2 brothers went to great lengths– or heights– to watch their favorite team handle the Twins at fan-free Target Field, only to be captured and ejected from atop a close-by parking ramp after a couple of innings.
” Not in the stands but you still have fans,” checked out an indication that joined Pete Zlebek on his ascension as he held a Brewers flag.
” The entryway to that leading level is roped off, and a guard exists looking for any lawbreakers.”
The brothers, who both live in Minneapolis, brought the lift into the ramp in a truck bed and set it up.
Simply like at every other significant league stadium, Target Field is without paid spectators in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic during this vastly shortened 2020 season.
Twins representative Dustin Morse stated the Zlebek siblings ingenuity “obviously shows the strange season that 2020 really is and the enthusiasm that fans are showing … to listen and view and focus on Twins baseball.”
Cops spokesman John Elder confirmed that ramp security called cops on the brothers, and added that others this baseball season have actually been trying to get a live look of the Target Field action.
Pete Zlebek said he matured in Wisconsin as a Brewers fan but “I wouldnt say Im a wild Brewers fan; more of a guy who enjoys being at the park. … I also love Target Field. Ive been to several MLB parks, and Target Field is one of my favorites.”
When he did, Pete Zlebek also said it was probably all for the finest that he returned to terra firma.
” I wanted to get pretty high, so I discovered a sensible lift rental that was movable by 2 individuals,” he stated Wednesday. “Thats when I hired my brother to help out.”
Down listed below, 31-year-old Jan Zlebek mugged for a video that revealed the birds- eye view from afar.
Pete and Jan Zlebek rented a portable aerial lift Tuesday and drove it to Level 6 of the B Ramp in time to peer from far behind center field at the Milwaukee Brewers video game against the Twins.
” Im pleased I got to enjoy the rest from my sofa,” he said. [Kenta] Maeda pitched a terrific game and [it] was probably much better not perched up 500 feet away.”
They were soon approached by a set of cops officers who discussed that the 2 were trespassing and “asked us to leave” throughout the middle of the third inning, Pete Zlebek stated.
Pete Zlebek, 30, recalled from previous journeys to the local ramp that there is a clear view of home plate.
” And we did,” he stated. “They werent happy, but I get it. … They have much larger problems to handle.”
For the $140 he invested in the lift and “a few beers,” Pete Zlebek said that “capturing even a couple of innings appeared worth it. And it was.”
City spokesman Casper Hill said “the public is not enabled [on the ramps highest level] for security factors.
Morse stated no fans have actually discovered a method to sneak inside, but “weve heard some chants from outside the gates. [Outfielder] Eddie Rosario heard a dad and kid outside a gate shouting Eddie, Eddie, and he said and chuckled that it made him feel excellent.”
And what about the remainder of the Brewers three-game series with the Twins today?
” The cops didnt detain us or anything,” Pete Zlebek stated,” [however] they were clear: Dont return.”
” And we did,” he said. Morse stated no fans have found a method to sneak inside, but “weve heard some chants from outside the gates. Eddie Rosario heard a dad and kid outside a gate shouting Eddie, Eddie, and he chuckled and stated that it made him feel great.”
Pete Zlebek stated he grew up in Wisconsin as a Brewers fan but “I would not state Im a rabid Brewers fan; more of a guy who enjoys being at the park.” Im delighted I got to see the rest from my sofa,” he said.
