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.
BOB UECKERAnybody 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.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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We were on for six years. We were in syndication for a while. It had its run. I still see the people from ‘Mr. Belvedere,’ too. We stay in touch.
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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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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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Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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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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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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I had been playing for a while, and I asked Louisville Slugger to send me a dozen flame treated bats. But when I got it, I realized they had sent me a box of ashes.
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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn’t appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.
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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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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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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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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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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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