MILWAUKEE -- Back in the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2011, the Milwaukee Brewers decided to bring out the big gun, having Mr. Baseball -- Bob Uecker -- throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Friday night's Game 1.
Uecker, 83, held a pregame news conference in the Brewers' interview room that was so packed that a few people quipped that tickets should have been sold. He fielded questions for a half-hour and probably could have kept going had Los Angeles Dodgers Game 2 starter Hyun-Jin Ryu and his interpreter not arrived for their scheduled media time.