After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
BOB UECKERI make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it’s never at the expense of the other guy.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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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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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I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter.
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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 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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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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I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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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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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat.
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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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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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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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