Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat.
BOB UECKERHey, I think it’s easy for guys to hit .300 and stay in the big leagues. Hit .200 and try to stick around as long as I did; I think it’s a much greater accomplishment. That’s hard.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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Not bragging by any means, but I could have done a lot of other stuff as far as working in films go and working in television…
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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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Let’s face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can’t resist.
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I hope the fans have enjoyed listening as much as I’ve enjoyed doing the games. I don’t ever go to the park where I don’t have a good day.
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I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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I think my top salary was maybe in 1966. I made $17,000 and 11 of that came from selling other players’ equipment.
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I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn’t have that kinda money to put out.
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I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
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I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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People have asked me a lot of times, because I didn’t hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me.
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I don’t like losing. But I don’t think I ever go to the park where I have a bad day. I don’t think once.
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I had been playing for a while, and I asked Louisville Slugger to send me a dozen flame treated bats. But when I got it, I realized they had sent me a box of ashes.
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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
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