Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
BOB UECKEROn TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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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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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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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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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After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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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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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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The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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 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.
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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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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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I think my top salary was maybe in 1966. I made $17,000 and 11 of that came from selling other players’ equipment.
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He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud.
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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 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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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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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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I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
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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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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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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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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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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 make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it’s never at the expense of the other guy.
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