Major League Baseball season is upon us at long last. Though the Hot Stove flame still flickers while teams look to tweak ...
I want to take a few minutes to tell you about my good friend, Bob Uecker. I should preface these remarks by noting that my personal interactions with Bob were very, very limited, and he likely did ...
Andrew Knapp retired this week, walking away from the game that had given him so much. A .209/.309/.312 career slash line for a batter is nothing to write home about. Glance at it quickly and you’d ...
Bob Uecker died on Jan ... I recall that it was Carson who gave Uecker the nickname “Mr. Baseball.” For those of us who watched, worked or played at Braves Field in the 1950s and early ...
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That Time Bob Uecker Was a Hero (Really!)
Did you hear the one about the time Bob Uecker propelled the St. Louis Cardinals to the 1964 World Series? First, let’s set the scene before we get too far ahead of ourselves.
Former Milwaukee Braves catcher and current Brewers announcer Bob Uecker shown at work in the Milwaukee ... 1985, to July 8, 1990. But before we get to the immortal Harry Doyle, we have another ...
Marcus Theatres is honoring Brewers announcer Bob Uecker in a special way ... I actually got a tryout from the Braves," Uecker said. "They had a guy down there. A pitching coach.
For 54 seasons of Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers fans experienced one constant: Bob Uecker ... After his military career, Uecker signed with the Milwaukee Braves and bounced between ...
Sophia Minnaert can’t recall the exact details from the first time she met Bob ... All Uecker had to do was reach into a deep memory filled with experiences as a player — he signed his first ...
For the last 54 years, Bob Uecker's voice let Milwaukeeans ... signed by the hometown Milwaukee Braves, who brought him to the big leagues in 1961. Uecker would spend six seasons in the majors ...
GEORGE, THIS IS MEMORIES OF BOB UECKER, HIS PLAYING DAYS PREDATE EVEN THESE BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES. WHEN HE WAS WITH THE MILWAUKEE BRAVES, AND WE HAVE TWO DOWN. WE MET WITH ABOUT 14 YEARS OLD.
When I got on the field, there was no messing around. I played hard.” Bob Uecker with the Milwaukee Braves in 1962. (Bettmann via Getty Images) Born Jan. 26, 1934, in Milwaukee, Uecker grew up ...