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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?

Bob Uecker

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 UECKER

Ability Able Anybody Big Feat Great League Out People Trick Way
Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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Baseball Where Without
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 had a great shoe contract and glove contract with a company who paid me a lot of money never to be seen using their stuff.
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I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
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Baseball Came Career Knew Out Picture
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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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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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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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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I used to soak my mitts in a bucket of water for about two days. Then I’d put a couple of baseballs in the pocket and wrap it up with a rubber band.
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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 did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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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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Baseball Catcher First Glove Mitts More Today
I didn’t get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a Bob Uecker Day Off for me once in Philly.
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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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