When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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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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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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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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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.
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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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I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.
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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.
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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 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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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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