Bob Eucker dead at 90. Just a bit outside.
RIP Bob Eucker
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Well, he should finally be in the front row. 
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Well damn. My first exposure to him was through the beer commercials when I was maybe 7 or 8. Another good thing gone. RIP.
“When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the ninth, I looked in the other team's dugout and they were already in street clothes.”
Bob Uecker
Bob Uecker
Used to play the card game all the time...R I P Bob!
Blast from the past longtime voice in MLB. I will always remember him for his performance in the movie Major League.
Legend. My kids haven’t seen those movies yet but now I know what we’re watching this weekend
He'll always be know for:
That was juussst a bit outside
That was juussst a bit outside
Didn't he do old Miller Time commercials back in the day?
My nephew thought it was boring
And he LOVES baseball. It’s pretty much all he does
Dayum that sucks, but not gonna lie, I thought he was already gone.
I loved him on late night talk shows making fun of himself. He talked about how he made himself look fast by being able to knock his hat off while running to first base so it looked like the speed of the wind knocked it off.
Bob was still calling Brewers games on a limited schedule through last season. I have a signed baseball by Mr. Uecker.
Legend.
He was one of those "I love to smoke" old school guys and unfortunately ended up on oxygen and couldn't leave his home. Once I heard that, I knew it wouldn't be too long.
He was one of those "I love to smoke" old school guys and unfortunately ended up on oxygen and couldn't leave his home. Once I heard that, I knew it wouldn't be too long.
When Uecker was a catcher with the Atlanta Braves, he explained how he caught Phil Niekro's knuckleball: "Wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up."
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Damn RIP.
Gotta say though, not much of a fan of his work. Most of his films were just too weird for my liking. Everything seemed to be in an ambiguous dream state where you don't know what's real and what isn't. But I guess that's the point..
Gotta say though, not much of a fan of his work. Most of his films were just too weird for my liking. Everything seemed to be in an ambiguous dream state where you don't know what's real and what isn't. But I guess that's the point..
Ugh. What a legend and such an interesting dude.
Twin Peaks was so unique. I came across some long-form video on Youtube a couple of years ago that gave a really interesting analysis with a main premise that a lot of the show was a commentary on the TV/sitcom medium itself, which I tend to agree with although Lynch's stuff was so surreal it's hard to prove definite meanings.
The return with the even weirder third season had an episode (episode 8, or "Gotta Light?") that is the wildest episode of television I've ever seen. Just the craziest, most insane, visually stunning, terrifying episode of TV I've seen or will likely ever see again. Just as a piece of art it's something I'd recommend anyone watch.
RIP.
Twin Peaks was so unique. I came across some long-form video on Youtube a couple of years ago that gave a really interesting analysis with a main premise that a lot of the show was a commentary on the TV/sitcom medium itself, which I tend to agree with although Lynch's stuff was so surreal it's hard to prove definite meanings.
The return with the even weirder third season had an episode (episode 8, or "Gotta Light?") that is the wildest episode of television I've ever seen. Just the craziest, most insane, visually stunning, terrifying episode of TV I've seen or will likely ever see again. Just as a piece of art it's something I'd recommend anyone watch.
RIP.
We lost a National Treasure today. The Rodney Dangerfield of baseball, also a terrific announcer
Bob Uecker was a funny dude. Back in the day I used to watch the Wacky World of Sports on Saturdays mornings. Good times.