Moreover, to many fans of today, the home opener is a ritual. To the fans at County Stadium 48 years ago, it was a godsend. Back then, we were coming out of World War II still, and things were booming, but there was this aspiration to major-league status. That was very important. So I think the stadium comes at a good time.
Reassurances are important.
People were beside themselves about Milwaukee landing the Braves and returning to the big leagues after a lapse of 52 years. They were more than just curious and excited. They were perhaps as giddy as any baseball fans have ever been anywhere in this country. The screams of the thousands wedged into every corner of mammoth Milwaukee Stadium were the explosions which have been building up since that day in March when Lou Perini turned his back on Boston and decided to call Milwaukee home. There was no mistaking the pandemonium that reigned back then, whereas the buildup to the opening of Miller Park seemed to be more restrained, more manufactured.