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He 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.

Bob Uecker

I make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it’s never at the expense of the other guy.
BOB UECKER

Expense Find Fun Guy Humor Other Situation Thing Try
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.
BOB UECKER

Award Country Get Lot Once People Player
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…
BOB UECKER

Brag Done Film Lot Mean Stuff Television Work
Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
BOB UECKER

Company Endorse Good Product Sport
I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
BOB UECKER

Equaled Fact Get never Print Record Set
Baseball hasn’t forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven’t lost a thing. I sit in the bullpen and let people throw things at me. Just like old times.
BOB UECKER

Baseball Bullpen Game Just Lost Old People Thing Throw Time Timer
On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
BOB UECKER

Create Got People Radio See Television
Career highlights? I had two – I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.
BOB UECKER

Career Highlight Intention Met People Rundown Two
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.
BOB UECKER

Band Baseball Bucket Couple Day Mitts Rub Soak Two Use Water Wrap
I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
BOB UECKER

Day Folk More Saw Weekend Whole
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.
BOB UECKER

Always Around Rbi September Something Stay Sure Try Writer
I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
BOB UECKER

Into Last Stump Winter
Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
BOB UECKER

Baseball Boy Capable Kind Mine Play Treatment
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.
BOB UECKER

Been Harm Know League Major Minor Once Player Time Two Unfortunately Year
He 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.
BOB UECKER

Car Error Gosh Made Parent Proud Really Show Something Struck Think
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.
BOB UECKER

Big Broadcast Championship Do Hepatitis League Man Play World

He 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.

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He 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.

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