Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
BOB UECKEROn TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn’t have that kinda money to put out.
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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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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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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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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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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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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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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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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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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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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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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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