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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.

Bob Uecker

After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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Anything Baseball Else Get Go Service Want
I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
BOB UECKER

Day Folk More Saw Weekend Whole
Let’s face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can’t resist.
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Close Explain Face Happy Make Need Resist Suffer Umpiring
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.
BOB UECKER

Band Baseball Bucket Couple Day Mitts Rub Soak Two Use Water Wrap
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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Big Broadcast Championship Do Hepatitis League Man Play World
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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Bad Day Ever Go Like Lose Once Park Think
I think I set a terrific example of ‘Don’t do this’ and ‘Don’t do that.’ And that’s one of the things that I’m most proud of.
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Example Most One Proud Terrific Thing Think
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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Been Harm Know League Major Minor Once Player Time Two Unfortunately Year
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?
BOB UECKER

Captain Clubhouse Explain Middle Raed Sportswriter Story Sure Women Word
Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
BOB UECKER

Baseball Catcher First Glove Mitts More Today
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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Ash Ask Box Country Dozen Fiame People Person Play Realize Sent Suggest Treat
I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
BOB UECKER

Baseball Chance Do Really Stuff
If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
BOB UECKER

Every Forward Guy Hit Hundred Look Three Year
How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
BOB UECKER

Catch Kruckleball Pick Roll Stop Up
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.
BOB UECKER

Bonus Kinda Modest Money Old Out People Sign
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 UECKER

Accomplish Around Big Deal Easy Guy Hard League Long Stay Think
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.
BOB UECKER

Baseball Bullpen Game Just Lost Old People Thing Throw Time Timer
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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Expense Find Fun Guy Humor Other Situation Thing Try
I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
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Baseball Came Career Knew Out Picture
Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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Cookout Depend Eight Model Ten Time Use Weight
I hope the fans have enjoyed listening as much as I’ve enjoyed doing the games. I don’t ever go to the park where I don’t have a good day.
BOB UECKER

Day Enjoy Fan Game Hope Listen Much Park
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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Ask Bat Hit Last Lot People Time
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.
BOB UECKER

Always Around Rbi September Something Stay Sure Try Writer
On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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Create Got People Radio See Television
Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
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Baseball Boy Capable Kind Mine Play Treatment
You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team.
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Bat Cheer Picher Practice Stay Team Warm Whatever
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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Ballplayer Biggest Bobby Championship Game Happen League Take Thrill

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