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The world of baseball has lost a legend during the offseason when the legendary diffuser Bob Uecker died at the age of 90.
Ucker Games called For the Milwaukee Brewers since 1971 and appeared in the 1989 film “Major League” and the two suites of the film.
His last match was the heartbreaking defeat of the Brewers in the playoffs against the dishes in October, when Pete Alonso became the first player in the history of the MLB to strike a home run in ninth round or later of a winning match throughout his team.
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The legendary Brewers radio broadcaster, Bob Uecker, recognizes the crowd before launching the first throw. The Brewers played the Los Angeles dodgers in match 1 of the series of championships in the National League on October 12, 2018, in Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsionne. (Imagn)
Christian Yelich, who won a MVP with the team in 2018, was emotional after the defeat, speaking mainly from Uecker.
“For me, he spoke to UECK,” he said at the time. “It’s a bit of what-difficult. All the other things are what it is. It’s a difficult way for your season to end, but talking to” UECKY “in head was difficult.”
The radediffusers do not often have close relationships with the players, but it was an exception. And in a recent interview with PK Press Club Digital, Yelich said that the presence of Uecker is definitely missed.
“I had known Bob very well in the past eight years. He and I were really good friends. He had incredible stories and lived in an incredible life,” said Yelich. “You just have to listen and talk about the game and be able to really be friends with him, you know, I think I must see him in a unique light that many people did not necessarily do it, who did not really know him like that. He was around almost all home matches for us. He came to the clubhouse and did not drag and shoot the lunch or really everywhere.
Milwaukee Brewers’ radio announcer Bob Uecker, welcomed a player before the minnesota Twins match in American Field. (Benny Sieu / USA TODAY SPORTS)
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“He was friends with some of the best players in the game. He lived this incredible life, whether Johnny Carson or the astronauts who called him from the space station on his birthday, being in the films of the” major league “, he just had stories for days, and just to listen to every day was something that was really cool. In the world, everyone was missing Bob, and he experienced an incredible lifestyle. “
“The thing about Bob”, added Yelich, “when you meet him for the first time, you feel like you know him forever. This is how he makes everyone feel. He just had such a outgoing personality and that everyone feels like his friend. I think it was a gift he had with regard to Bob Uecker and the things he had already known. Long, then obviously, our relationship has increased over the years and learned a little better.
Uecker was born and grew up in Milwaukee and enlisted in the American army in 1954. He played baseball when he was at Fort Leonard Wood and very Belvoir. Uecker joined the organization of Milwaukee Braves in 1956 and was in minors until it was called in 1962. His career ended five years later.
Bob Uecker, Play-By-By-Play advertiser, Bob Uecker, Brewers advertiser from Milwaukee Brewers, trained while players train at American Family Field in Milwaukee on April 6, 2022. (Imagn)
Uecker was a broadcaster in Atlanta before making broadcasts for the Brewers. He called games for 54 seasons before his death. He was also a broadcaster for ABC and NBC during the World Series and League championship matches. He called Brewers defeat in 1982 in the cardinals for a local Milwaukee station.
