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I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn’t have that kinda money to put out.

Bob Uecker

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.
BOB UECKER

Company Contract Glove Great Lot Money Paid Shoe Stuff Use
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.
BOB UECKER

Day Enjoy Fan Game Hope Listen Much Park
I was acting when I was playing baseball.
BOB UECKER

Act Baseball Play
I think I set a terrific example of ‘Don’t do this’ and ‘Don’t do that.’ And that’s one of the things that I’m most proud of.
BOB UECKER

Example Most One Proud Terrific Thing Think
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.
BOB UECKER

Bad Day Ever Go Like Lose Once Park Think
People have asked me a lot of times, because I didn’t hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me.
BOB UECKER

Ask Bat Hit Last Lot People Time
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.
BOB UECKER

Already Came Cloth Dugout Look Men Ninth Street Team
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.
BOB UECKER

Always Around Rbi September Something Stay Sure Try Writer
Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
BOB UECKER

Company Endorse Good Product Sport
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.
BOB UECKER

Ballplayer Biggest Bobby Championship Game Happen League Take Thrill
Baseball hasn’t forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven’t lost a thing. I sit in the bullpen and let people throw things at me. Just like old times.
BOB UECKER

Baseball Bullpen Game Just Lost Old People Thing Throw Time Timer
I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
BOB UECKER

Baseball Came Career Knew Out Picture
The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
BOB UECKER

Catch Knuckleball Pick Roll Stop Until Up Way
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.
BOB UECKER

Ash Ask Box Country Dozen Fiame People Person Play Realize Sent Suggest Treat
Career highlights? I had two – I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.
BOB UECKER

Career Highlight Intention Met People Rundown Two
Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
BOB UECKER

Cookout Depend Eight Model Ten Time Use Weight

I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn’t have that kinda money to put out.

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