WTMJ’s Libby Collins talked with Milwaukee Realtor Colin Yelich a few years ago about growing up in a baseball family. You can hear that WTMJ Conversation along with an update from Colin about what he thinks of his brother Christian being in The World Series on this World Series edition of WTMJ Conversations!
A partial transcript is provided below, courtesy of eCourt Reporters.
LIBBY COLLINS: When you were playing, obviously your brother had already gone on to the majors, so there was a certain name recognition when they’d say, “Coming up to bat, it’s Collin Yelich.” How did that affect you? Did it bother you that they had the same expectations for you as for your brother?
COLLIN YELICH: No, it didn’t bother me at all. It’s just part of it. You’re brothers, you’re family. No matter what, you’re always gonna get compared, especially in a professional sports atmosphere. Growing up with Christian, I never saw a problem with it. It comes with the territory. I mean, you’re brothers, no matter what you’re going to be compared. And for me, it never got to me, it never bothered me. It’s obviously nice to have recognition along with your brother as well.
LIBBY COLLINS: When you get together with your brothers, what’s the one story you tell each other about? Do you remember the time we —
COLLIN YELICH: Whiffle ball in the neighborhood. We played wiffle ball all the time, and you’re always hitting wiffle balls into people’s backyard. So, you’re jumping over the fence to grab the wiffle ball so the game doesn’t end. And neighbors are like, why are you jumping in my backyard? And it’s like, trying to play wiffle ball, so.
LIBBY COLLINS: Did you ever break any windows with the wiffle ball? I know they’re not a hard ball, but —
COLLIN YELICH: No, we didn’t. So, I mean, we actually used to take duct tape and tape the ball so you could throw it farther and make it move quicker and stuff like that. So, I mean, I’m surprised we didn’t break a window. But, yeah, I mean, we had some fun with some good wiffle ball games out in the neighborhood.
LIBBY COLLINS: And I would imagine some of those neighbors that were like, wait a minute, those guys were pretty good, we should have watched them more carefully.
COLLIN YELICH: Yeah, exactly. I mean, so we got in a little trouble with the neighbors with wiffle ball, but nothing too bad.
