After attending a couple of the Cubs-Phillies games at Wrigley in Chicago during the week, two friends and I headed up to Milwaukee for the Phillies-Brewers three-game stand over the weekend. Here are some random observations from Miller Park:

* Chase Utley was out shagging balls in the outfield and fielding balls at 2B during BP on Saturday... one-handed, of course.

* Kyle Lohse threw a bullpen session during pre-game on Sunday.

* Aaron Rowand's extra bacon-y catch on Sunday was payback for Cory "Sunglasses at Night" Hart's HR-robbing catch in RF on Saturday.

* Jose "Table" Mesa got a save! AMAZING! Also, he has really nice calves. Who knew?

* Shane Victorino was out throwing the ball around full-force during BP on Saturday- and didn't appear to be favoring his injured leg at all. He was also Cholly's dugout buddy during the game on Saturday, and stood next to him for most of the game.

* The "Free Tibet" people were also in Milwaukee on Saturday. It seems they invaded several ballparks around the country.

* Who knew that batting Pat Burrell in the 3-hole would be such a success? Pat looked great (for him) at the plate when I saw him in Wrigley, and continued his hot streak when we saw him in Miller.

* Wes Helms was booed every time he came up to bat Friday through Sunday. Loudly.

* If looks could kill, Jayson Werth would be awaiting his murder trial for the look he gave a Brewer fan sitting on top of the Phils' dugout who cussed him out on Saturday.

* Apparently, there are mini-sausages, too - because they joined the regular-sized versions for a Tag-Team Sausage Race on Sunday.

* My random assortment of Phillies bobbleheads I've received as gifts now have a Chris Capuano buddy bobble to hang with.

* Don't let their nice reputation fool you- the Brewers fans were nasty as any fans I've been around (or, let me say, certain of the Brewers fans were). The beer was great, the tailgating was kickass, and the Milwaukee nightlife was fun (Water Street was a blast)- but their fans in the stands were pretty danged rude. Don't actively (and loudly) cheer for RyHo to join Chase on the DL. Don't accuse me of stealing your bobblehead doll. Don't tell my friend that Philly schools don't teach math when it's YOU who doesn't know how many runs scored. Don't tell me to have a fun time on the way back to Philly when (a) I didn't talk to you the whole game, (b) I don't live in Philly, and (c) you're a bandwagon fan who didn't even know the name of your own starting pitcher. And most of all, don't laugh in my face in disbelief that a GIRL knows how to score a game- and then condescendingly ask if I know the difference between backwards and forward K's.