But they didn't know what it meant for legendary Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker. "I was one of the lucky ... is going to wind up with a double play and the New York Mets ... coming from behind," Uecker said as the away team celebrated at American Family ...
Uecker, a baseball icon, television and movie funnyman and Hall of Fame Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer, died Thursday at the age of 90.
Sure, we'll know him as the voice of Brewers baseball forever, but we'll always have a career full of laughs from Ueck, as well.
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As a catcher for the Milwaukee Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, Uecker hit .200 with 14 home runs. As a Brewers catcher in the mid-2000s, Chad Moeller hit .204 with 14 home runs. In Uecker, Moeller said on Thursday, he found a friend who could needle him with sweetness.
Bob Uecker was a famously mediocre Major League hitter who discovered that he was much more comfortable at a microphone than home plate. And that was just the start of a second career in entertainment that reached far beyond the ballpark.
The legendary voice of the organization died Thursday at the age of 90, ending a legendary career for a man who became the face of the franchise.
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MILWAUKEE — Bob Uecker, who parlayed a forgettable playing career into a punch line for movie and TV appearances as “Mr. Baseball” and a Hall of Fame broadcasting tenure, has died. He was 90.