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Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.

Bob Uecker

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
Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
BOB UECKER

Baseball Where Without
I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn’t appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.
BOB UECKER

Appeal Back Facial Grew Hair Just Like Me Through
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
I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
BOB UECKER

Anything Career Ignorant Laugh Stand Stuff Weird
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?
BOB UECKER

Captain Clubhouse Explain Middle Raed Sportswriter Story Sure Women Word
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
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
Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
BOB UECKER

Cookout Depend Eight Model Ten Time Use Weight
Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.
BOB UECKER

Behind Brother Country Home Other People Pitch Plate Sit
Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
BOB UECKER

Baseball Catcher First Glove Mitts More Today
I was acting when I was playing baseball.
BOB UECKER

Act Baseball Play
I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
BOB UECKER

Day Folk More Saw Weekend Whole
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.
BOB UECKER

Accomplish Around Big Deal Easy Guy Hard League Long Stay Think
If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
BOB UECKER

Every Forward Guy Hit Hundred Look Three Year
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.
BOB UECKER

People See Six Stay Still Syndication Touch Year

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