MILWAUKEE -- The thing about Bob Uecker, more than his skill calling play-by-play for his hometown team for 54 years or tickling the nation’s funny bone on stage and screen, was that he was always one of the Brewers. Hall of Famer Ted Simmons remembers how, when he came to Milwaukee via trade for the 1981 season, Uecker’s own history as a catcher was critical to learning a new pitching staff. Rickie Weeks remembers an off-day fishing trip. Brandon Woodruff remembers coming into the clubhouse to rehab an oblique injury and finding Uecker swimming laps in the resistance pool.

For as long as anyone could remember, he was one of them. And on Sunday, as the Brewers and their fans filled American Family Field to remember everything he gave them, the players were all Ueck. It was right there on

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