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.
BOB UECKERAny teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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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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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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 was acting when I was playing baseball.
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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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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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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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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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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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Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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Let’s face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can’t resist.
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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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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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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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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 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.
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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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After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
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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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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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