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.
BOB UECKERI set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
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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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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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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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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 knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
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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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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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Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
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I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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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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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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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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