I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
BOB UECKERI just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn’t appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.
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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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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Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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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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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 did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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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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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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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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You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team.
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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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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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I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn’t have that kinda money to put out.
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