Baseball Bob- Brewers' No. 1 Fan

[gypcasino]

The Don Gorske of Brewers fans

http://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/columnists/gary-damato/2017/08/01/damato-no-disputing-bob-koehler-brewers-no-1-fan/513803001/

[Patrick425]

Just read that as I was eating lunch. I always knew about this guy and his seat location and that he never missed a game, but I didn't know any of the details. Fascinating article and person. He has principles and he sticks to them. I admire that.

 

Does anyone know if he ever posts on this board?

[rickh150]

Just read that as I was eating lunch. I always knew about this guy and his seat location and that he never missed a game, but I didn't know any of the details. Fascinating article and person. He has principles and he sticks to them. I admire that.

 

Does anyone know if he ever posts on this board?

 

No cotton pickin way that he has seen or heard EVERY cotton pickin pitch. Every pitch while playing softball? Playing softball AND hearing EVERY pitch? he's listening to the game while standing on 2B? He might have heard A pitch from every game, but common!

[torts]

im surprised he's gone to ANY other stadium... 35 games at wrigley is still an impressive number, until you realize that is essentially 1 game a year since his streak started in 1981, lol.

[gypcasino]

I thought this was odd-

 

"A few years ago, he committed to a Boston road trip and bought a round-trip plane ticket. Because of his connections, he would have sat in a suite at Fenway Park. But the Brewers lost four in a row just before going on the road and a frustrated Koehler canceled the trip and ate the $400 ticket."

 

Somehow pushed to the brink by a horrifying four game losing streak yet somehow endured who knows how many losing streaks similar to that & beyond at home.

[StearnsFTW]

"He’s not averse to trying marriage again someday. He doesn’t want to grow old alone. For now, though, and for the foreseeable future, he knows his unique relationship with baseball makes such a prospect all but impossible."

 

Yeah, I think you can take the 'all but' out of that quote.

 

This is fairly incredible to me. Evey home game for 35 years. Yowza.

 

Edit: after reading the entire article, I think the whole thing is pretty weird.

[Outlander]

I love the Brewers but think it would drive me crazy trying to go to every game and see every pitch. Am kind of jealous though that he retired in 2001 at 43 years old.

[BrewCrewForever]

I mean, I LOVE the Brewers. A lot of people I know think I'm the biggest Brewers fan they have met and some even compare to Jimmy Fallon's character in Fever Pitch but as a Brewers fan. But this is weird to me. How can you never miss a game? Not have some other life event happen? Kudos to him I guess. But even as much as I love my Brewers, I couldn't imagine going to every game for 35 years. This is my fifth season as a 20 pack season seat holder and I am more than happy with that. Bob seems like a nice guy, but maybe a little odd.

 

I am positive my wife would leave me to if I tried to pull this off.

[rwa12]

Cool feat. Would have no interest in doing something like that. From the interview, seems like someone I would never have an interest in meeting. Guessing his social calendar isn't interfering with game times too often.

[Humans Need Water]

I love the Brewers but think it would drive me crazy trying to go to every game and see every pitch. Am kind of jealous though that he retired in 2001 at 43 years old.

As a recruiter I'm always interested in learning about what people do for a living and what led them down that path. Interesting how there's zero mention of what his career was, especially retiring at 43 and stating he worked for 28yrs (starting at 15yrs old) and doing all this while supposedly never missing a game.

[rickh150]

Very odd he holds a grudge for a professional ball player not calling him on the phone and apologizing to him. Of all things. He also zings the owner and organization in the article!

[Bob Skube Snacks]

I'm as big a Brewer fan as they come. I live vicariously through their games from afar, dreaming of the days when I lived in Milwaukee and could go to games whenever I wanted. If I ever move back to Milwaukee, I would budget to get a ticket package of some sort.

 

And I think this dude's a humorless clown who needs to get a life.

[folly412]

Have Baseball Bob and Freeway ever met? I can't decide if they would be best buds or someone would have to break up the fight.

[DocLuna7]

My favorite part of the article is when Mark Attanasio gives him a strange look for choosing to go to a game over something more fun, lol.

[Humans Need Water]

Very odd he holds a grudge for a professional ball player not calling him on the phone and apologizing to him. Of all things. He also zings the owner and organization in the article!

So true. He questions how anyone can say they're a bigger fan over someone else then expected Braun to call him over everybody else.

 

"yeah Debbie, I got the invite too to the annual 4th of July party from our mutual multi-millionaire friend. but can't make it because of my social calendar being filled with Brewers/Marlins games. if it wasn't for these @ss kickings i need to see i'd be there in a heart beat even though i've never been on a plane"

 

There's a reason nobody from the Brewers org or other long-time season ticket holders around him were never interviewed for this article. It's poppycock

[rickh150]

I love the Brewers but think it would drive me crazy trying to go to every game and see every pitch. Am kind of jealous though that he retired in 2001 at 43 years old.

As a recruiter I'm always interested in learning about what people do for a living and what led them down that path. Interesting how there's zero mention of what his career was, especially retiring at 43 and stating he worked for 28yrs (starting at 15yrs old) and doing all this while supposedly never missing a game.

 

Great point.... the more you dig, the stranger it becomes.

[FVBrewerFan]

He also basically zinged the Brewers by pointing out he never pays for any concessions.

 

Bottom line, I mean look. He could be a great guy, who knows, but you're definitely going to get a healthy dosage of strange with anyone who's entire life revolves around one thing. Not wanting to take meds because you may miss a pitch in the bathroom? Ummm....ok.

[DocLuna7]

I love the Brewers way more than the average guy but if my dad was being rushed into emergency surgery I am not sure that the game would matter all that much to me.

[gypcasino]

I love the Brewers way more than the average guy but if my dad was being rushed into emergency surgery I am not sure that the game would matter all that much to me.

 

It might if you were OCD or whatever the exact name of it is that afflicts this guy

[tmwiese55]

I might get it a little more if we were say the Cardinals who've consistently won, but those 90s and early 00s were just atrocious. that wasn't enough to frustrate you but one random 4 game losing streak did. Probably a good enough dude but I bet fairly quirky.

 

I got a laugh over the 1982 playoff story too, some line about how he was going to make sure that never happened again. Then had to wait 26 years for it to matter but didn't mention that

[645]

I can believe he has been there all those years for I have not messed a game sense 1992 and I am sure he and I are not the only ones that are there doing just that.

 

But that's the only thing I believe the rest is bull. Stuff that sounds good in the newspapper. If you show up on a 90 plus day and seat in the sun for 4 to 5 hours your going to get heat stroke unless you have a cold bottle of water to drink. Simply you can't drink enough to stay safe without having to go to the bathroom a few times. But sure he can get around that problem by waring a man's dipper. They don't put that in the newspapper but that is possable but still the heat can get to you and make you a little tired. You close yours for a few secounds you can mess a pitch. If you are felling tired it happens and there is nothing you can do about it. You tell be that hasn't happen to this guy not even once in 35 years. If that is true this guy is not human. I admit it I've messed allot of pitches doozing off. I don't try to see every pitch for It's not possable. Well, You could try and pull it off for a game or two but game after game no way, You go to enough games there are going to be those games where your body will be there but your brain will deside to stay home.

[Devinep]

I first thought this article might be about that d-bag they show all the time on TV above the visitors dugout

[MrTPlush]

So this guy has a lot of time, a lot of money, and sounds like no social life. Fun

[wallus]

I find it odd that he is getting so much grief from this group.... oh well, carry on.

[3and2Fastball]

It's a sweet story. No harm in what he's doing, good for him. Hopefully, he can see a Brewers World Series in his lifetime.