I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
BOB UECKEROn TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
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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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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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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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I didn’t get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a Bob Uecker Day Off for me once in Philly.
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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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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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Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
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Hey, I think it’s easy for guys to hit .300 and stay in the big leagues. Hit .200 and try to stick around as long as I did; I think it’s a much greater accomplishment. That’s hard.
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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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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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The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
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