I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
BOB UECKERI had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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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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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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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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I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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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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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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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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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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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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I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel’s suitcase.
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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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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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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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