If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers: Stories from the Milwaukee Brewers Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box

by Bill Schroeder, Drew Olson (Contribution by), Craig Counsell (Foreword by), Bob Uecker (Foreword by)

Overview

Chronicling the Brewers from the Suds Series of 1982 to the 2011 National League Central title and from Bambi’s Bombers of the late '70s to Harvey’s Wallbangers of the early '80s, Bill Schroeder, a longtime Brewers color commentator and former Brewers catcher, provides insight into the Brewers inner sanctum as only he can. Read about what goes on in the equipment and training rooms, how batting practice can be chaotic, what it’s like to travel with the team, and off-the-wall anecdotes like the time Steve Sparks injured his shoulder trying to rip a phone book in half after listening to a motivational speaker.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781637273036
Publisher:	Triumph Books
Publication date:	05/09/2023
Series:	If These Walls Could Talk
Edition description:	Revised & Updated
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	1,040,924
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Bill Schroeder is the color commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers, a position he has held since 1995. He spent eight seasons in the big leagues with the Brewers and California Angels, posting a career-best .332 batting average in 1987. Born in Baltimore and raised in Princeton, New Jersey, Schroeder graduated from West Windsor Plainsboro High School, where he earned All-State honors his junior and senior years. He attended Clemson University, leading the Tigers to the Atlantic Coast Conference title in 1978 and 1979. He and his wife, Kate, reside in New Berlin, Wisconsin. He has two daughters, Lindsey and Mallory, a son, Billy, and a granddaughter, Madelyn.

Drew Olson is a sports radio host who can be heard throughout the Milwaukee area. He previously was the senior editor at OnMilwaukee.com and a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and its predecessor, the Milwaukee Journal. He also has contributed to ESPN Wisconsin, the Sporting News, Baseball America, Sports Illustrated, and numerous other publications. Olson grew up in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he spent a semester on the men’s basketball team “before they got good.”

Known for his great sense of humor, Bob Uecker has broadcast Brewers games since 1971. He resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

Foreword Craig Counsell xi

Foreword Bob Uecker xv

Introduction xix

Part I Brewers Greats 1

This Bud's for You

Robin Yount

Paul Molitor

Bob Uecker

Part II Smorgasbord of Stories 51

Food

Team Parties

The Chandler Explosion

The Sausage Race

Nicknames

Part III Great Games 83

Brewers Win the 1982 Pennant

Tony Plush Saves the Day

Braun and CC Brew Up a Winner

It Takes 162

Good-bye, Detroit

The Kid Hits 3,000

Molitor's Streak Ends

Shadow Dancing

County Stadium Finale

Grand Salami

The Hit Parade

The Future Arrives

Friday Night Fights

May Marathon

Nieves' No-Hitter

CC's Near No-No

Easter Sunday '87

Part IV Behind the Scenes 115

Director of Clubhouse Operations

Clubhouse Pranks

The Training Room

The Video Revolution

Team Travel

Batting Practice

Part V In the Booth 185

My Baseball Life

Becoming a Broadcaster

Matt Vasgersian

Daron Sutton

Brian Anderson

Director

Producer

Calling Pitches

Acknowledgments 223

Sources 227