Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
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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Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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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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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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Before broadcasting for 50-some years, I did TV, played 10 years in the big leagues, won a world championship – and played a big part in that, too, letting the Cardinals inject me with hepatitis. Takes a big man to do that.
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Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.
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I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel’s suitcase.
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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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The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
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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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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.
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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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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 had a great shoe contract and glove contract with a company who paid me a lot of money never to be seen using their stuff.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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