Hey there, sports fans! It is with a sense of great pleasure and profound gratitude that today I bid welcome to you, the loyal followers of the National League Wild Card Team! [cheering, applause] We are resolved to dedicate ourselves, body and soul, to the playoffs. I believe that every one of you, my fellow […]
Continue reading →Welcome back to the Yard Work 2008 Season Preview. In Part Three of our series, broadcaster/actor/pitchman Bob Uecker previews the team for whom he is the radio voice: the Milwaukee Brewers. 1. We believe in the supreme reality of the Brewers. The urgent collective task of all Brewers fans is to strengthen, elevate, and aggrandize […]
Continue reading →Brewers, I am pleased with you! You have, on this day of May 2, justified all that I looked for from your fearlessness. You have adorned your cheesehead fans with an everlasting glory. An army of 24 men, under the command of Tony LaRussa, has been, within less than three days, swept. Those which escaped […]
Continue reading →Comrades! Citizens! Brothers and sisters! Men and women of the Badger State! I am addressing you, my friends! In spite of the heroic resistance of our beloved Brewers, the St. Louis Cardinals won the division last year. It is no consolation to note that they went on to win the World Series, thereby negating the […]
Continue reading →Hey there, sports fans! It’s me, Bob Uecker, chattin’ with you. Aren’t ya glad the 2006 season has started? I know I am. All that talk about steroids and revenue-sharing and ineffective cronyism among the elites that run baseball — hey, even if it’s true, who cares? Baseball is a great and wonderful game, and […]
Continue reading →Hello. It is I, Robert Uecker. I am addressing you from PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the Milwaukee Brewers have just defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates. Our record now stands at 81-79 with two games to go. No matter what transpires in the next two days, we have clinched a .500 record for the 2005 […]
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