The Brewers manager reflected to the Journal Sentinel on the final season and then the passing of one of his closest friends.
Bob Uecker, the legendary voice of the Brewers who died Thursday at the age of 90, was battling a previously undisclosed illness.
Uecker, a baseball icon, television and movie funnyman and Hall of Fame Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer, died Thursday at the age of 90.
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.
As the hours passed and the evening of Oct. 3 quickly became the early morning hours of Oct. 4, Pat Murphy ... like borrowed time with Bob Uecker, who died Thursday. Murphy knew it.
As the hours passed and the evening of Oct. 3 quickly became the early morning hours of Oct. 4, Pat Murphy ... What Murphy, Yelich and Arnold knew was that Bob Uecker was in a lot of pain.
Bob Uecker, who died on Jan. 15, 2025 at age 90, was a former catcher who played for the Braves in Milwaukee and Atlanta, St. Louis Cardinals and the Phillies (1966-67) during a six-year career in the Majors.
Take a stroll through Uecker's portfolio of pop culture. Bob Uecker was a comedian even during his playing days. The native of Milwaukee signed his first professional contract with the hometown ...
Uecker was the voice of his hometown team who after a short playing career earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" and honors from the Hall of Fame.
Bob Uecker "never took himself seriously" and that is what endeared him to Brewers fans and made him a Milwaukee treasure.
Baseball legend and iconic broadcaster Bob Uecker has died at the age of 90. Uecker, who was known as 'Mr Baseball' made his name with the Milwaukee Brewers and would spend 54 seasons as broadcaster for the MLB side.
With Bob Uecker's passing at the age of 90, the Milwaukee Brewers' 2024 wild-card playoff loss represented an end of era.