By TODD GOLDEN ''Special to Fastball on SI'' Back in October, I was driving back to my Bloomington, Ind., home from Big Ten Basketball Media Days in Chicago. A ...

Bob Uecker, who died Jan. 16, was not only a baseball player, but a comedic actor in roles including the movie "Major League.

So, because Washington is going to be in the deep freeze on Monday, they're swearing him in at a podium in the Capitol ...

Let baseball's superstars proclaim their greatness; Bob Uecker proclaimed his lack of greatness with equal pride and fervor.

The 1989 baseball comedy filmed in Milwaukee featured Uecker's memorable performance as cynical, and very funny, play-by-play ...

Major League' was the first acting role ever for Skip Griparis, who played the soft-spoken sidekick to Bob Uecker's memorable ...

A catcher, Uecker played in the Major Leagues for parts of six years with the Milwaukee Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves, retiring after the 1967 season with a ...

He earned the nickname "Mr. Baseball" for what the self-mocking funny man did off the field rather than on it.

Here's an example. "The biggest thrill a ball player can have is have your son take after you. That happened when my Bobby ...

Sure, we'll know him as the voice of Brewers baseball forever, but we'll always have a career full of laughs from Ueck, as well.

As high-profile as his appearances were in places like calling Brewers games, on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson, the ...

Dirt for Friday Jan. 17, 2025 Uecker, a .200 lifetime hitter, batted 1.000 in the hearts of fans … Welcome to today’s three ...