Christian Yelich Is Trying ‘Not to Get Too Rusty’

How are you passing the time otherwise? Have you binged any shows?

I’ve just been watching a lot of Netflix. We usually don’t have this much downtime, so I’m kind of cruising through that whole thing. I’m watching “Peaky Blinders” right now, which is a really good show. I’ve always heard it was but never had the time to check it out. They’re short seasons and you can blow through ’em quick.

What’s up next in the queue?

I’ve got a PlayStation that just showed up, so I might get into video games. They were cool enough to send one out. I guess I’ll give that a shot, see what the gaming world is all about.

When I tell you I don’t know anything about video games, I really know nothing. I’ve heard Call of Duty is pretty cool, and obviously MLB The Show. I figure I’ve got to play as myself in a video game at least one time, right? That’s a cool perk of playing in the big leagues.

What are you eating these days? Any comfort foods?

Just whatever; I guess that’s the plus of being stuck at home — you can figure stuff out. I should probably learn to cook in these times. I’m an awful cook, so it would probably behoove me to learn how to do that. We’ll see how much longer we’re locked up before we start going down that route.

Have you gotten into Zoom? And if so, please tell me you’re Zooming with Bob Uecker.

Haha, I haven’t. I’ve seen some of the Zoom stuff, but I don’t think I have the app yet. So I’ve texted with Ueck a few times, but we haven’t Zoomed. He’s just hangin’, just being himself. He’s pretty funny over text, the same as he is in person. It’s a bright spot in your day whenever you get to hear from him.

How are you getting your sports fix?

Early on I saw some of the replay games they were showing, but mostly now it’s just watching a lot of my own stuff, just to stay sharp and make sure that whenever we do get back, I’m doing some of the things I should do.

What impact do you think baseball can have when and if you finally get going?

I think over the course of history you’ve seen that sports helps heal people and situations. So hopefully when we come out of this, whoever is the first sport back can play a part in that and start helping normalize things and get people back to a normal way of life. Obviously it’s probably going to be tough for a little while, but hopefully sports can be a start or a part of the healing process going forward.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/sports/baseball/coronavirus-christian-yelich-brewers.html