On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
BOB UECKERHe 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.
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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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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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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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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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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Not bragging by any means, but I could have done a lot of other stuff as far as working in films go and working in television…
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I 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.
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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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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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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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Hey, I think it’s easy for guys to hit .300 and stay in the big leagues. Hit .200 and try to stick around as long as I did; I think it’s a much greater accomplishment. That’s hard.
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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 set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
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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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