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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.

Bob Uecker

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.
BOB UECKER

Band Baseball Bucket Couple Day Mitts Rub Soak Two Use Water Wrap
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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Been Harm Know League Major Minor Once Player Time Two Unfortunately Year
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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Ask Bat Hit Last Lot People Time
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
We were on for six years. We were in syndication for a while. It had its run. I still see the people from ‘Mr. Belvedere,’ too. We stay in touch.
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People See Six Stay Still Syndication Touch Year
After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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Anything Baseball Else Get Go Service Want
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
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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Company Contract Glove Great Lot Money Paid Shoe Stuff Use
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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Ca Equipment Made Maybe Me Player Salary Sell Think Top
I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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Best Grade Life Spent Tenth Three Year
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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Day Enjoy Fan Game Hope Listen Much Park
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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Ballplayer Biggest Bobby Championship Game Happen League Take Thrill
Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.
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Behind Brother Country Home Other People Pitch Plate Sit
I was acting when I was playing baseball.
BOB UECKER

Act Baseball Play
I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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Anything Career Ignorant Laugh Stand Stuff Weird
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

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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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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