Local author’s first book honors a former childhood baseball idol
As a teenager, Jim Bark would wait outside the visiting teams clubhouse at County Stadium in Milwaukee hoping to get an autograph from some of his favorite baseball players. The Racine, Wisconsin ...
Predicting each MLB team's next retired number: Miguel Cabrera, Yadier Molina, Sammy Sosa, more due honors
Seeing the number featured in the ballpark with the rest of the retired numbers is cool and it's always an opportunity to ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution25d
Andruw Jones not elected to Hall of Fame, needs push in final two years on ballot
Jones is fourth in WAR in Braves history. He trails only Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews and Chipper Jones, all of whom are in Cooperstown. Andruw could join them either next year or the one after that.
Noozhawk26d
Mark Patton: Mr. Baseball Saved My Summer of Love
“I hit one that day, too, my 399th. Eddie Mathews, left, was managing the Atlanta Braves when he hooked back up with his old roommate, Bob Uecker, in 1973. Credit: Atlanta Braves photo “All ...
Forbes2d
Which MLB Teams Have Won The Most World Series?
The Braves’ second championship came in 1957 after the team had moved to Milwaukee. Hall of Famers Henry Aaron, Eddie Mathews and Warren Spahn led them past the Yankees in a hard-fought seven ...
The New York Times29d
Fun facts about Bob Uecker and his amazing baseball life
Advertisement • Appeared in more episodes of “Mr. Belvedere” (118) than games for the Braves — in three ... the same box scores as Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Warren Spahn, Bob Gibson ...
Major League Baseball28d
'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker passes away at 90
Bob Uecker was a famously mediocre Major League hitter who discovered that he was much more comfortable at a microphone than home plate. And that was just the start of a second career in entertainment ...
CBSSports.com29d
Bob Uecker left it all on the field: In honor of the broadcaster who was so much more
He first entered the public eye as a catcher for the 1962 Milwaukee Braves, a high-profile ballclub that included three future Hall of Fame players in Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews and Warren Spahn ...
The Spokesman-Review29d
Bob Uecker, announcer who was the comic bard of baseball, dies at 90
His teammates included Hall of Famers Niekro, Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews and Warren Spahn of the Braves and, in St. Louis, Bob Gibson and Lou Brock. In addition to his baseball broadcasting and ...
Sports Illustrated29d
Billy Wagner’s Whiffs Should Help Him Cinch Election to the Hall of Fame
Wagner ranks: Wagner completed his career in 2010 with the Braves and notched his seventh ... 182, Andre Dawson .186; Eddie Mathews .200, Ted Williams .200. And the same drill with postseason ...
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Bob Uecker: A Legendary Interview with the Voice of the Brewers
Eddie Mathews was the home-run hitter ... When I was released by the Braves, I joined the Braves a second time in Atlanta, and I guess they didn't believe I was as bad as I was the first ...