I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
BOB UECKERIf a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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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Career highlights? I had two – I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.
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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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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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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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Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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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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