People have asked me a lot of times, because I didn’t hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me.
BOB UECKERCareer highlights? I had two – I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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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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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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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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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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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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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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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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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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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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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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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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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