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Like most, I know him far more for his role in Major League, which is still one of my favorite acting performances by a non-actor.  RIP to a great one.

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Absolute legend. When the Brewers and Stros played in the NL central I would find myself listening to the Brewers broadcast. RIP

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I got to hear him a couple of years ago during the playoffs, Brewers vs Padres (?)

Anyway, in the previous game, Manny Machado got away with a dirty side that wasn't called, and that day's game was on Halloween. Which spawned this commentary at one point:

loud booos coming in over the broadcast

Next batter up to the plate.

Not gonna tell you who it is.

...

We've got forty thousand ghosts here in the stadium!

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4 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Dynamite drop-in, jimmy. 

Couldn't delete the post, I didn't see someone had already posted the Miller Lite commercial.

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Ambassador of baseball.  He made a game that I love even better.

RIP.  You won't be a visitor in the clubhouse where you're headed.

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This was kindof foreshadowed by his announce partner this October when the Brewers got eliminated

 

RIP Bob Uecker. Everyone's funny baseball grampa

 

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36 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

RIP Legend.  He was baseball's equivalent of Bill Walton.  Just an absolutely hilarious, down to earth dude.  Damn.  

The difference being that you could listen to Uecker without your ears bleeding.

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1 hour ago, Beantown Express 2.0 said:

 

 

he crushed all his miller lite commercials. his Radio HoF speech is one for the books 

 

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Damn, this one hurts. Didn't he regularly call or do color for playoff games or other non Brewers games from time to time? I feel like I have distinct memories of hearing him in action but could be a mandela effect after Major League and the commercials. I went down a Ueker/Major League rabbit hole some time ago and saw some interviews where he said most of Major League was scripted but he contributed and some of it is improvised. I always liked the details of his calls in the movie.

"Haywood swings and crushes this one toward South America. Tomlinson is gonna need a visa to catch this one, it is out of here, and there is nothing left but a vapor trail."

"Heywood leads the league in most offensive categories, including nose hair. When this guy sneezes, he looks like a party favor."

"We don't know where Hayes played last year, but I'm sure he did a hell of a job."

"That looked like the Terminator, only slower. Maybe it was the Outta-Stater? Or it could have been the Hibernator... that baby's definitely going away for the winter. However, for Vaughn, it could be See-ya-later; he's probably going to become a Spectator."

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God, that clip with Johnny Carson is hysterical.  The team photo with Uecker and Bob Gibson holding hands is just the best thing ever.

1964- Bob Uecker and Bob Gibson are both fined by the ...

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GODDAMMIT!! 

From his many appearances on The Tonight Show, Miller Lite ads, MNB and that garbage Major League, he was a one of a kind. RIP, Bob.

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4 hours ago, miguelito said:

At every sporting event I go to, and even in some parking lots, I'll announce, "must be in the front row!"

great seats, eh buddy? HEY HE MISSED THE TAG! HE MISSED THE TAG!

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