Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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 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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After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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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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Before broadcasting for 50-some years, I did TV, played 10 years in the big leagues, won a world championship – and played a big part in that, too, letting the Cardinals inject me with hepatitis. Takes a big man to do that.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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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 always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter.
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I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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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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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 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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He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud.
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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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