- Bob Uecker has been calling Milwaukee games for the last 53 years
- The team was confirmed as NL Central champs after a Cubs loss
MLB legend Bob Uecker has been around baseball for plenty of years, but he had a unique reaction to their latest NL Central title on Wednesday.
Uecker joined the players and coaching staff in the locker room as they sprayed champagne following their 2-1 win over the Phillies.
And after being lauded by Brewers manager Pat Murphy for being a ‘champion,’ Uecker provided a hilarious moment as he said ‘I peed my pants.’
The baseball lifer, 90, has been a Brewers broadcaster since 1971, and also played six years of pro baseball.
Two of those seasons came with Milwaukee from 1962-3, when they were known as the Braves.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy #21 of the Milwaukee Brewers and Bob Uecker (right) celebrate after Milwaukee won the NL Central title
In a video captured by MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy, Murphy offered some kind words about Uecker in the locker room in front of the Brewers players.
‘There is no one who epitomizes a champion the way this man does right here,’ Murphy said.
‘…What an example for us to be with every single day, Bob Uecker. No doubt about it, champion.’
Murphy also said he watched the final outs of the Cubs’ game with Uecker.
‘We were doing our show and I watched it with him,’ Murphy said. ‘What’s better than that? Awesome.’
Milwaukee became the first major league team to reach the postseason Wednesday afternoon when the Chicago Cubs’ 5-3 home loss to the Oakland Athletics enabled the Brewers to wrap up the division crown.
The legendary Uecker, 90, is a baseball lifer who has called Milwaukee games since 1971
Willy Adames is doused after the Brewers’ win over the Phillies on Wednesday night
The party began in earnest Wednesday night after Jake Bauers’ ninth-inning RBI single gave the Brewers a 2-1 victory over the Phillies. Blue-and-gold streamers fell into the American Family Field stands as the team gathered in shallow center field.
That led to a champagne-soaked celebration in the locker room before players returned to the field to pose for a team picture while receiving a standing ovation from the fans who stuck around.
This marks the Brewers´ sixth postseason berth in the last seven years, a remarkable accomplishment for a small-market team that made the playoffs just twice in a 35-year stretch from 1983-2017.
With 10 games remaining in the regular season, they’ll now vie with the Phillies and Dodgers for seeding in the NL, with the Phillies (91-61) atop the pack and three games ahead.
