Hey, I think it’s easy for guys to hit .300 and stay in the big leagues. Hit .200 and try to stick around as long as I did; I think it’s a much greater accomplishment. That’s hard.
BOB UECKERIf a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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.
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I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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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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I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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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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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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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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The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
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I was acting when I was 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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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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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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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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We were on for six years. We were in syndication for a while. It had its run. I still see the people from ‘Mr. Belvedere,’ too. We stay in touch.
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