I have that baseball card! The greatest mediocre baseball player of all time. A great wit and a true hero. Like him, I am - in my advanced years - a shadow of the player I never was. But, like a fool, I keep on playing.
Dick Nion on BlueSky wrote: You can never sum up what Uecker means to Wisconsin, either. It goes beyond being "soundtrack of the summer." He was -- is -- remains -- "Gemütlichkeit" made flesh. The spirit of the good life. He'll remain alive there like Davy Crockett in Texas.
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Liked him a lot. RIP.
RiP ~ Uecker
That is a loss.
I have that baseball card! The greatest mediocre baseball player of all time. A great wit and a true hero. Like him, I am - in my advanced years - a shadow of the player I never was. But, like a fool, I keep on playing.
Ride OnQ! Bob was a great Baseball Personality.
A lot of fun—seemed like a good guy.
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Dick Nion on BlueSky wrote:
You can never sum up what Uecker means to Wisconsin, either. It goes beyond being "soundtrack of the summer." He was -- is -- remains -- "Gemütlichkeit" made flesh. The spirit of the good life. He'll remain alive there like Davy Crockett in Texas.
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