How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
BOB UECKERI used to soak my mitts in a bucket of water for about two days. Then I’d put a couple of baseballs in the pocket and wrap it up with a rubber band.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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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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 knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
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I used to soak my mitts in a bucket of water for about two days. Then I’d put a couple of baseballs in the pocket and wrap it up with a rubber band.
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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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Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
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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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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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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.
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I make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it’s never at the expense of the other guy.
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I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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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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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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