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.
When the Milwaukee Brewers lost Game 3 of their wild-card series with the Mets by way of a four-run ninth inning, it was an understandably emotional scene in that clubhouse. The Brewers were on the brink of advancing to the NLDS only to collapse in front of their home fans. That’s already tough.
A true baseball lifer, Uecker was described as "one of a kind" by everyone who spoke about him. A former player, Uecker was a Hall of Fame broadcaster who called Brewers games for
Murphy always likes to tell reporters that damage is thrown; hitting for power, he's saying, is more about taking advantage of pitchers' mistakes than anything else. Thus, the most essential element to hitting for damage — as far as swing decisions are concerned, at least — is fairly simple: Swinging at the right pitches.
All things Brewers: Latest Milwaukee Brewers news ... “In the clubhouse, he was just Bob,” Yelich said. To see Uecker in the clubhouse was to see him at his most relaxed.
Andruw Jones' Hall of Fame case has become a point of debate among baseball pundits, with Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich becoming the latest to share his thoughts on the topic.
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich joined the baseball community to mourn the loss of Bob Uecker aka "Mr. Baseball," who died at 90, the club said on Thursday morning.
On Thursday, the Milwaukee Brewers announced that Bob Uecker, the longtime voice of the team, had died at age 90. Uecker, a baseball player-turned-broadcaster-turned-pop culture icon, had a sense of humor that made him a household name outside of the Brewers fandom.
Former Milwaukee Brewers star outfielder Ryan Braun praised the work of the firefighters who battled the deadly wildfires that struck Los Angeles
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. Yelich lost that dear friend Thursday.
There, inside the Milwaukee Brewers clubhouse, the manager convened with outfielder Christian Yelich and general manager Matt Arnold, two of his closest allies. Together, the three men talked – and cried – out a morose reality that few others outside ...
Murphy became an assistant in Milwaukee in 2015 after a stint in San Diego ... Murphy mentioned that Brewers star outfielder Christian Yelich and former Brewers manager and current Cubs manager Craig Counsell were both close to Uecker as well and had ...