The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
BOB UECKERHow do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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I used to soak my mitts in a bucket of water for about two days. Then I’d put a couple of baseballs in the pocket and wrap it up with a rubber band.
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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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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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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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After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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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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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.
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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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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 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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