People have asked me a lot of times, because I didn’t hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me.
BOB UECKERI saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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.
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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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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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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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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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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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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 had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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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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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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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 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 spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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