'Must be in the front row!"

[JohnU]

Uecker statue for the cheap seats at M.P.

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[Redsfan1507]

Uecker was a funny man. He would appreciate the last row statue I think...Maybe Marty Brennaman could have a future statue wearing a Tommy Bahama shirt ?

 

[JohnU]

Teams come and go but the broadcasters span generations. I am old enough to remember my dad listening to Waite Hoyt as far back as the late 40s ... and Waite was still broadcasting into the middle 60s. Marty and Joe touched millions of fans. Eddie Milner did not.

 

[Redsfan1507]

Geez...I remember Hoyt on the radio. He played with the Babe, who played against Cobb. Makes me old I suppose.

 

[JohnU]

Waite was amazing. A lot of times during crap Reds years, we hoped it would be a rain delay so Waite could tell stories about the old days. They put out a record once with his stories. That would be worth something now, I think.

 

[moxie]

Uecker was a funny man. He would appreciate the last row statue I think...Maybe Marty Brennaman could have a future statue wearing a Tommy Bahama shirt ?

I agree...Uecker's response to the statue was typical self-deprecating, sarcastic humor:

"I can't think of a better place to put this statue," Uecker said. "This will be great for fans and even better for pigeons. You might even be able to see a little part of the field."