Another heart surgery for Bob Uecker - Tuesday 10/19; Procedure successful

[hawing]

The Brewers' Facebook page just posted the following:

 

Brewers announce that Hall of Fame Radio Announcer Bob Uecker will undergo a second heart surgery on Tuesday at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. Check out http://www.brewers.comlater today for more information.

My first thought was "oh, crap." Best wishes...again.

 

Edit: But the information on jsonline is both more descriptive and more encouraging:

 

Uecker to have new heart surgery

 

 

By Don Walker of the Journal Sentinel

 

 

Oct. 14, 2010 9:15 a.m. |(2) Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Milwaukee Brewers announced today that Hall of

Fame broadcaster Bob Uecker will undergo a second heart surgery next

Tuesday at Froedtert Hospital.

The team said the surgery is needed because of a pseudoaneurysm, or tear, at the site of his valve replacement.

"It is believed that this occurred due to a skin-related staph

infection which entered the bloodstream and seeded itself into his

surgical repair site. He acquired the infection roughly six weeks after

his initial procedure on April 30 of this year. Froedtert & The

Medical College of Wisconsin Cardiothoracic Surgeon Alfred C. Nicolosi,

MD, performed the first surgery and will operate in Tuesday’s procedure

as well."

In a statement released by the Brewers, Uecker said, "I’m approaching

this with the same optimism that I had the first time, and I appreciate

all of the kind thoughts and well wishes from Brewers fans and everyone

who has reached out to me,” Uecker said.

Uecker added that he expected to be ready to get back to work before spring training next year.

The recovery time for the surgery is projected to be a minimum of eight weeks.

“Bob’s heart is stronger now following his initial operation and

therefore I think he will tolerate this operation very well,” said Dr.

James Kleczka, a Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin

cardiologist.

 

[Hofbraunhaus]

I am sad to hear this but at least it sounds like he will be able to make a fairly speedy recovery. I'm sure the doctors are glad this is happening in the offseason so they won't have to try to persuade Uke from returning to the booth too soon.

[RockCoCougars]

Best wishes to Bob. I did not know that he had a staph infection. That's pretty serious stuff, but he's a tough guy. Hopefully he can use the off season to get some much needed r&r (along with recovery/rehab), and he can get back into the booth for Opening Day.

[Invader3K]

Good luck, Mr. Uecker. All of Brewers Nation is pulling for you.

[TooLiveBrew]

Good luck, Mr. Uecker. All of Brewers Nation is pulling for you.

Don't hurry back. Get well.

[carniesandrubes]

I know its not a popular opinion, but I really think Uecker should just do home games to limit the wear and tear on his body. Give him time off during road trips to fish or do whatever he wants without the stress and hassle of traveling city to city. He's never going to volunteer to stop doing games, so someone should do it for him.

[joepepsi]

I know its not a popular opinion, but I really think Uecker should just do home games to limit the wear and tear on his body. Give him time off during road trips to fish or do whatever he wants without the stress and hassle of traveling city to city. He's never going to volunteer to stop doing games, so someone should do it for him.

Not a bad idea. At least he could skip those 6-9 game trips out to the Coasts. He could still make the trips to Chicago, St. Louis, Mpls, etc. That would still put him on the air for 3/4 of the games a year, while keeping his work load down.

[CheezWizHed]

On those off days, they could have him in the studio recording stories and one-liners. Then when Davey gets a little too boring, Corey could just punch a button and interject a Uecker-ism or one of those out-of-nowhere-stories that has you laughing to tears. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[hawing]

Then when Davey gets a little too boring, Corey could just punch a button...

Honestly, whenever the Brewers need a permanent replacement for Bob - even if only for road games - I will be surprised if Davey gets the call. There's probably no need to rehash why, especially in a thread about Uecker.

 

Go Drs Nicolosi and Kleczka! Don't lose focus.

[hawing]

Good reason for consecutive posts: Uecker undergoes successful surgery

 

http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[TooLiveBrew]

Bob was released from the hospital on Wednesday

"I want to thank the doctors and staff at Froedtert again for the terrific care throughout the surgery and recovery," Uecker said. "I am encouraged to be going home and I appreciate the kind wishes from Brewers fans as I continue to recuperate."

[CheezWizHed]

Honestly, whenever the Brewers need a permanent replacement for Bob - even if only for road games - I will be surprised if Davey gets the call.

 

I would hope not. But my post was more about "bottling" the genius of Ueck, not who replaces him. Because no matter who it is, it will be a step down.

[TooLiveBrew]

Per an Adam McCalvy blog post, Bob is going to appear on MLB Network's Studio 42, hosted by Bob Costas.

Uecker sat down for a hour-long episode of MLB Network's Studio 42 with Bob Costas that will air Friday at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT. Uecker and Costas are old friends who used to broadcast games together for NBC, a relationship that was reprised on Aug. 22 during a Brewers-Padres game at Miller Park.

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They will get serious for at least part of Friday's interview. Uecker, 75, discusses his more than 55 years in professional baseball including his 40 seasons as the Brewers' radio voice. He talks about the health issues that forced him to miss a significant chunk of the 2010 season and to undergo heart surgery in April and again in October.

 

Costas will also explore Uecker's place in pop culture, including his starring roles in the film series Major League, the TV series Mr. Belvedere, commercials for Miller Lite beer and his frequent guest appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, who gave him the nickname "Mr. Baseball."

[Hofbraunhaus]

I'm looking forward to this. There is no one more entertaining than Bob Uecker. It'll be interesting to see how serious the interview will get. I don't think it's possible for him to go more than a few sentences without cracking a joke.

[pitchleague]

I saw the commercial the other morning and immediately programmed it into the DVR. I've been looking forward to it since Bob & Bob talked about it during one of Bob's visits to the booth to talk to Bob.

[BrewCrewForever]

I have said it before, but when Uecker and Costas get together it is gold. Really looking forward to this.

[Bikeage77]

I'll be out of town so will probably not get a chance to see this. Hope it can be found elsewhere by the end of the weekend. If anyone can find it online, please put up a link to those of us not forunate to catch it Friday. Thanks.

[pitchleague]

if it's anything like the past, mlb network will air it multiple times throughout the off-season.

[hawing]

Who knows - this may be the thing that finally pushes me over the edge to upgrade our TV service so we can get MLB Network.

[TooLiveBrew]

The MLB Network is totally worth it imo. Great channel.

[BrewCrewForever]

The MLB Network is totally worth it imo. Great channel.

Touche, I have had it since it debut in January of 09'. The programming has been outstanding since the outset.

[Dragonbait]

I'd MUCH rather have the MLB channel over the NFL channel....

[ilovebeer]

So would I, We just got the nfl network in august, so i am hoping that we get it in the mlb network in march.

[Dragonbait]

Nothing too Earth-shattering on the interview...

 

Best part was the footage they found of Uke in his playing days.... ( 1 whole play )

[pitchleague]

yeah, I had always wondered about that, too. I had NEVER seen footage of Uecker in action. Nice. Real Nice.

 

Otherwise, the interview was as expected. It would've been great to be in the audience for the off-camera stuff that was talked about.