The Giants were in Milwaukee this weekend and in between a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290627108"furniture-breaking losses/a and a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=290628108"solid wins/a, we were able to take in the Brewers' (and County Stadium's/Miller Park's) fantastic traditions. Naturally, that got us thinking of baseball's best stadium traditions.br /br /Disclaimer: We've only been to about half of the Major League parks and clearly don't know the teams' traditions as well as the locals. While this list is designed for stadium-led (opposed to fan-led) promos, all traditions are welcomed. Help us out with your favorites in the comments.br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"5. The Rally Monkey/spanbr /br /a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gzRh_Hy_xuFvma6bYAmpeAElYubKFnLWapyUoLafA8pHMnhCJmz87CaJBcFzOb9aQW3ZvTTga2yUeCNhWJCUvJZFt9BvcdbNoLMWww8SzYoDhB8jwfrbz6hpujOA5l9QkHzFbZw7QPY/s1600-h/2074.jpg"img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gzRh_Hy_xuFvma6bYAmpeAElYubKFnLWapyUoLafA8pHMnhCJmz87CaJBcFzOb9aQW3ZvTTga2yUeCNhWJCUvJZFt9BvcdbNoLMWww8SzYoDhB8jwfrbz6hpujOA5l9QkHzFbZw7QPY/s400/2074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352548905061856338" border="0" //abr /This is really a horrible tradition and the Rally Monkey is actually related to that monkey in a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114069/"span style="font-style: italic;"Outbreak/span/a who brought a deadly airborne virus to California. This is only on the list because a list of four things is pretty weak and five is better. But the Rally Monkey totally sucks and is responsible for war, famine and poverty. a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_World_Series"span style="text-decoration: underline;"span style="font-style: italic;"/span/spanBitter/a? Not us.br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"4. a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shea_Stadium#Home_Run_Apple"The Home Run Apple/a/spanbr /br /a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwCsG96sBkbjEHF3MhXmtQMO1AfYCHhfPlKQIGzeN1KXBMsub8Sdaeir_VTf8XCwTjZWucHxnEbrL3N3dUORmIFXhfv88NhYDxIPUoBySXp50Alb3BBUsuB8XL4yuGVmJKoo2D3DYvOQ/s1600-h/1445315.jpg"img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwCsG96sBkbjEHF3MhXmtQMO1AfYCHhfPlKQIGzeN1KXBMsub8Sdaeir_VTf8XCwTjZWucHxnEbrL3N3dUORmIFXhfv88NhYDxIPUoBySXp50Alb3BBUsuB8XL4yuGVmJKoo2D3DYvOQ/s400/1445315.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352551276701975698" border="0" //abr /A staple at Shea Stadium, the Mets' Home Run Apple has made its way to Citi Field. After every Mets homer, the shiny red apple comes out of the magic hat. (If that doesn't sound suggestive, we don't know what does.)br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"3. Bernie's Dugout/spanbr /br /a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBgF2d4gnSdoH_Yxwjc5zt-6V1G55d6VlsD4F73MLGmUmbhXn4RMDEYsrvwpIR6WA7w5bxR4jGpcsMNcsi4L09eS8Tk79LmCMJnjj5u8kDcWBoKkpQpvRrA58VIHIcdY0DR-Sl-frlrY/s1600-h/6a00d834515db069e200e5502163628833-640wi.jpg"img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBgF2d4gnSdoH_Yxwjc5zt-6V1G55d6VlsD4F73MLGmUmbhXn4RMDEYsrvwpIR6WA7w5bxR4jGpcsMNcsi4L09eS8Tk79LmCMJnjj5u8kDcWBoKkpQpvRrA58VIHIcdY0DR-Sl-frlrY/s400/6a00d834515db069e200e5502163628833-640wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352552779005618818" border="0" //abr /After every homer and Milwaukee victory at Miller Park, a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Brewer"Bernie the Brewer/a slides down his slide onto a platform. In the 80s, shit was cooler when he would plunge himself into a vat of beer. That was awesome. Bernie the Brewer could drink any mascot under the table.br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"2. Take Me Out to the Ball Game at Wrigley/spanbr /br /a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWpqYapRmIqIRuegjGXTpj5SlFyZeaBQ0D4TL8KB0Dq962sewFFRNsz2xhLJWbEmPNKTWAYJg7D91iGinKd_PwGjTJ85ZbMKNtxwQXjVaGPlwq644eE4mm7rQy5n4eFx4fTzUKsZA-tE/s1600-h/a-harry-caray-photo.jpg"img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWpqYapRmIqIRuegjGXTpj5SlFyZeaBQ0D4TL8KB0Dq962sewFFRNsz2xhLJWbEmPNKTWAYJg7D91iGinKd_PwGjTJ85ZbMKNtxwQXjVaGPlwq644eE4mm7rQy5n4eFx4fTzUKsZA-tE/s400/a-harry-caray-photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352553025253026354" border="0" //abr /Harry Caray brought this wonderful tradition to Wrigley Field in the early 80s when he led the crowd in the song during the Seventh-inning Stretch. After Caray's passing after the 1997 season, the Cubs now have a special guest lead the crowd in song -- most of whom a href="http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-worst-take-me-out-to-the-ball-game-performances-at-wrigley.php"suck/a.br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"1. a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sausage_Race"The Sausage Race/a/spanbr /br /a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrN_XnqkstZsAE6cU4fUZC0oOePpjg1dnXnBZl2GivvO8eTOQXRIAB9romCorTC-a0QOAWjSWiE2xY0MlWOIXVq41xEiEXDQJtzIInAEf9uKO0mTRX0eIYBwR3fVFA-vr5LTSFBX_43bc/s1600-h/610x.jpg"img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrN_XnqkstZsAE6cU4fUZC0oOePpjg1dnXnBZl2GivvO8eTOQXRIAB9romCorTC-a0QOAWjSWiE2xY0MlWOIXVq41xEiEXDQJtzIInAEf9uKO0mTRX0eIYBwR3fVFA-vr5LTSFBX_43bc/s400/610x.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352554250800009490" border="0" //abr /Simply a promotion for Klement's Sausage Company, the race between the Bratwurst, Italian Sausage, Hot Dog, Chorizo and Polish began in the early 90s and remains strong nearly 20 years later. Occurring before the bottom of the sixth, the Sausage Race is always a good time for the fans and contestants. Are you the betting type? Our money is always on the Bratwurst.div class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19679634-8251491858986814428?l=zachls.blogspot.com'//div
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