When the players put their money where their mouths were last November, it stunned Bob Uecker, moving him to the brink of tears.
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“To include me in that, I couldn’t believe it,” said Uecker, 85, who became emotional when team director of travel Dan Larrea called him with the news. “I said, ‘I don’t believe it. Really?’ I’ve tried to make sure I thanked every one of them.”BRYCE HARPER: In debut, star sees how much Phillies mean to fansIn true Uecker fashion, he never thought of pocketing even a dime of the money.
“The players told me if I didn’t come downstairs, they’d be coming up to the booth with champagne,” Uecker said. “I didn’t want them dumping stuff all over our equipment, so I had to go. I didn't want somebody to get electrocuted.”The next day, Uecker was a guest on the Dan Patrick Show, with the national radio host asking about the fist-pumping scene during the celebration.
“A lot of really good players never got that chance to be in the postseason. Ernie Banks was one. He was one of the greatest players we ever had and never got to spray champagne. “As long as I can do what I’m doing at this level and I don’t get criticized, I’ll keep doing it. I’ll know myself when it’s time . You’re not going to have to tell me. I’ll know.”“I can see myself still doing it at 104: ‘Swing and a miss,’” Uecker said in a mock frail voice. “Then I lay down for the seventh-inning stretch.”
Bob Uecker as a Milwaukee Brave in 1963. Milwaukee Journal SentinelFullscreenThe Uecker family gathered for a Father-Son-Daughter game in Atlanta in 1968. From left are Joyce Uecker, Leann, then 10; Steve, 8; Bob Jr., 4, and Sue Ann, 7, and Bob Uecker. Milwaukee Journal SentinelFullscreenHost Warner Wolf , play-by-play announcer Bob Prince and color commentator Bob Uecker were the broadcasting team on"ABC's Monday Night Baseball.
“There comes a time where you have to cut back,” Uecker said. “To be honest with you, it feels good to miss a game every now and then. And why not? We have Jeff and Lane, who are both really good and are going to be here for a long time. I helped pick them, and they’re good. I’m happy when they’re working together.”
Philanthropy is the part of Uecker's life that doesn’t get enough attention, primarily because he prefers to do it behind the scenes. What he has done for children with terminal illnesses through the Make-A-Wish foundation is legendary within that organization, something that never can be repaid.
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