I make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it’s never at the expense of the other guy.
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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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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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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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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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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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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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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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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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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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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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The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
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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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Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.
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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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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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