Lots of batters retired. He'd better be. This is fine with Wickman, who came to Milwaukee in a trade with the New York Yankees last August. Without the trade, he pitches in a World Series. But with the trade, he comes home.
Life is a series of trade-offs.
A Wisconsin guy, pitching for the Brewers. Not totally, because if you're from northeastern Wisconsin, maybe pitching in the big leagues is beyond even the stuff of dreams. You looked at it. You'd have liked to get the opportunity to play with the team you grew up watching. But the first thing you have to do is get drafted.