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Uecker, who died Thursday at 90, used to sit in the bullpen at Connie Mack Stadium and deliver play-by-play commentary into a beer cup.

Bob Uecker, the legendary voice of the Brewers who died Thursday at the age of 90, was battling a previously undisclosed illness.

The former Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster died at the age of 90 almost two years after he was diagnosed with cancer.

The Milwaukee Brewers announced that Hall of Fame broadcaster and legend Bob Uecker passed away at the age ... St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies. After retiring, Uecker embarked on a new career as a radio broadcaster, beginning in 1971 as ...

Beloved baseball broadcaster and actor Bob Uecker, who parlayed an unremarkable playing ... “I’d be sitting there and (Philadelphia Phillies manager Gene Mauch would) say, ‘Grab a bat and stop this rally,’” Uecker told a laughing audience.

Bob Uecker, who died Thursday at the age of 90, was just a few years removed from that underwhelming playing career when he was the main speaker at the 26th annual Lancaster Sportswriters and Sportscasters banquet at the Host Farm Motel in Lancaster on Jan.

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies were flying to another city in the late 1960s when Bob Uecker, then the team’s seldom-used backup catcher, told the flight attendant he was sick. Uecker ...

Bob Uecker's death has prompted all kinds of memories from his baseball, broadcasting and acting career to resurface.

Take a stroll through Uecker's portfolio of pop culture. Bob Uecker as a Milwaukee ... too). He said Philadelphia manager Gene Mauch would summon Uecker into a pinch hitting appearance so he could kill the Phillies' rally and keep the game moving.

New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner admitted that "it's difficult" for MLB team owners to compete with the Los Angeles Dodgers' spending, but also believes his team is better than it was at this time last year.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Other than a spotty shower late Wednesday, much-needed rainfall arrives late in the week. WEDNESDAY: Our mildest day of the week with clouds and some sun and a gusty breeze ...