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 UECKERWe 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.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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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 saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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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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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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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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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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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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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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I make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it’s never at the expense of the other guy.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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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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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