With the start of the baseball season in Milwaukee the OnMilwaukee.com editorial staff discussed the best seats in the house at Miller Park.

As you might expect, the results -- like the Brewers' play these days -- are all over the place. Thus, you won't be surprised to find that not only is there no clear winner, but that every staffer picked a completely different spot. Two, however, are partial to the Loge.

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I spend most of my ballpark time in the press box, which provides a great view, nice amenities (lockers, free soft drinks, TV screens for replays and some awesome gallows humor), but it's a bit of a sterile environment.

For the TRUE fan experience, I like three different locations. I will list them in ascending order ...

3. For starters, I like the field bleachers in right field. Late in the construction process for Miller Park, my then-colleague Tom Haudricourt and I asked Bob Voigt, the Brewers' vice president of ticket sales, to name the best value in the new ballpark. His answer: first row of the field bleachers in right, between the foul pole and the bullpen. You're right on top of the rightfielder, it's a good view and it's only $10 per game, so it works out to just about $800 for a season ticket."

Haudricourt said: "I'd buy one of those."

I said, "So would I ..."

Within minutes, we were season ticket holders. We kept the seats for two seasons, splitting the game up and giving them to our wives, friends, relatives and even bartenders and waitresses. That first year, it was easy to get rid of the tickets. The second year, not so much. We kept the seats for two seasons -- long enough to buy tickets to the All-Star Game in 2002.

2. My second favorite location is next to "The Doorman," my friend, Mark Simons, aka "Guido" and "The Doorman." If you've watched the Brewers on TV at Miller Park, you've no doubt seen Guido and his wife, Stephanie, in their seats adjacent to the visitor's dugout. I sat with Guido last year and did a story on it. It was a great experience on many levels. First, Guido is a very loyal, knowledgeable Brewers fan. He knows every usher, umpire and season ticket holder in the lower bowl. He's a great guy. And, I got about 300 calls and text messages from friends who saw me eating peanuts with him on TV. I've done some TV work in the past, but nothing registered with as many people as my night next to Guido.

1. My all-time favorite location in the ballpark is the loge level, which is right below the press box, halfway between home and third base. The first Brewers game I attended at County Stadium, I sat in the lower grandstand and that's kind of the view I had at that game. (just a little higher). I like to look into the home dugout to see what the players and manager are doing, to watch how players react to positive and negative developments and to see who is getting ready to pinch-hit and pinch-run. The loge level is comfortable, but not quite as sterile (or as high) as the club level. You feel like you are in the general population, rather than secluded from the masses.

Bobby Tanzilo
Managing Editor
Pick: Club level

I know it means I'm old and lazy and that "true" baseball fans will scoff at my contentedness so far from the field of play, but I love the club level seats (and, no, I've never ordered food from my seat, so it's not that I enjoy being served). First of all, I'm a fan of balconies -- or more accurately, mezzanines, which are closer to the stage -- even at concert venues because they allow you to look down on all the action.

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