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.
BOB UECKERI just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn’t appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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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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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 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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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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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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I don’t like losing. But I don’t think I ever go to the park where I have a bad day. I don’t think once.
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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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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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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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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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After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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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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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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