On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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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Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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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 spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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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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The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
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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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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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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 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 set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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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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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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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.
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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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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 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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I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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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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 was acting when I was playing baseball.
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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 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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Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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