This story was excerpted from Adam McCalvy's Brewers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe ...

He was an announcer and media celebrity, but Bob Uecker might have gained more notoriety than anything else as a beer ...

Bob Uecker, who transformed his futility as a baseball player into a successful second career as a baseball broadcaster, ...

The former backup catcher, whose ability to laugh at himself made him a beloved radio announcer and launched a successful acting career, died Thursday.