"In a way, there is no 'Major League' without Bob Uecker," Director David S. Ward told me in a phone call. The world became a sadder and much less funny place on Thursday when it was announced that Bob Uecker passed away at the age of 90.

Two of Bob Uecker’s claims to fame — baseball and acting — came together brilliantly in one famous line: “Juuuust a bit outside!” It was the combination of humor and great broadcasting that made him one of America’s great personalities.

Milwaukee Brewers Radio Network producer and engineer Kent Sommerfeld worked with Bob Uecker for 39 seasons, starting in 1986. He shares his memories of Uecker.

Major League' was the first acting role ever for Skip Griparis, who played the soft-spoken sidekick to Bob Uecker's memorable Harry Doyle character.

The late Bob Uecker's reach extends well beyond Brewers radio broadcasts. Let's run down his pop-culture appearances and famous one-liners.

At his Hall of Fame -induction ceremony in Cooperstown in 2003, Bob Uecker delivered a memorable acceptance speech that in essence was a stand-up comedy act. Forty-four Hall of Fame players on the stage behind him were reduced to tears over Uecker’s self-deprecating humor, and the audience of some 18,000 roared with laughter.

Bob Uecker had many partners in the radio booth over the years, but his partner in Major League—Monte—was Skip Griparis.

Bob Uecker's death has prompted all kinds of memories from his baseball, broadcasting and acting career to resurface.

Disco Time waltzed into the Kentucky Derby picture with a weekend win in New Orleans, as two of Hong Kong's top runners easily won Group 1 races and may seek international targets.

Before he was the voice of the Milwaukee Brewers for 54 seasons, a World Series winner, the star of Major League and Mr. Belvedere, and before anyone thought to call him “Mr. Baseball,” Bob Uecker was a catcher for the minor league Eau Claire Bears making $250

For those of a certain age and native to Wisconsin, the first signs of spring usually consisted of patiently watching the snow drifts melt into sludge,