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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.

Bob Uecker

You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team.
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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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Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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Baseball Catcher First Glove Mitts More Today
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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Ask Bat Hit Last Lot People Time
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 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.
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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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Day Enjoy Fan Game Hope Listen Much Park
Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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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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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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Baseball Bullpen Game Just Lost Old People Thing Throw Time Timer
Let’s face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can’t resist.
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Close Explain Face Happy Make Need Resist Suffer Umpiring
Career highlights? I had two – I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.
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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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Baseball Boy Capable Kind Mine Play Treatment
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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Bring Came Grand Manager Out People Slam Suitcase
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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Bad Day Ever Go Like Lose Once Park Think
I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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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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