A self-deprecating legend of the broadcasting booth and the cheap seats (‘Must be in the front rowwww!’) dies at age 90

Bob Uecker died today at the age of 90. A veteran of two heart surgeries, he had been battling lung cancer for over a year, and had dramatically reduced his workload as the radio voice of the Milwaukee Brewers.

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 that reached far beyond the ballpark.