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.
BOB UECKERYou throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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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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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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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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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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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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 saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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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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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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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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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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Sure, women sportswriters look when they’re in the clubhouse. Read their stories. How else do you explain a capital letter in the middle of a word?
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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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Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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