People have asked me a lot of times, because I didn’t hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me.
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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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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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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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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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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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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Not bragging by any means, but I could have done a lot of other stuff as far as working in films go and working in television…
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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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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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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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Before broadcasting for 50-some years, I did TV, played 10 years in the big leagues, won a world championship – and played a big part in that, too, letting the Cardinals inject me with hepatitis. Takes a big man to do that.
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When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the ninth, I looked in the other team’s dugout and they were already in street clothes.
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I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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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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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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