Since taking over the broadcast position as the voice of the Milwaukee Brewers in 1971 Bob Uecker has coped with much grief and heart ache (mainly because the Brewers had sucked for so many years). Now the 72-year-old prestigious radio personality has filed a suit against a stalker. He claims she's been following him around ballparks and hotels all across the country for the past 6 years or so. This is spooky for anyone. The sad part about the case is that the woman is 45. Can't she at least find someone around her own age to stalk? I say leave the old guy alone and don't try any crazy shit.
After hitting this nutcase with a restraining order and having her prosecuted with a felony charge in court maybe Uecker can now have peace of mind and get back to enjoying his life. Allegely this lady who hails from Prospect Heights, Illinois sent Mr. Uecker unwanted gifts and approached him about helping her with charity work. I think he was smart for not entertaining the idea, refusing to let her suck up his limited free time. Today you never can be too sure about a stranger's intentions. One minute these loonies can be persuading a person to give money to charities, the next they can lead their prey off to a secluded area, tie them up in the trunk of a car and kidnap them.
I don't know when stalkers started targeting senior citizens, but even in this case someone like Bob Uecker can be vulnerable, unable to defend himself given the right criminal tactics and tricks. Where do these psychotic fans get off by chasing after old sports broadcasters? If they get frills from stalking such public figures then Hugh Hefner must have it real bad. Besides with all the tension and anxiety from repeat occurrences you know there is a good chance of someone Uecker's age having a heart attack (He could also be enjoying a delicious hot dog at the ballpark and then boom)! Such a health problem can occur when a stalker continues to come out of freaking nowhere and stand right behind you, smiling like a mental patient.
The civil case filed back in June could put this woman behind bars for 3 years if convicted. A man that's a member of the Radio Hall of Fame and won the Ford Frick award in 2003 shouldn't have to put up with this shit! He's a respected and loyal figure in the sports community that deserves to be admired from a distance and not smothered all the time by deranged fans. With the case pending maybe this woman will learn to 'get a life' and stop scaring off older men.
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