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 UECKERI did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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 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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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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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.
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I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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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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Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing 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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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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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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I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
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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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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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