One Brewers fan had the wildest possible reaction to losing to the Cubs

While the vast majority of the focus on the Chicago Cubs’ Tuesday night win over the Milwaukee Brewers was the incredible performance by Pete Crow-Armstrong late in the game, there was a moment earlier in the game that set the tone. In fact, one Brewers’ fan took to social media after the loss to vent not about the loss, but about what he views as a made up rules.

The incident occurred in the first inning when Kyle Tucker blasted a ball to the outfield. Initially looking like the ball would leave the yard, it died just in front of the famous baskets around Wrigley Field’s walls. Perhaps because Brewers’ outfielder Jackson Chourio thought the hit was leaving the park, when he settled under the ball, he bobbled it, seeing it bounce off his glove, then off the ivy-covered wall before Chourio recovered and grabbed the ball.

Brewers fan complains about Wrigley Field rule that isn't actually a Wrigley Field rule

The call was both immediate and understandable. The umpires ruled it a base hit, and Tucker stood at second base. However, Wisconsin morning show host Vince Vitrano took to social media to complain about the call and what he’d seen in the Chicago Cubs game.

“I’m not debating the call,” Vitrano wrote on X, before launching into his rant. “The rule is stupid.. How Chicago is that? ‘Oh, no… off the magic ivy doesn’t count as a catch.” LOL. Like a third grader making up wiffle ball rules in the backyard.’”

It’s important to note that there’s nothing “magic” about the ivy. It’s simply part of the wall. It’s also not a rule that was made up on the spot or specifically for Wrigley Field. In fact, MLB rules are very clear that if the ball bounces off any part of a player and makes contact with something else, before the player catches the ball, it is in fact, not a catch.

The most obvious demonstration of this is foul balls, where the ball hits the netting in place to protect the fans behind home plate. Should the ball hit that netting and then be caught, it’s not an out. One has to wonder if Vince believes that, too, is a wiffle ball rule.

Ultimately, it’s pretty clear that the Brewers fan didn’t like how the game went. Chicago Cubs fans certainly can’t blame him. If Pete Crow-Armstrong were on Milwaukee and had robbed the Cubs of a run-scoring hit and then blasted a home run off the scoreboard in the next half inning, they’d be mad too in a win that moved the team even farther out of first place. Still, not every thought that occurs to someone must be typed out for the world to see.