For all of the other Brewers broadcasters, including Uecker, this was a first. "Kuiper is a five-time Emmy winning broadcaster and has put his stamp on announcing baseball games.Gary Thorne has bounced around as a broadcaster over his career, but has been beloved at every stop.He also announces NHL, college football and professional bowling, but he is known for his terrific home run calls.His famous line is "GOODBYE HOME RUN!" “If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers: Stories from the Milwaukee Brewers Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box”, p.45, Triumph Books I don't care if I've heard that story 10 times before, it's still good.“I don't care what you think about me. “When I played, that was some guy who ran fast.”Uecker, 86, consulted extensively with his doctors and Brewers officials, including principal owner Mark Attanasio, before setting plans to work at the stadium this season. Manager Craig Counsell is all of us when reflecting on his memories of listening to Bob Uecker growing up.
They know we're not there.
He hosted two syndicated television shows, Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports and Bob Uecker's War of the Stars.
If I wanted comedy I would go to a comedy club.
For some reason calling them slammers and not slams makes it exponentially more funny, at least to me.Thanks for that clip Larry, I don't remember hearing that one before. Enjoy the best Bob Uecker Quotes at BrainyQuote.
I am not alone in my estimation, however, as he received a nomination for an Emmy in 2011 as the premier "on-camera talent: play-by-play" voice in the business.Gary has an incredible ability of capturing the magnitude of the moment, changing his voice tones depending on the situation, alerting viewers of all pertinent information and an overall superb knowledge of the game.His memorable home run calls will not soon be forgotten in the memories of Mets fans, and he is as much a part of the franchise as any player. “There’s no single person in this franchise’s history who has been as iconic and as important as Bob Uecker,” said Jeff Levering, a member of the Brewers’ radio broadcast team since 2015. Would you do it with a goat?
He is beloved, just like an aging Uncle who may not be all there, but at 85% is still better than most anyone else at 100%.
as well as "Juuuuuust a bit outside" after an incredibly wild pitch during Milwaukee will be erecting a statue of Uecker later this season to commemorate his significance to the franchise.Although Dave Niehaus passed away in 2010, there is no way I could leave him off this list.His famous call of "SWUNG ON AND BELTED!" YOU ARE ON THE MARK, TEIXIEIRA!
He's meant so much to the Brewers.
Gone!" Here's why Bob Uecker is the best announcer in baseball. "This is what a “road game” will look like in 2020. ""We fully support and respect his decision to not travel to our Los Angeles-based studio for the time being due to the ongoing pandemic. Just saying how I feel.
59 2. I also made The Outside Corner a thing for six seasons.We have five NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games divided between NBCSN and NHL Network and the NBA regular season ends on ESPN today"The water fountains weren’t working, and they ran out of water in the fridges in the press box.
"Uecker said he would strive to find the right balance between having fun while recognizing that the coronavirus pandemic has been disastrous for so many.And while he knows there are bound to be stumbles along the way, he will try to put on the best broadcast possible.“To be a part of Wisconsin like I am, because I was born and raised here, it means a lot that people listen to you, wait for you, are concerned about you, health-wise,” Uecker said. WisFan. -Anna QuindlenI was mostly saying it to be a wise ass like I would to a good friend and I really won’t argue a whole lot with much in the last 3 posts.