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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.

Bob Uecker

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

Day Folk More Saw Weekend Whole
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 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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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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Ash Ask Box Country Dozen Fiame People Person Play Realize Sent Suggest Treat
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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Brag Done Film Lot Mean Stuff Television Work
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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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 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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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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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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Into Last Stump Winter
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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Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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Baseball Catcher First Glove Mitts More Today
Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
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Baseball Boy Capable Kind Mine Play Treatment
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 Highlight Intention Met People Rundown Two
Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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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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