Uecker returns to the Brewers radio booth
Just three months after heart surgery,the Milwaukee Brewers Hall of Fame radio broadcaster Bob Uecker will be back behind the microphone this Friday when the Washington Nationals visit Miller Park.
In his 40th season broadcasting Brewers games, the 75-year-old Uecker underwent surgery April 30 to replace his aortic valve, aortic root and part of his ascending aorta.
Uecker, who displayed his customary humor during a guest appearance on the air June 24 in the second inning of the Brewers’ game against the Minnesota Twins, will hold a news conference prior to Friday’s game.
I’m sure many listeners share my sentiment when I say that it will be great to hear those famous words, “Play Ball!”
Milwaukee Brewers on a Roll?
With a 1-and-1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers this past Wednesday and Thursday, coupled with their 3-to-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the opener of a three-game series at Chase Field, it appears that the Milwaukee Brewers may be on a roll? But what direction are they rolling — that is the question…
Yovani Gallardo continued his strikeout tear with 10 in five innings, Rickie Weeks and Jim Edmonds homered, and Ryan Braun scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch in the fifth inning. The Brewers got the lead back in the fifth, and Rickie Weeks led off with a single, but was forced out at second on a fielder’s choice from Joe Inglett. Braun then followed with a liner to left that went off the glove of a diving Gillespie. However, Gillespie recovered the ball quickly and relayed it to Stephen Drew, who gunned down Inglett at the plate. Braun did ultimately wind up at third on the play and scored on a wild pitch from Jackson for the 3-2 lead. Clearly any prediction on what direction the Milwaukee Brewers are heading is incumbent upon the apparent streak of Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo.
Gallardo reached double digits in strikeouts for the third time in four starts — the first Brewers pitcher ever to do so — but ran up his pitch count in the process, leaving the Mexican-born right-hander to settle for five workmanlike innings. The 24-year-old struck out at least one batter in each inning he pitched on the way to 10 strikeouts in all, and held Arizona to two runs on three hits. Gallardo (4-2) has won each of his last four starts and is the only pitcher in the franchise’s 42-season history to reach double-digit whiffs three times in the span of four starts.
Lets hope that he can maintain what he has going and keep the Milwaukee Brewers on the rise in wins!
Milwaukee Brewers Home Opener
Monday, April 05, 2010 marks the home opener for the Milwaukee Brewers!
Here in Milwaukee the sounds and smells of spring have been in the air for a couple of weeks now, and along with that for many Brewers fans are the eager anticipations of the upcoming MLB baseball season and the Milwaukee Brewers.
For me those sounds will revitalize the somber emotions that were felt during this past winter, when in my travels during the off-season Miller Park’s cold, lifeless silhouette only offered memories of the thousands of Brewers fans cheering, the children laughing, and the endless aromas of food grilling in the parking lot… But the wait is soon to be a part of history too as the Milwaukee Brewers will be wrapping-up their spring training later this week and the official season comes to a head.
Just what the 2010 season holds for Prince Fielder is anyone’s guess, but if he pounds out those home runs like last season we’re in for a good one!
And I think its worthy to note that no matter if the Brewers win or loose, the sport of baseball provides a sort of entertainment that defies simple explanation or expression. Baseball is simply a sport that has always been a tradition that is deeply ingrained in the historical roots of America and its people, and whether your team wins or loses, simply being a part of the game for the sport of the game and the entertainment it offers is what matters…
More Brewers announcements are soon to come!