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This one stings. Was really hoping the Brewers could get to a World Series before he passed. RIP to a legend
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______ Passed Away Today, RIP (3 Viewers)
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Footballguy
Loved that show. Wholesome would be how I’d describe it.
zamboni
Footballguy
He was surprisingly pretty good in that show. Not related to anything, also had a big crush on both his daughter and wife from the show.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
David Lynch
That stings a little. I can't call myself a fan and I'll honestly admit that I don't "get" his films, but I love Blue Velvet and I enjoyed Mulholland Drive the one time I saw it. Maybe I should start by re-watching that one. I know what the plot is about at least. Or maybe jump into Twin Peaks.
That stings a little. I can't call myself a fan and I'll honestly admit that I don't "get" his films, but I love Blue Velvet and I enjoyed Mulholland Drive the one time I saw it. Maybe I should start by re-watching that one. I know what the plot is about at least. Or maybe jump into Twin Peaks.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Describe the 1980s with one picture:
General Malaise
Footballguy
Wild At Heart was my favorite. But I was often confused watching his movies too. I think I liked Mullholland Drive but if you asked me to explain it, I'd do better explaining calculus to a gopher.
zamboni
Footballguy
That would be an incredible standalone thread idea, but I digress.
BroncoFreak_2K3
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Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Beats mine, a pic of the singer from Flock of Seagulls.
SWC
Bromigo
so my parents loved ueker and when this was on it was like church you made a noise and my mom was probably throwing a slipper at you just how it was the show was so so but it was ueker so it didnt matter one damned bit take that to the bank brochachos
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
mr. furley
Footballguy
this place has seeped so deeply in to my being that you were the first person i thought of when i heard Lynch died
General Malaise
Footballguy
this place has seeped so deeply in to my being that you were the first person i thought of when i heard Lynch died
I was driving into work when I heard the news on Ueck and the first thing that came to my mind was 'rest in peace, bromigo' and you can take that to the bank up in the sky.
HellToupee
Footballguy
Condolences. I’m truly sorry for your loss
rockaction
Footballguy
I’d just started a thread with Ueck as the centerpiece in the Shark Pool (on accident) a few weeks ago. It was called, “Remember when commercials didn’t suck” or something like that. It was about Uecker and his infamous Miller Lite commercial. It was supposed to be in the FFA, but I didn’t re-post it because . . . well . . . who cared?
I probably should have done so.
You’re in the front row now, Ueck. RIP to a comedy and broadcast legend.
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I probably should have done so.
You’re in the front row now, Ueck. RIP to a comedy and broadcast legend.
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Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Everything Ueck touched turned to comedy gold.
Nipsey
Footballguy
Remember that great fight Ueck and Lynch had?
boilerdave
Footballguy
I'm sure everyone in here knows the story but I'm posting it anyway.
The Cardinals had to have the team picture retaken one year because Ueck and Bob Gibson were holding hands.
Encyclopedia Brown
Footballguy
Uecker hit fourteen career HR's. Three of them came off Hall Of Famers--Ferguson Jenkins/Gaylord Perry and Sandy Koufax.
Uecker said that Koufax told him that allowing his homerun was the worst day of his life--not his baseball life, but worse day period in his life.
Uecker said that Koufax told him that allowing his homerun was the worst day of his life--not his baseball life, but worse day period in his life.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
Even as a non-Brewers fan, I’ve been doing the MLB Audio through my phone for years. If my own team did not have a game going, Brewers were always my next go-to to listen to Uecker.
kupcho1
Footballguy
I don't know if this is true, but I'd like to think that it was.
Willy
Footballguy
Back in the 80s my dad threw out his back and was stuck in bed. At some point there was a blooper reel that was narrated by Bob Uecker that came up on his TV. My dad is laying there and gets pain every time he moves, including laughing and he can't find the remote. He's lying there laughing and crying at peak Ueck comedy and finally yells out "Could someone please change the damn channel? I'm dying here!". Simultaneously one of my favorite dad and Uecker memories in one. RIP
SWC
Bromigo
i was at the crew vs dodgers nlcs game 7 a few years back and got pretty low seats just behind the dodgers dugout and was surrounded by brewers fans i figured we would all stand the entire game and then some guys behind me started yelling at us to sit down brothers i knew right then and there we were sunk you dont go to a game 7 for the chance to go to the world series and tell people to sit down take that to the bank brohans
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Great seats, eh buddy!?
Softballguy
Footballguy
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Big fan of both. Not to make light of the situation but more than likely the first time ever both men were ever mentioned together.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
On the other hand, I've never laughed so much because someone died. The memorial service should be awesome. Maybe they will live stream it. There must be more stories.
sho nuff
Footballguy
Yeah…this one hits so hard. Growing up in Wisconsin late 70s into 80s loving baseball and the Brewers. Games not on TV much so to follow them meant going to a game or following on radio with his voice.
