I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
BOB UECKERI make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it’s never at the expense of the other guy.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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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After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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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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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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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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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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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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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 saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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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 was acting when I was playing baseball.
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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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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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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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