I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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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I think I set a terrific example of ‘Don’t do this’ and ‘Don’t do that.’ And that’s one of the things that I’m most proud of.
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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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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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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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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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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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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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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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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 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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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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.
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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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When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the ninth, I looked in the other team’s dugout and they were already in street clothes.
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