I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
BOB UECKERHow do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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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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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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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Career highlights? I had two – I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.
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He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud.
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The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game.
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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 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 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 make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it’s never at the expense of the other guy.
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Baseball hasn’t forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven’t lost a thing. I sit in the bullpen and let people throw things at me. Just like old times.
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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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When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the ninth, I looked in the other team’s dugout and they were already in street clothes.
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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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