I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
BOB UECKERI 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.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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Not bragging by any means, but I could have done a lot of other stuff as far as working in films go and working in television…
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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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Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
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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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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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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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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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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 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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The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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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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Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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