Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
BOB UECKERWhere would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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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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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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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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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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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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