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.
Author Biography
Drew Olson is the on-air host for 540 ESPN and a senior editor/columnist for ESPNWisconsin.com. He also has contributed to the Sporting News, Baseball America, Sports Illustrated, and numerous other publications. Bill Schroeder is the color commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers. He spent eight seasons in the big leagues with the Brewers and California Angels. He lives in New Berlin, Wisconsin.
Press Releases
If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers
Stories from the Milwaukee Brewers Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box
By Bill Schroeder & Drew Olson / Forewords by Craig Counsell & Bob Uecker
Contact: Bill Ames, Triumph Books, 312.676.4256,
b.ames@triumphbooks.com
Baseball is a game of nuanced appreciation. Every stadium, every team, every pitch and every hit is unique. After nearly 50 seasons of Brewers baseball, there’s an awful lot to appreciate in Milwaukee.
In If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers (Triumph Books, April 2016), beloved color commentator Bill Schroeder and ESPN Wisconsin’s Drew Olson combine their insider access and passion for Brewers baseball to present a collection of behind the scenes stories. From the trip to the 1982 World Series to the controversial sausage race of 2003 and everything in between, this great new title has something for every Brewers fan. Highlights include:
- Heartfelt forewords from Brewers manager Craig Counsell and former announcer Bob Uecker
- The authors’ All-Time Brewers team roster
- A behind the scenes look at how team travel arrangements are made, and the crazy stories that happen crisscrossing the country during the season
- What it means to “hot foot” a teammate and other classic locker room pranks
- A collection of Bob Uecker’s most hilarious one liners from his time in the broadcast booth
If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers covers the highs and lows of a beloved Milwaukee institution. With memories and anecdotes that will surprise and entertain even the most diehard fan Schroeder and Olson have penned a must-read for all Brewers fans. No Milwaukee baseball fan’s library is complete without it.
About the Authors:
Bill Schroeder is the color commentator for the Milwaukee Brewers. He spent eight seasons in the big leagues with the Brewers and California Angels. He lives in New Berlin, Wisconsin.
Drew Olson is the on-air host for 540 ESPN and a senior editor/columnist for ESPNWisconsin.com. He also has contributed to the Sporting News, Baseball America, Sports Illustrated, and numerous other publications.
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