season.  Gates will open 90 minutes prior to first pitch for all games this season except for Opening Day and all Saturday games in June, July and August.

For those games, gates will open two hours prior to first pitch.  Parking lots will open three hours before every game this season.

James Beckum, founder of the Beckum-Stapleton Little League and former Negro Leagues player, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Beckum started the Beckum-Stapleton Little League on Milwaukee’s near north side in 1964 and has been a fixture in the community and in the league ever since.

Joseph Attanasio, father of Brewers Chairman and Principal Owner Mark Attanasio, will sing the national anthem before Monday’s Opening Day

Prior to first pitch on Opening Day, the Famous Racing Sausages will take part in the 11th Annual Klement’s Opening Day First Brat Relay Race, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Klement’s plant on Chase Ave. The Klement’s Famous Racing Sausages™ will deliver the “First Brat” all the way to Miller Park (weather permitting).

All fans in attendance will receive a Brewers 2013 magnetic schedule, compliments of Caterpillar Global Mining.  All fans will also receive a Brewers rally towel.

The Brewers would also like to make fans aware of several logistical notes before the games this weekend.