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.
BOB UECKERI had been playing for a while, and I asked Louisville Slugger to send me a dozen flame treated bats. But when I got it, I realized they had sent me a box of ashes.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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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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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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 spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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I didn’t get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a Bob Uecker Day Off for me once in Philly.
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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 had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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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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Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
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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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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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Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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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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