No More Wrigley North: Brewers Give Wisconsin Fans First Dibs

MILWAUKEE, WI — The Milwaukee Brewers are apparently tired of hearing Chicago fans sing "Go Cubs Go" whenever they travel north to watch their beloved team play at Miller Park. It's become such a common occurrence that Miller Park is often called "Wrigley Field North" during Brewers-Cubs games.

With that in mind, the Milwaukee Brewers created a ticket deal — the first of its kind in Major League Baseball — to get more Brewer fans into Miller Park for home games.

According to the Brewers, beginning Friday, Feb. 9 at 9 a.m, and continuing through Feb. 15 at 11:59 p.m., residents of Wisconsin can go to Brewers.com/wisconsinpresale to buy up to eight tickets to any of the 10 home games against the Chicago Cubs.

Interested fans must have a valid Wisconsin address when purchasing tickets.

According to a press release issued by the team, "The Crew wants Miller Park to be filled with loud and proud Wisconsin fans when they cheer on the boys of summer against their division foe this year."

Although Having a Wisconsin driver's license doesn't automatically make you a fan of the Brewers (we're looking at YOU, Kenosha), the team is hoping to simply make it easier for the team's hometown fans to get seats during this I-94 rivalry matchup.

It's not the first time Chicago fans have been excluded from ticket sales in an opponent's city. In 2015, Blackhawks fans objected after the Tampa Bay Lightning limited Stanley Cup finals ticket sales to Florida residents based on credit card billing addresses.

The Cubs travel to Milwaukee on the following dates to play the Brewers in 2018:

• April 5-8
• June 11-13
• September 3-5

Photo: Travis Shaw #21 of the Milwaukee Brewers catches a foul ball during the eighth inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park on July 28, 2017 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Story by Scott Anderson (Patch Staff)