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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.

Bob Uecker

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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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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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.
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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.
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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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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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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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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 was acting when I was playing baseball.
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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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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.
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I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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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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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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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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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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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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