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After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.

Bob Uecker

I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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Best Grade Life Spent Tenth Three Year
Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.
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Behind Brother Country Home Other People Pitch Plate Sit
Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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Baseball Where Without
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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Captain Clubhouse Explain Middle Raed Sportswriter Story Sure Women Word
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
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
After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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Anything Baseball Else Get Go Service Want
Let’s face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can’t resist.
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Close Explain Face Happy Make Need Resist Suffer Umpiring
I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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Day Folk More Saw Weekend Whole
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
I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
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Baseball Came Career Knew Out Picture
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
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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Been Harm Know League Major Minor Once Player Time Two Unfortunately Year
I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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Anything Career Ignorant Laugh Stand Stuff Weird
Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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Cookout Depend Eight Model Ten Time Use Weight
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

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