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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

Let’s face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can’t resist.
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Close Explain Face Happy Make Need Resist Suffer Umpiring
The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
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Catch Knuckleball Pick Roll Stop Until Up Way
If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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Every Forward Guy Hit Hundred Look Three Year
Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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Cookout Depend Eight Model Ten Time Use Weight
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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Ask Bat Hit Last Lot People Time
Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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Baseball Catcher First Glove Mitts More Today
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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Ballplayer Biggest Bobby Championship Game Happen League Take Thrill
After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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Anything Baseball Else Get Go Service Want
When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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Back Base Coach Look Me Third
I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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Day Folk More Saw Weekend Whole
Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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Company Endorse Good Product Sport
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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Been Harm Know League Major Minor Once Player Time Two Unfortunately Year
On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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Create Got People Radio See Television
Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat.
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Ability Able Anybody Big Feat Great League Out People Trick Way
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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Captain Clubhouse Explain Middle Raed Sportswriter Story Sure Women Word
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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Bring Came Grand Manager Out People Slam Suitcase

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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