Quotes from Bill Schroeder

You want me to say something about Bill? Bill who? Bill Schroeder? Never heard of him… I'm kidding, of course.

The Brewers, feeling the crush of small-market economics and fearing injury problems, decided they couldn't afford to keep Molitor, whom Bando regrettably referred to at one point as "just a DH." Toronto swept in with a three-year, $13 million offer. "If Paul Molitor leaving the Brewers doesn't show that the small markets are in trouble, nothing does," Jim Gantner told the Milwaukee Sentinel at the time.

He hit .200 with 14 homers in his career, but four of them were off Hall of Fame pitchers: Sandy Koufax (twice), Fergie Jenkins, and Gaylord Perry. "Every time I see Gaylord, he says, 'Here comes the worst day of my life,'" Uecker said

Every time I see Sandy Koufax, I apologize. I always thought I was going to keep him out of the Hall of Fame.

Actually, I had two career highlights: I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.

Joe Inglett He had a moth in his ear during a game. They had to shine a light in his ear and pick it out with a tweezer.

Lane said he was the worst scout in baseball history. So, we decided to put him in the booth.

For the next great Brewers team, he can provide a link to those guys. He is able to do that and he does a good job of it. And

A little while later, we had our first practice. The first one I ever went to, and they strapped the gear on me and put me behind the plate. My father said, "You're going to thank me some day…" Lo and behold, I was a catcher from that day forward.

The people you meet at any point in your career can help you down the road. That's why you should always be nice to people and never burn a bridge. But your mom and dad already told you that.)

When they put us together, it was like chocolate and peanut butter. You put us together, and it made a Reese's Cup.

We had a call go against us in Cleveland," Crawford said. "I think it was Shane Peterson, sliding into a base. It was a really close play, and we were deciding whether or not to challenge, and the super slo-mo replay didn't come in until really late. That was the only angle that showed that he was safe. We tried to pick up the phone, but it was too late. The next guy had already stepped into the box. We got screwed on that one.

It'd be better if they had the same guys in there looking at video for all 162 games," Narron said. "I think it was [Chicago Cubs manager] Joe Maddon who said, 'A bunch of nerds in there would do a better job.' I definitely trust the umpires, but when you're in there every day, it's an advantage.

Yes, I am," Cirillo said. "Are you going to the All-Star Game?" the fan asked. "Yes, I am," Cirillo said. "Then, what are you doing on a flight to Newark?" the fan asked.

A few minutes later, there was a really faint tap on the door. I opened it, and there was a very short woman with a baseball cap pulled way down over her head, which made it hard to see her eyes. She reached her hand out, I grabbed what was in her hand, thanked her, and closed the door. I walked a few steps toward the coffee pot, looked at my hand, and realized she had handed me two condoms. There was a note that said, "Enjoy your stay.

Then, it hit me. I had asked for condiments. The woman from room service—who didn't speak English very well—thought I said condoms

I turned around, and there was Eddie. I didn't know what was happening. I thought it was a bizarre dream but slowly started to figure out that Dale gave Billy the key to his room, and my son, in his infinite wisdom, had given Dale the key to our room. These two idiots decided to mess with me by hopping into the bed naked.

Billy's bed and within 15 seconds he was snoring. Eddie got dressed and yelled, "Bye, Rock. It was good seeing you…naked." It took me about an hour to get back to sleep. I was totally freaked out, but Eddie and Dale and I still laugh about "the Attack of the Naked Idiots." It's the greatest prank ever pulled on me. Needless to say, my son had a much better night than I did.

Former Brewers catcher Jason Kendall referred to batting practice as a "war zone." Others have called it "controlled chaos," a "beehive," or a "sporting symphony." There is so much going on during the session that it's hard for people to understand the activity.

Midway through the 2015 season, Bob Uecker was standing behind the batting cage when someone hit a line drive off the L-screen in front of the pitcher. The ball caromed into the air and hit Uecker between the eyes before he knew what happened. He ended up missing the broadcast that night and spending the night in the hospital with concussion-like symptoms. "I'm always a little dizzy, but that was more than usual," Uecker joked.

One of baseball's more confusing traditions, at least in my eyes, is that the home team has batting practice first. That means that when the gates open, fans usually see the opposing team take batting practice. That has never made sense to me.

I remember it was a nativity type setting. An exit light shining down. There were three truck drivers there. One guy was carrying butter, one guy had frankfurters, and the other guy was a retired baseball scout who told my folks that I probably had a chance to play somewhere down the line.

Pittsburgh I look forward to every series in Pittsburgh because I can get breakfast at one of my all-time favorite "greasy spoon" diners in the square: Cherries Diner.

chance, I like to go to The Pleasure Bar & Restaurant in Bloomfield, the Little Italy section of town. It is some of the best Italian