How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
BOB UECKERHow do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
BOB UECKERI just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn’t appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.
BOB UECKERYou know, I was once named Minor League Player of the Year… unfortunately, I had been in the majors for two years at the time.
BOB UECKEROn TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
BOB UECKERI 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.
BOB UECKERI 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 UECKERYou throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team.
BOB UECKERIf a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
BOB UECKERI did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
BOB UECKERI hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel’s suitcase.
BOB UECKERI 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 UECKERI 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.
BOB UECKERI saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
BOB UECKERSure, 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?
BOB UECKERHey, 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.
BOB UECKERBaseball 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.
BOB UECKER