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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?

Bob Uecker

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
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 UECKER

Captain Clubhouse Explain Middle Raed Sportswriter Story Sure Women Word
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
I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
BOB UECKER

Baseball Chance Do Really Stuff
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
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
On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
BOB UECKER

Create Got People Radio See Television
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
Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
BOB UECKER

Baseball Catcher First Glove Mitts More Today
I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
BOB UECKER

Into Last Stump Winter
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.
BOB UECKER

Close Explain Face Happy Make Need Resist Suffer Umpiring
I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
BOB UECKER

Best Grade Life Spent Tenth Three Year
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

Bonus Kinda Modest Money Old Out People Sign
I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
BOB UECKER

Day Folk More Saw Weekend Whole
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…
BOB UECKER

Brag Done Film Lot Mean Stuff Television Work
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

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