TWO OWNERS THAT THEY’VE EVER HAD IN THE FRANCHISE’S HISTORY. NICK BOHR NOW GOING TO CONTINUE OUR COVERAGE LIVE HERE AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD. NICK, YOU SPOKE WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED WITH UECKER FOR DECADES, AND THIS LOSS IS PERSONAL, RIGHT? SO MANY STORIES FROM THEM GOING BACK TO HIS CHILDHOOD. YOU CAN SEE THERE’S A A TRIBUTE ON THE VIDEO BOARD HERE OUTSIDE AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD RIGHT NOW. IMAGINE THE THRILL FOR BOB UECKER TO PLAY IN FRONT OF HIS HOMETOWN FANS RIGHT HERE. WHEN THIS WAS COUNTY STADIUM. AMONG THOSE FANS, A PERSONAL FRIEND WHO WAS THERE WHEN IT ALL BEGAN, WHEN BOB FIRST TRIED ON THE CATCHER’S GEAR. GEORGE, THIS IS MEMORIES OF BOB UECKER, HIS PLAYING DAYS PREDATE EVEN THESE BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES. WHEN HE WAS WITH THE MILWAUKEE BRAVES, AND WE HAVE TWO DOWN. WE MET WITH ABOUT 14 YEARS OLD. THEY BONDED …
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