Bob Uecker, a well known Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster, story teller, jokester, movie star in the Major League series, and television icon for his role in the ’80s sitcom Mr.
CHICAGO — When the Chicago Cubs handed Craig Counsell a five-year ... Counsell has a background in the front office from his early days in the Milwaukee Brewers organization, when he was a special assistant to general manager Doug Melvin.
The Chicago Cubs are in the midst of an offseason that is designed to get them back to the National League playoffs for the first time since the 2020 season. One of the big moves they have made during the offseason was trading for slugging outfielder Kyle Tucker of the Houston Astros.
Brewers manager Craig Counsell grew up in the Milwaukee area and remembered spending summer days throwing a baseball against the roof and catching it while listening to Uecker’s broadcasts. “There’s no single person in this franchise’s history who ...
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Justin Steele recently opened up about working with manager Craig Counsell and why he is the right man for the team.
Uecker, a baseball icon, television and movie funnyman and Hall of Fame Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer, died Thursday at the age of 90.
As a catcher for the Milwaukee Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, Uecker hit .200 with 14 home runs. As a Brewers catcher in the mid-2000s, Chad Moeller hit .204 with 14 home runs. In Uecker, Moeller said on Thursday, he found a friend who could needle him with sweetness.
In one of the most incredible runs the franchise had ever seen, the Milwaukee Brewers lost only three of CC Sabathia's 17 regular-season starts after he was acquired in July 2008. Here's the list of each start Sabathia made as he carried the Brewers to their first postseason berth in 26 years.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are contemplating a contract extension for their manager, Dave Roberts, which could make him the highest-paid manager in MLB history. Amidst high-profile player signings, the focus is on whether Roberts will surpass Craig Counsell’s $40 million deal,
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