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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.

Bob Uecker

I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn’t appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.
BOB UECKER

Appeal Back Facial Grew Hair Just Like Me Through
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.
BOB UECKER

Company Contract Glove Great Lot Money Paid Shoe Stuff Use
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.
BOB UECKER

Bonus Kinda Modest Money Old Out People Sign
Career highlights? I had two – I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.
BOB UECKER

Career Highlight Intention Met People Rundown Two
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.
BOB UECKER

Car Error Gosh Made Parent Proud Really Show Something Struck Think
I think I set a terrific example of ‘Don’t do this’ and ‘Don’t do that.’ And that’s one of the things that I’m most proud of.
BOB UECKER

Example Most One Proud Terrific Thing Think
Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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Cookout Depend Eight Model Ten Time Use Weight
I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel’s suitcase.
BOB UECKER

Bring Came Grand Manager Out People Slam Suitcase
After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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Anything Baseball Else Get Go Service Want
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
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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Ask Bat Hit Last Lot People Time
In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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Big Layer Minor Name Season Second Year
I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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Best Grade Life Spent Tenth Three Year
I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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Into Last Stump Winter
Hey, 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.
BOB UECKER

Accomplish Around Big Deal Easy Guy Hard League Long Stay Think
I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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Act Baseball Play

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