Updated from an original 2019 post. Happy birthday, Ueck!The ultimate Brewer happens to be Bob Uecker, which is kind of odd since he never played a game for the team. Sure, today's birthday boy drove in eig...
This story was originally published in 2016.There's a picture, taken in 1964, of Bob Uecker playing a tuba. It's moments before the second game of the '64 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and th...
In Miscellaneous Milwaukee, we take a stroll through the aisles of Antiques On Pierce and unearth curious, strange, or valuable Milwaukee artifacts.TEM: UECKER'S RIDE FOR THE ARTS POSTER (with 1963 baseball...
Are you famous? No way. Like, zero chance. From what we understand, though, it's just the best: stretch limousines, fancy cocktail parties, hanging out with Steven Seagal, etc.But it can also be very taxing...
What can we say about Bob Uecker that we haven't said 8,000 times before? The Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcaster is a living legend, a national treasure, an absolute delight. He's been behind the Brewers mic f...
Your Milwaukee Brewers will play their first spring training game on Sunday, February 28, against the Chicago White Sox. The game will be broadcast on 94.5 ESPN and the Brewers Radio Network. Speaking of radio ...
We miss baseball. We miss Bob Uecker. We miss baseball being called by Bob Uecker. If we can't have those things, we guess we'll settle for this: A MR. BELVEDERE ZOOM REUNION ON FRIDAY, MAY 29!!!!! WITH BOB UEC...
The following article also appears in the April edition of Colectivo Coffee's "Off The Record" periodical/poster/crossword puzzle. Stay at home and download a PDF of this month's edition HERE.Milwaukee and ...
The following article originally appeared in the March edition of Colectivo Coffee's "Off The Record" print-only periodical/crossword puzzle. You can pick up "Off The Record" free of charge at all 13 Milwaukee-...
Over the weekend, Milwaukee Brewers fans streaming into Miller Park were treated to a particularly delightful all-fan giveaway: a Bob Uecker Talking Bottle Opener. Finally, the time-honored act of cracking open...
UPDATE (7/5/18): Uecker is still out with a scratched eye, though Levering says he has been at Miller Park the past few days, "hanging out" and "telling stories."UPDATE (7/3/18): According to Levering, Ueck...
Bob Uecker didn't hit a home run in September of 1967, but his buddy Clete did. And that was good enough for Ueck.Some background: A Honda dealership in Atlanta was running a promotion for the players in th...
Back in August, Von Trier owners John and Cindy Sidoff announced they would be closing their beloved German bar and reopening it as an "upscale cocktail lounge." Milwaukee was not impressed, and demanded the Si...
Though Bob Uecker got the call-up to the majors midway through the month of April in the 1962 season, when the time came to club his initial home run for the Milwaukee Braves, he didn't rush into it. The man ha...
It may have been lost in the glory of Harvey's Wallbangers and a charge to the World Series, but on August 24, 1982, incomparable Brewers' play-by-play man Bob Uecker published his autobiography: Catcher In The...
This past Sunday, all attendees at the Milwaukee Brewers/Cincinnati Reds game at Miller Park were gifted a truly incredible trinket: a Bob Uecker-themed magic 8-ball. Falling on the scale of promotional-item co...
What can we say about Bob Uecker that we haven't said already? Not much! Well, there's this: Milwaukee's own Mr. Baseball was a favorite guest of the late, great Johnny Carson, having appeared on the old Tonigh...
If you couldn't tell from all the noise coming from the south last night, the Chicago Cubs are headed to the World Series—their first trip in 71 years. On Tuesday, October 25, the unlikely Cubs will take on t...
//Back in April, Milwaukee Record co-founder, co-editor, and all-around co-person Matt Wild penned a "Milwaukee Day ode to Bob Uecker." Using the 414-based holiday as a handy excuse to once again write abo...
// // Last November we brought you the news that holy fucking shit the Brewers are giving away a Bob Uecker talking alarm clock this season. The All-Fan Giveaway will be available at the July 10, 2016 Brewers/C...