{
  "id": 11865805,
  "title": "Ball off the roof cable at AmFam? It's happened in the playoffs before",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/ball-off-the-roof-cable-at-amfam-its-happened-in-the-playoffs-before",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T06:25:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ball-off-roof-cable-amfam-062526492.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During Game 1 of the National League Division Series at American Family Field, a baseball struck a cable on the roof, glancing off before landing near third base where a Milwaukee Brewers player made a catch. This isn't the first occurrence of a baseball hitting the cable during a playoff game; it had happened before. On October 5, 2008, Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth hit a popup in the sixth inning which ricocheted off a cable and down to third base. Craig Counsell of the Brewers made a tumbling catch there. Mike Duckett, then executive director of the Miller Park stadium district, confirmed there was no record of such an event happening before. The only other known instances were Richie Sexson hitting the cable twice in foul territory, but never in play. Eyewitnesses believed the ball hit either one of the \"hanger\" cables or the brackets connected to them. Major League Baseball officials had informed Duckett during the stadium's design phase that the Brewers could expect about three baseballs per year to be hit over 175 feet above the playing field. The cable in question was 175 feet high. Despite this unusual play, Milwaukee Brewers lost the game 6-2 and were eliminated from the 2008 postseason.",
  "summary": "This isn't the first time a ball hit a Milwaukee roof cable; in fact, it's happened in the playoffs before, and Craig Counsell made the catch.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}