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Bob Uecker

In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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Big Layer Minor Name Season Second Year
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Company Endorse Good Product Sport
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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Ask Bat Hit Last Lot People Time
The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
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Catch Knuckleball Pick Roll Stop Until Up Way
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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Company Contract Glove Great Lot Money Paid Shoe Stuff Use
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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Ability Able Anybody Big Feat Great League Out People Trick Way
Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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Baseball Catcher First Glove Mitts More Today
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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Appeal Back Facial Grew Hair Just Like Me Through
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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Award Country Get Lot Once People Player
On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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Create Got People Radio See Television
If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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Every Forward Guy Hit Hundred Look Three Year
Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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Baseball Where Without
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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Already Came Cloth Dugout Look Men Ninth Street Team
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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Ballplayer Biggest Bobby Championship Game Happen League Take Thrill
How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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Catch Kruckleball Pick Roll Stop Up
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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Brag Done Film Lot Mean Stuff Television Work

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