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- How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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How 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 spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the ninth, I looked in the other team’s dugout and they were already in street clothes.
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Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.
BOB UECKERPhil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.
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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.
BOB UECKERI 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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People have asked me a lot of times, because I didn’t hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me.
BOB UECKERPeople 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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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
BOB UECKERWhere would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
BOB UECKERHow do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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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 had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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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 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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After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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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 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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