I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
BOB UECKERWhen 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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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 set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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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 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 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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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat.
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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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Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
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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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Career highlights? I had two – I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.
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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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The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
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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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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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I had been playing for a while, and I asked Louisville Slugger to send me a dozen flame treated bats. But when I got it, I realized they had sent me a box of ashes.
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After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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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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I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn’t appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.
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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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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 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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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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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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