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

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.

Drew Olson is the on-air host for 540 ESPN and a senior editor/columnist for ESPNWisconsin.com. 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 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.&; 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. Known for his great sense of humor, Bob Uecker has broadcast Brewers games since 1971.He resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.