As the hours passed and the evening of Oct. 3 quickly became the early morning hours of Oct. 4, Pat Murphy ... like borrowed time with Bob Uecker, who died Thursday. Murphy knew it.

Bob Uecker was the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" and honors from the Hall of Fame.

The Brewers manager reflected to the Journal Sentinel on the final season and then the passing of one of his closest friends.

Uecker, a baseball icon, television and movie funnyman and Hall of Fame Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer, died Thursday at the age of 90.

As the hours passed and the evening of Oct. 3 quickly became the early morning hours of Oct. 4, Pat Murphy ... What Murphy, Yelich and Arnold knew was that Bob Uecker was in a lot of pain.

Former ASU baseball coach-turned-Brewers manager Pat Murphy brought Uecker to the clubhouse ... “What an example for us to be with every single day, Bob Uecker.” Need a break?