I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
BOB UECKERI 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.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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Sure, women sportswriters look when they’re in the clubhouse. Read their stories. How else do you explain a capital letter in the middle of a word?
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I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn’t appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.
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Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter.
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You know, I was once named Minor League Player of the Year… unfortunately, I had been in the majors for two years at the time.
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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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You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team.
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After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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