Bob Uecker passes

[FootballDad]

I just saw that Bob Uecker passed away today. He lived to 90.

 

[Bucky]

Milwaukee Legend. RIP Bob!

 

[Gator Dad]

I’ll always remember the Uecker seats.

 

[FootballDad]

This from the Milwaukee Brewers organization:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1879921141932044644

 

[Leonardfan]

Bummer. Great broadcaster and funny as hell in Major League.

 

[Don Wassall]

Uecker was a natural self-effacing deadpan comedian and utilized that skill to make a lot of money. For a number of years he was an almost ubiquitous presence in commercials and the media in general. The only other baseball player who was basically a scrub I can think of who had a similar post-MLB career was Joe Garagiola. RIP

 

[knightedsoldier5000]

he brought joy to millions. RIP

 

[The Hock]

I got a kick of him bragging about there being a statue of him outside the stadium but they had made a mistake and had the statue batting left handed.

 

[white is right]

I remember him from these commercials and the show with the probable British puff it amazed me that a lifetime journeyman player got these commercial opportunities until you saw him in the commercials. Aside from a trained actor he's probably the best pitchman I have ever seen..

He will be missed...

 

[jphoss]

I remember him from these commercials and the show with the probable British puff it amazed me that a lifetime journeyman player got these commercial opportunities until you saw him in the commercials. Aside from a trained actor he's probably the best pitchman I have ever seen..

He will be missed...

No interracial couples, no doofus white guy, no queers. Wow America was certainly different back then

 

[HaywoodZarathustra]

"I must be in the front row!" "Great seats, eh , buddy?"

 

[FootballDad]

Some humor for your day, one of great commercials from Amerika 1.0. Uecker volunteers to pinch hit towards the end and is ignored. Many great cameos.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1880043095645184012

 

[Don Wassall]

I remember him from these commercials and the show with the probable British puff it amazed me that a lifetime journeyman player got these commercial opportunities until you saw him in the commercials. Aside from a trained actor he's probably the best pitchman I have ever seen..

He will be missed...

Off topic a bit but John Goodman is in the commercial from 1983, not as a star doing a cameo but as an extra with a speaking part. Looking at Goodman's film bio, 1983 was the first year he appeared in movies, and they were minor roles. I remember him as the football coach in Revenge of the Nerds which came out in '84 but that was also a minor role. It wasn't until later in the 1980s that he became a well-known actor. He was great in The Big Lebowski, along with Jeff Bridges.

 

[Freethinker]

Some humor for your day, one of great commercials from Amerika 1.0. Uecker volunteers to pinch hit towards the end and is ignored. Many great cameos.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1880043095645184012

Funny commercial. I love the beautiful blonde at the end. Can't have that anymore in America 2.0. They'd have a fat, brown tranny instead.