Brewers' blunder has fans miss flyover during national anthem at home opener
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Home openers in baseball usually mean sold-out crowds, tons of hot dogs on the grill and maybe even a flyover during the national anthem.
The Milwaukee Brewers set up that flyover for their home opener against the New York Mets on Monday afternoon, but there was just one problem.
No one inside the ballpark could see it.
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A general view of American Family Field prior to a game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Mets on Opening Day on April 3, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
With rain in the forecast, the retractable roof at American Family Field was shut so the game could go on as scheduled. However, the flyover the team requested was still scheduled.
Fans still outside in the parking lot tailgating were the only ones that got to witness the jet make its way over the stadium and away into the Wisconsin sky.
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Fans inside the ballpark, though, likely heard the roar of the jet, so hopefully that was enough.
In the end, that flyover didn’t affect the good vibes that Brewers fans felt when they saw a 10-0 rout of the Mets in this contest.
Carlos Carrasco completed four innings for New York, but he had a hard time in the fifth inning after having already allowed three runs in the game, including a two-run homer to Brian Anderson in the bottom of the fourth.
A general view of American Family Field prior to a game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Mets on Opening Day on April 3, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Mets manager Buck Showalter went to