Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.
BOB UECKERI 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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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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Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
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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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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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I think I set a terrific example of ‘Don’t do this’ and ‘Don’t do that.’ And that’s one of the things that I’m most proud of.
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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 knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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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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Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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 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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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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