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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

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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Baseball Bullpen Game Just Lost Old People Thing Throw Time Timer
I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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Baseball Chance Do Really Stuff
In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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Big Layer Minor Name Season Second Year
Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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Cookout Depend Eight Model Ten Time Use Weight
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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Captain Clubhouse Explain Middle Raed Sportswriter Story Sure Women Word
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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Close Explain Face Happy Make Need Resist Suffer Umpiring
Before broadcasting for 50-some years, I did TV, played 10 years in the big leagues, won a world championship – and played a big part in that, too, letting the Cardinals inject me with hepatitis. Takes a big man to do that.
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I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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Act Baseball Play
On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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Create Got People Radio See Television
I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
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Baseball Came Career Knew Out Picture
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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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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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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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
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 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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