“BASEBALL WITH BILL” SERIES TO DEBUT THIS SUNDAY
Kids say the funniest things, and the Brewers are preparing to unleash a torrent of laughs with a new web/social media series called, “Baseball with Bill.”
The series features Brewers television analyst Bill Schroeder holding court with elementary-school age children. The discussion is set in a roundtable format, with each episode filmed in the Brewers home clubhouse at Miller Park. The first episode, titled, “You Handsome,” will debut at 7:30 pm CDT this Sunday evening on Brewers.com/BaseballWithBill; Facebook (Facebook.com/Brewers); and @Brewers on Twitter and Instagram. Additional episodes will follow.
The series features the Brewers FOX Sports Wisconsin TV analyst posing baseball-related questions to local kids — ranging in topic from the meaning of baseball terms, to information about Miller Park, their favorite Klement’s Famous Racing Sausage, their familiarity with Bernie Brewer, plus a few questions relating to Bill’s long-time broadcast partner, Brian Anderson, as the icing on the cake.
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The kids’ genuine and spontaneous responses take the series down a variety of unexpected paths.
There was no typical casting call for the series. Instead, kids were identified through communication with a handful of local schools. A rotating series of panels have been interviewed, with each panel consisting of three different kids. The youngsters were not presented with any of the questions beforehand, and none had previous acting experience. Their responses were completely unprompted.
“I was happy to be a part of the project, I really enjoyed talking with the kids and hearing what they had to say,” said Schroeder. “Having two grandkids of my own really helped me prepare. The kids were great to work with and I was surprised by how much they knew about the game. They were completely unaware of what we were doing or why they were there. Keeping their attention was key, but whatever direction the kids wanted to go, we went. The result was a lot of laughs and many great moments.”
Fans should follow the Brewers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as future episodes will be announced on those platforms.
