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?
BOB UECKERBaseball 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.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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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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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.
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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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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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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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Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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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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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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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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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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I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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