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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

We were on for six years. We were in syndication for a while. It had its run. I still see the people from ‘Mr. Belvedere,’ too. We stay in touch.
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Not bragging by any means, but I could have done a lot of other stuff as far as working in films go and working in television…
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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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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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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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Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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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 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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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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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 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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Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.
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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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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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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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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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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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