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.
BOB UECKERAny teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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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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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 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 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 knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
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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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Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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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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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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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 spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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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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