I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
BOB UECKERWhere would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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We were on for six years. We were in syndication for a while. It had its run. I still see the people from ‘Mr. Belvedere,’ too. We stay in touch.
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I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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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 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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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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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 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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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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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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I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn’t appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.
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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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Not bragging by any means, but I could have done a lot of other stuff as far as working in films go and working in television…
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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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