Table of Contents
Foreword Jim Gantner xi
Introduction xiii
1 Bud Wouldn't Take No for an Answer 1
2 Mr. Baseball 5
3 Forever "The Kid" 8
4 Pick the Winning Wiener 12
5 The Suds Series 16
6 It's Miller (Park) Time 19
7 In the Beginning 22
8 On the Mark 25
9 It Took All 162 28
10 On Top Again, At Last 30
11 Pick Your Favorite Moniker 33
12 Easter Sunday 35
13 3,000 Reasons to Smile 37
14 Fits Like a Glove (and Ball) 41
15 Do or Die 43
16 A Little Body English Never Hurts 46
17 Team Streak of '87 49
18 Go Tailgating Before a Game 52
19 Harvey's Wallbangers 55
20 Bambi's Bombers 58
21 The Three Amigos 61
22 Roilie Saves the Day 65
23 Moilie Makes the Hall 68
24 Braun Wins 2011 MVP 70
25 Hank, the Ballpark Pup 74
26 The Only No-No 76
27 Wrong Time to Be Unarmed 79
28 Born to Be a Brewer 82
29 So, We Meet Again 85
30 Listach: Right Time, Right Place 89
31 Parting Is Sweet Sorrow 91
32 Slip Slidin' Away 93
33 Wheelin' and Dealin' 97
34 A Bold Move for CC 100
35 Sing "Roll Out the Barrel" 103
36 A Change of Direction 105
37 Off with Their Heads 108
38 Back to Their NL Roots 110
39 Steams and the Youth Movement 113
40 Hammerin' Hank Comes Full Circle 115
41 County Stadium, the Old Gray Lady 119
42 A Hero Becomes a Goat 122
43 End of the Road for Stormin' Gorman 124
44 The Tie 128
45 A Rookie to Remember 131
46 An Explosive Start 133
47 Separating Your Shoulder Tearing Phonebooks and Other M*A*S*H Stories 135
48 Keep Your Motor Runnin' 138
49 Listen to Ueck's Hall of Fame Speech 140
50 The Express Rolls Through 143
51 A Closer's Saving Grace 145
51 Yost Goes from the Penthouse to the Outhouse 147
53 A Very Young 50 150
54 Coming Through in the Clutch Again 152
55 Prince Wins the Derby 155
56 The Great Collapse of 2014 158
57 Sit in the Uecker Seats 160
58 Riding the Cycle 162
59 2002: A Year to Forget 166
60 Not a Happy Camper 169
61 A Star-Crossed Star 172
62 Preview of Coming Attractions 174
63 Vukie Pitches Through Pain 176
64 The Losing Ends 180
65 From Garhageman to MLB Pitcher 182
66 Learn the Secret to the Secret Sauce 186
67 Restocking the Pantry 188
68 The Perfect Mother's Day Present 191
69 Eric Thames 193
70 Return to Sender 195
71 One Game, Two Days 197
72 The Ax Man Cometh 200
73 The Hit Record 205
74 The Unfriendly Confines 206
75 A Baker's Dozen 209
76 A Questionable Soup Recipe 211
77 Milwaukee's Version of the Home Run Derby 213
78 Never Say Die 215
79 The Home Run Race Comes to Milwaukee 217
80 Sheets' Special K Diet 220
81 Walk the Walk of Fame 222
82 The Future Is Now 224
81 An NL Win Doesn't Come Easily 228
83 A Neutral Field No-No 229
84 Team Losing Streak 232
85 The Gold Medalist 234
86 Go Watch Some Prospects 238
87 Saenz: One and Done 240
88 Off on the Right Foot 242
89 The Carr Mutiny 244
90 Dressed to Kill (or Be Killed) 246
91 Have a Picnic 248
93 The 2012 Reliever Roller Coaster 250
94 Worst Interview Ever 252
95 Dugout Dustups 255
96 Taking an intentional Hike 257
97 Who Let the Dog Out? 259
98 Put Up Your Dukes 260
99 Take a (Baseball) History Lesson 263
100 Visit the Brewers' Mt. Rushmore 265
Acknowledgments 267
Sources 269
