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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

I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
BOB UECKER

Day Folk More Saw Weekend Whole
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.
BOB UECKER

Day Enjoy Fan Game Hope Listen Much Park
I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
BOB UECKER

Into Last Stump Winter
I used to soak my mitts in a bucket of water for about two days. Then I’d put a couple of baseballs in the pocket and wrap it up with a rubber band.
BOB UECKER

Band Baseball Bucket Couple Day Mitts Rub Soak Two Use Water Wrap
Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
BOB UECKER

Cookout Depend Eight Model Ten Time Use Weight
Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
BOB UECKER

Baseball Where Without
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.
BOB UECKER

Bring Came Grand Manager Out People Slam Suitcase
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.
BOB UECKER

Ballplayer Biggest Bobby Championship Game Happen League Take Thrill
Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
BOB UECKER

Baseball Catcher First Glove Mitts More Today
I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
BOB UECKER

Baseball Came Career Knew Out Picture
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.
BOB UECKER

Big Broadcast Championship Do Hepatitis League Man Play World
After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
BOB UECKER

Anything Baseball Else Get Go Service Want
How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
BOB UECKER

Catch Kruckleball Pick Roll Stop Up
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.
BOB UECKER

Ability Able Anybody Big Feat Great League Out People Trick Way
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.
BOB UECKER

Bad Day Ever Go Like Lose Once Park Think
I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
BOB UECKER

Equaled Fact Get never Print Record Set

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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