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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.

Bob Uecker

In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
BOB UECKER

Big Layer Minor Name Season Second Year
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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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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I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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Act Baseball Play
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
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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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.
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I think my top salary was maybe in 1966. I made $17,000 and 11 of that came from selling other players’ equipment.
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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.
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Ballplayer Biggest Bobby Championship Game Happen League Take Thrill
Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
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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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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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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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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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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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