The one-time All-Star and former Seattle Mariners and Milwaukee Brewers outfielder made a post on "X" honoring the late five-decade announcer Bob Uecker.
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Sure, he was a great broadcaster. Don't forget Bob Uecker's talent as comedian. | Letters
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Reactions to the death of ‘Mr. Baseball,’ longtime Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker
'Baseball lost a great man, Bob Uecker;' Craig Counsell reflected on the life of legendary Brewers’ broadcaster
Bob Uecker, a well known Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster, story teller, jokester, movie star in the Major League series, and television icon for his role in the ’80s sitcom Mr.
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Marcus Theatres re-releases "Major League" in Wisconsin to honor Bob Uecker and support the Milwaukee Brewers Foundation.
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At his Hall of Fame -induction ceremony in Cooperstown in 2003, Bob Uecker delivered a memorable acceptance speech that in essence was a stand-up comedy act. Forty-four Hall of Fame players on the stage behind him were reduced to tears over Uecker’s self-deprecating humor, and the audience of some 18,000 roared with laughter.
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Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play broadcaster Jeff Levering first shared a booth with Bob Uecker in 2015. The first 10 years of his major league career overlapped
Not sure if we’ve eulogized Uecker in the proper, broadest light and brightest light. He was a national treasure, first and foremost, as a cherished deadpan comedian, up there with Bob Newhart’s downbeat deliveries and Buster Keaton’s blank face.
Brewers team principal owner Mark Attanasio said there are plans in the works for ways to honor Bob Uecker, including a big celebration in summer.
Uecker, who was nicknamed "Mr. Baseball," came to El Paso in 1982 for an exhibition game between the minor league El Paso Diablos and the Brewers. He played an inning as catcher and did the play-by-play for the game.
Joe Block discusses Bob Uecker's legacy in baseball, the friendship they had, what he learned from him in broadcasting games and more
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