When I returned to Milwaukee for that one fateful game in 2021, after blowing out my elbow and walking off the mound, I was emotional and unsure of what to do for days. Until one afternoon, Bob and I chatted in the food room at the stadium… he asked what my plan was. I told him my options; surgery and try again or walk away happy with my career. When I told him I didn’t know what to do, he told me “No, you do know! No one knows what it’s like to be out there! How much you put in. They’re not like us Axy! People just don’t get it!” He was fired up (there may have been a lot more swearing haha). He kept going. I listened. He was still a player at heart. Every day. He loved the game and the players in it. When he spoke to you on this level he was your teammate. His emotion, passion, and words that day resonated with me more than anyone or anything else. It lead me to surgery and an 18 month journey just to get out there and pitch one last time. He was right! In August this past summer I was fortunate to briefly chat with Bob in the Brewers clubhouse. Still as great as ever and still one of the boys. Laughing it up but also expressing that serious and empathetic side that people outside the clubhouse rarely saw. I’m happy I got that brief moment in time. Bob was an absolute treasure to the game. I’m so grateful for that conversation in 2021. I’m grateful for the time I got to spend with him in my playing career. Even when I wasn’t playing for Milwaukee he would take the time to catch up on the field before games. I feel lucky to have had such a legendary voice call so many of my moments on the mound. Hearing him say “heeee struck him out!” in those late innings to end a close game felt exhilarating. His excitement during those calls always made me feel larger than life on the mound when I heard them after. Or perhaps he was just happy I finally got out of the heart palpitating jam I put myself in to begin with! Haha. He called me Axy in person…one of the only people in the game to ever call me that! So in turn, I would call him Uecky! He made you feel special. An undeniable character through and through. Irreplaceable. An immense loss to baseball and the wonderful city of Milwaukee. We’ll all miss him. Love you Uecky

We couldn’t ask Bob Uecker for more than what he gave us. His baseball history, voice & stories were unmatched. I can’t imagine having a fuller life & bringing more joy to everyone. I will forever be grateful for his friendship- what a gift. I will think of him every game.💙💛

19 minutes of legendary Bob Uecker calls and moments 💙

For #Brewers fans mourning the loss of the great Bob Uecker, I encourage you to pick up the @journalsentinel or go to @jsonline for extraordinary coverage and tributes. I counted 23 stories online this morning. Special kudos to beat writers @Todd_Rosiak and @CyrtHogg.

This is Ann Telnaes, a longtime political cartoonist for the Washington Post. She resigned yesterday after owner Jeff Bezos blocked her cartoon criticizing Donald Trump and billionaires supporting him from being published. RETWEET if you stand with @AnnTelnaes!

Midwest colloquialism for “oops/sorry” spotted on ‘Milwaukee’s east side.

East of UW-M, in a light shower.

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Winter Solstice lighting switched on Thursday night at the Calatrava addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum is spectacular. Make sure to look through windows to see the glow falling from above the atrium into the interior & across the walls, floor & even the Calder mobile.

A few minutes after 5 p.m. Wednesday on the new Locust St. Ravine Trail extension in Lake Park beneath the reconstructed concrete pedestrian bridge. Great sky!

#LakePark Tuesday night in Milwaukee when the snow stopped.

Props to the @NorthPointLightHouse in Milwaukee’s Lake Park for turning the landmark into a Halloween treat.

I stopped on the Wisconsin Ave. bridge on my way to Thursday night’s Bob Dylan show at the Riverside Theater to appreciate how the rain added sparkle to the upriver view.

“It makes us look like a bunch of idiots,” Says GOP Rep. Austin Scott on Republicans not being able to pick a Speaker.

Great to see Douglas Armstrong at @boswellbooks Thursday reading from his latest novel Sun Dog Memory. Deeply researched thriller by a career journalist. Salute.

Yes, baseball closed out at AMFam Field Wednesday (I was there for both games with my adult sons, one game a piece), but under that sky in Lake Park Thurs. with 2, two hundred-year old green ash trees still going strong in deep left the ball diamond there looked dam near eternal.

I hope people allow Sen. Diane Feinstein's friends and family space and consideration to grieve her death and deal with the considerable stress they have all suffered alongside her before jumping into the politics of her replacement.

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