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 UECKERThe way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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 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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I don’t like losing. But I don’t think I ever go to the park where I have a bad day. I don’t think once.
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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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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the ninth, I looked in the other team’s dugout and they were already in street clothes.
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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.
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Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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Let’s face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can’t resist.
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