Petition Calls for FOX to Replace Joe Buck With Bob Uecker in World Series Broadcast Booth

WISCONSIN -- "Juuuuuuuuuuust a bit outside!"

Cleveland Indians fans love Bob Uecker for his portrayal of unhinged radio broadcaster "Harry Doyle" in the 1989 movie "Major League."

Chicago Cubs fans, ahem, kind of love him - despite singing "Root, root root for the Brewers ... You'll do the same for the Cubs," as a guest performer of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" at Wrigley Field.

Now an online petition at Change.org wants to subject both Cubs and Indians fans to "Mr. Baseball," calling for FOX Sports to replace announcer Joe Buck with Bob Uecker in the broadcast booth during the 2016 world series.

The petition calls Uecker a "national treasure." As of Monday, Oct. 24, the petition has already 17,375 supporters.

You can see, or even sign the petition here.

Here is a photo of this "national treasure" during his playing days. Here's Uecker during the 1964 World Series. He never played in that series, but an indelible image of him shagging fly balls in the outfield using a tuba lives on.

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