The San Francisco Giants have a big lesson to learn on how to treat their broadcasters from the Brewers and Bob Uecker, writes SFGATE columnist.
As high-profile as his appearances were in places like calling Brewers games, on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson, the movie "Major League" and TV show Mr. Belvedere, few things became omnipresent in the zeitgeist like Bob Uecker's "front row" Miller Lite commercial.
Alex Rodriguez paid tribute to Bob Uecker Thursday night, posting he brought "joy to Cleveland." Was he talking about "Major League"?
Uecker, who died Thursday at 90, used to sit in the bullpen at Connie Mack Stadium and deliver play-by-play commentary into a beer cup.
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.
For much of his time owning the New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner got what he wanted. Unfortunately for The Boss, Bob Uecker wasn’t for sale. On Wednesday, Yankees TV announcer Michael Kay revealed that Steinbrenner tried luring Uecker away from Milwaukee “a few times” on his self-titled mid-day show on ESPN New York.
Legendary Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play announcer Bob Uecker died at the age of 90 on Thursday, and the tributes to his iconic career have already come pouring in. Everyone from the Brewers to Major League Baseball to J.
To the world, Bob Uecker was the voice of the Brewers, a Baseball Hall of Famer, an entertainer, an icon. To Christian Yelich, he was a best friend.
He earned the nickname "Mr. Baseball" for what the self-mocking funny man did off the field rather than on it.
Celebrate the life and legend of Bob Uecker with this new commemorative book from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
"Hit to left and deep—get up, get up, get out of here, gone!" Uecker exclaimed. "Jackson Chourio just hit one with the bases loaded. And they add four more on the rookie's grand slam home run, his 18th of the year. Wow! ... And a standing [ovation] for Jackson Chourio. Wow!"