Deskgrunt50
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I finally had the time to watch the MLB Net doc on Uecker a few weeks ago. It’s really well done.
RIP to another American original.
RIP to another American original.
RIP Bob Uecker
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Cosmo
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90 years is a damn good life, and he worked until the end. RIP to a legend.
dixiehack
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Oh
My
God
Bob Uecker describing a furry convention is at least the equal of Vin Scully being an accessory to murder in Nevada.
My
God
Bob Uecker describing a furry convention is at least the equal of Vin Scully being an accessory to murder in Nevada.
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MLB Network should run a Mr. Belvedere marathon.
RIP to an all-timer.
RIP to an all-timer.
Dang it.
YMCA B-Baller
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Shattered.
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If the Springfield Nuclear Plant baseball team on the Simpsons was chock full of All-Stars and future HOFers, Uecker got a group of Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Johnny Bench, Reggie Jackson, Harmon Killebrew and Mickey Mantle to cameo together on Mr. Belvedere.
Advantage, Belvedere.
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After this place, my first thought was he'd go right through the pearly gates and sit down next to Carson at the desk.
The one time I was within signal range of WTMJ was for a Brewers-White Sox game in the last year of old Comiskey. The travel group I was with had a lot of Midwesterners and the TMJ signal could be picked up in Chicago, but that day he was off filming his TV show.
Badly miscast when he was part of ABC's "Monday Night Baseball," but was a sharp analyst when he worked with Costas on NBC games.
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garrow
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Copies of his memoirs, which I'd like to read, are selling for 90 bucks a piece on Amazon.
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It just might. It's currently airing tribute programming.
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RIP to a guy who had much more than one ******* hit.
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Just checking out his stats in baseball-reference. He once drew an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax. That must've been some game situation. PS: He had two homers off Sandy too.
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"In case you haven't noticed, and judging by the attendance figures, you haven't..."
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There's a chapter in Uecker's book that talks about how even Koufax admitted Uecker was his toughest out.
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And to think there were some dimwits out there who wanted Uecker to do an inning on TV the last time the Cleveland baseball team was in the World Series.
Like many Wisconsinites, Bob will always hold a special place in my heart. He was one of us. He was our voice of summer.
He made games where the Brewers were getting blown out in the late 80s, most of the 90s and early 00s enjoyable. You still tuned in, even if they were 20 games under .500. My god, the stories. You can even argue that he's a part of the reason why the team didn't leave. He kept fans engaged and passionate.
He's a big part of my favorite memory I have of my dad.
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April 1987, I’m 10 years old. I’m watching the Brewers game vs. the Orioles during “The Streak” ... the Brewers' 13-0 start to the season. “Time for bed,” my mom tells me as the 7th inning starts. After a few minutes of a Gutterific tantrum, I’m finally off to bed.
But I have my portable radio next to my bed. I turn it to Bob and put his call on at a low volume and tucked myself under my sheets. Bottom of the 9th inning is about to start. My door opens.
I silence the radio, thinking it was my mom.
It was my dad.
“Come on, let’s watch this.” I jump out of bed, race to their bedroom and plop myself on the floor in front of the TV.
But I take the radio with me and kept Bob’s call on. So due to the delay between radio and TV, my dad and I got to enjoy Bob's call of Robin Yount’s diving catch to finish off Juan Nieves' no-hitter seconds before we saw it on TV.
It’s a memory I’ll always hold dear to me. Thank you for being a part of it, Bob.
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He never had a contract with the Brewers until recent years after his insurance through the SAG was dropped. Just a handshake agreement.
He could've left for more prolific gigs as his star got brighter. He always came back to baseball. He always came back to Milwaukee and Wisconsin. He always came back to us. He was us.
He was the reason why I still listened to the radio call on headphones when I was at Brewers games to this day.
I was at Miller Park in 2008 listening when the Brewers were trying to break a 26-year playoff drought ... loudest stadium roar I've ever experienced:
I was there listening at Game 3 this past October. We all felt the pain in his voice at the end of it: "I'm telling you ... That one had some sting on it."
He knew that could've been the last time. Turns out he'd been privately dealing with lung cancer since 2023 on top of his heart issues.
In the back of our minds, Brewers fans knew this day was coming ... we want a Brewers' title so badly. Many wanted it for Uecker. That's why that loss hurt so bad.
Summers will never be the same.
Thank you for all the swing and a drives. Thank you for all the heeeeeee struck him outs. Thank you for all the got 'ems. Thank you for all the get up, get up, get outta here, gones. Thank you for all the laughs, and the tears from the laughs.
I will toast a few Miller Lite's tonight for you.
He made games where the Brewers were getting blown out in the late 80s, most of the 90s and early 00s enjoyable. You still tuned in, even if they were 20 games under .500. My god, the stories. You can even argue that he's a part of the reason why the team didn't leave. He kept fans engaged and passionate.
He's a big part of my favorite memory I have of my dad.
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April 1987, I’m 10 years old. I’m watching the Brewers game vs. the Orioles during “The Streak” ... the Brewers' 13-0 start to the season. “Time for bed,” my mom tells me as the 7th inning starts. After a few minutes of a Gutterific tantrum, I’m finally off to bed.
But I have my portable radio next to my bed. I turn it to Bob and put his call on at a low volume and tucked myself under my sheets. Bottom of the 9th inning is about to start. My door opens.
I silence the radio, thinking it was my mom.
It was my dad.
“Come on, let’s watch this.” I jump out of bed, race to their bedroom and plop myself on the floor in front of the TV.
But I take the radio with me and kept Bob’s call on. So due to the delay between radio and TV, my dad and I got to enjoy Bob's call of Robin Yount’s diving catch to finish off Juan Nieves' no-hitter seconds before we saw it on TV.
It’s a memory I’ll always hold dear to me. Thank you for being a part of it, Bob.
---
He never had a contract with the Brewers until recent years after his insurance through the SAG was dropped. Just a handshake agreement.
He could've left for more prolific gigs as his star got brighter. He always came back to baseball. He always came back to Milwaukee and Wisconsin. He always came back to us. He was us.
He was the reason why I still listened to the radio call on headphones when I was at Brewers games to this day.
I was at Miller Park in 2008 listening when the Brewers were trying to break a 26-year playoff drought ... loudest stadium roar I've ever experienced:
I was there listening at Game 3 this past October. We all felt the pain in his voice at the end of it: "I'm telling you ... That one had some sting on it."
He knew that could've been the last time. Turns out he'd been privately dealing with lung cancer since 2023 on top of his heart issues.
In the back of our minds, Brewers fans knew this day was coming ... we want a Brewers' title so badly. Many wanted it for Uecker. That's why that loss hurt so bad.
Summers will never be the same.
Thank you for all the swing and a drives. Thank you for all the heeeeeee struck him outs. Thank you for all the got 'ems. Thank you for all the get up, get up, get outta here, gones. Thank you for all the laughs, and the tears from the laughs.
I will toast a few Miller Lite's tonight for you.
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