I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
BOB UECKERI was acting when I was playing baseball.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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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I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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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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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on 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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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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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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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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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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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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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Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
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Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.
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Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat.
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