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🔥 FIRST PITCH — Bob Uecker’s Letter

Happy Sunday!

Yesterday the Milwaukee Brewers became the first team to clinch a playoff spot, walking off the St. Louis Cardinals in dramatic fashion. The clubhouse was electric — one step closer to October.

But then the mood shifted. Manager Pat Murphy was handed a letter — from the late Bob Uecker. He gathered the team and read it aloud:

“Howdy, boys. Never a doubt you would get this invitation. You did it by believing. Really miss you guys…”

Murphy’s voice cracked as he read on. The room was silent. And then came the Uecker humor everyone expected:

“The God Almighty picked me to be on his team up here — albeit I’m the third catcher…”

Laughter broke through the quiet. The letter closed with Ueck promising to be on the headset every night, watching.

When Murphy finished, the team raised a toast — not just to another playoff berth, but to the voice who made summers in Milwaukee sound like home.

The champagne wasn’t just for clinching — it was for him. October baseball is about believing, laughing a little, and saving a spot for the third catcher upstairs.

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Now Thats A Fan

Last week we were drowning in bad fan karma — grown adults snatching baseballs from kids and the elderly like it was Black Friday at Target.
But this week? Pure redemption.

In San Francisco, a fan snagged a home run and — without hesitation — turned and handed it to a little girl. No drama, no tug-of-war, just pure baseball magic.

Faith in humanity: restored. Ballpark etiquette: back from the dead. 👏

Playoff Fever? Not Here.

Fifteen games left, and while half the league is scoreboard-watching, these six teams are just waiting for the misery to end:

Rockies: Third straight 100-loss seasons and chasing the worst run differential in MLB history.
Pirates: 29 losing seasons in 33 years — mediocrity is now a tradition.
White Sox: They might as well hang a sign that says “Under Construction — Indefinitely.”
A’s: Playing in front of empty seats while Vegas waits with open arms.
Nationals: The 2019 parade confetti is long gone — the hangover is officially in year six and shows no sign of clearing.
Orioles: From young, fun contender to… whatever this is — injuries and inconsistency turning 2025 into a bummer.

Six franchises, one giant group therapy session. Somebody bring snacks — it’s going to be a long winter.

Morgan Wallen’s Flippin’ Bat

This one’s not just ugly — it’s flat-out dumb.

Country star Morgan Wallen was backstage before a concert this week when he got the brilliant idea to re-create José Bautista’s iconic bat flip. Problem is… he’s no Joey Bats.

Wallen flipped the bat, and — you can’t make this up — it clocked Bautista’s wife in the face.

Thankfully, Mrs. Bautista is OK.

Wallen’s had his share of, uh, “moments” over the years. Guess we can add this one to the highlight reel of chaos.

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⚾️ If You Build It… They’ll Come….to Cairo?

This isn’t Iowa cornfield magic — it’s Egypt.

Kemp Gouldin swears he was driving through South Carolina one night, 80s music blasting, when a thought smacked him like a fastball: “Bring baseball to Egypt.”

Ok, I’ll bite.

It was his Ray Kinsella moment — you know, the fictional farmer from Field of Dreams, played by Kevin Costner.

And like Kinsella, Gouldin couldn’t let it go. He dug into the history and found baseball’s fingerprints all over the Nile — barnstorming tours in 1889 and 1914, even Pharaoh Thutmose III swinging at a bat-and-ball game in 1460 BC.

Suddenly, this wasn’t a crazy idea. It was destiny.

He called MLB. They jumped in with their Play Ball initiative. Franklin Sporting Goods sent gear. Cairo schools opened their doors.

And in 2017, Gouldin boarded a plane with volunteer coaches and a documentary crew, heart pounding like he was walking through the cornfields.

Forty kids showed up for that first clinic — the first players in what is now a thriving program called Because Baseball.

Every trip since, the numbers have grown. Now, there are Egyptian kids turning double plays in the shadow of the pyramids. The next Ozzie Smith? Why not.

Field of Dreams told us baseball is about memory, magic, and second chances. Gouldin just proved it’s also a bridge — from Iowa to Cairo, from imagination to reality.

And honestly? This one’s gonna make for a hell of a movie someday.