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 UECKERI hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel’s suitcase.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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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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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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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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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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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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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The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
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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 did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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I think I set a terrific example of ‘Don’t do this’ and ‘Don’t do that.’ And that’s one of the things that I’m most proud of.
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I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel’s suitcase.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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People have asked me a lot of times, because I didn’t hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me.
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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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