He was such a huge part of Wisconsin sports and baseball as a whole. Just a crushing loss even at 90. RIP Mr. Baseball
The Kerminator
Footballguy
I usually don't get too wrapped up in celebrity deaths but when I heard of Ueker's passing today i cried. And then cried some more. And crying as I type this. Been part of my summers forever. He was Milwaukee. He was Brewers baseball. He was family.
Gonna watch his hall of fame speech tonight. And every appearance on Johnny Carson.
Gonna watch his hall of fame speech tonight. And every appearance on Johnny Carson.
Snoopy
Footballguy
The TV contract only allowed road games for a long time.
sho nuff
Footballguy
I mean its pre cable days for a while there anyway…or pre- my family having cable. Just would rather hear his call anyway. Baseball seems to lend itself to radio better than other sports to me.
Eephus
Footballguy
According to the Oracle of Bacon, David Lynch had a Bob Uecker number of 2.
David Lynch was in Dune with Sean Young
Sean Young was in Fatal Instinct with Bob Uecker
Eephus
Footballguy
Uecker made light of his talent as a ballplayer but he was a big leaguer for six seasons in an era when there were 20 teams. He turned out to be a better broadcaster than a player and by all accounts, a better man than a broadcaster.
I grew up in Milwaukee and it was always a treat to hear his familiar voice when I came back home for summertime visits. Earlier today I listened to the radio broadcast of the Brewers' NL Central clincher. He didn't seem quite as quick to pick up line drives but he could still seamlessly work an Usinger's promo between pitches like the pro he was.
He somehow managed to lead the NL in catcher errors and passed balls in 1967 in spite of only appearing in 80 games. Phil Niekro must have been a handful that year because the Braves' primary catcher Joe Torre finished 2nd in passed balls.
Comparable MLB careers according to Baseball-Reference
I grew up in Milwaukee and it was always a treat to hear his familiar voice when I came back home for summertime visits. Earlier today I listened to the radio broadcast of the Brewers' NL Central clincher. He didn't seem quite as quick to pick up line drives but he could still seamlessly work an Usinger's promo between pitches like the pro he was.
He somehow managed to lead the NL in catcher errors and passed balls in 1967 in spite of only appearing in 80 games. Phil Niekro must have been a handful that year because the Braves' primary catcher Joe Torre finished 2nd in passed balls.
Comparable MLB careers according to Baseball-Reference
- Doug Camilli (980.9)
- Rob Johnson (979.8)
- Orlando Mercado (974.7)
- Tom Nieto (974.2)
- Tom Egan (972.1)
- Bob Davis (970.5)
- Ron Tingley (970.1)
- Koyie Hill (969.4)
- Bill Plummer (967.5)
- Walt Tragesser (967.4)
The Kerminator
Footballguy
This year when the Brewers lost to the Mets in the playoffs in such gut wrenching fashion it was soooo much worse cause many Brewers fans felt that would be his last game. Many felt he would retire. But this? Never expected it.
It's a shame the Brewers could never win a World Series for him. What always amazed me is how even today's young players loved him. He was such a genuine nice guy.
It's a shame the Brewers could never win a World Series for him. What always amazed me is how even today's young players loved him. He was such a genuine nice guy.
ChiefD
Footballguy
This is one heck of a stat.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
I think I'll just watch Mulholland Drive this weekend and go from there. I should experience more of David Lynch's body of work, and this seems like a good place to start.
Eephus
Footballguy
It seems stranger in retrospect than it did at the time but the first episode of Twin Peaks was the highest rated TV movie of the 89-90 season with over 36 million live viewers. It was everywhere for a while before the next big thing but for a few glorious months, you could discuss Lynchian symbolism with people from work.
As for the show itself, I think it was much weirder then than it is today. Lynch is inimitable but elements of his style have seeped into modern film and video so the twists and offbeat characters seem more familiar. It was totally unexpected back then, especially when it was coming out of the same box as Cosby and Rosanne.
As for the show itself, I think it was much weirder then than it is today. Lynch is inimitable but elements of his style have seeped into modern film and video so the twists and offbeat characters seem more familiar. It was totally unexpected back then, especially when it was coming out of the same box as Cosby and Rosanne.
Phil Elliott
Footballguy
"I've found the best way to catch a knuckle ball is to let it stop rolling and pick it up"!x.com
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Major
Footballguy
Yeah, great place to start. What's funny is I love Lynch and have seen most of his films but still haven't watched Twin Peaks
. Need to change that.
The Kerminator
Footballguy
Been watching clips of Bob Uecker tonight. Tom Hanks was wrong. There is crying in baseball.
northern exposure
Footballguy
I've never been a big baseball fan,so I first discovered Uecker from his Tonight Show appearances.
I think there were other former players that weren't superstars on Johnny's show as regular guests. But, the only one I can think of is Art Donovan who was on Late Night with Letterman.
Mr.Pack
Footballguy
This one hit me hard. Sad day
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Uecker on The Tonight Show (1971)
Uecker with Johnny (1984)
bonus: Art Donovan (1924-2013) on Letterman in 1991
Eephus
Footballguy
Joe Garagiola was a frequent Tonight Show guest and occasionally guest hosted when Johnny was on vacation.
