Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
BOB UECKERThe 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.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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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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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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I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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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 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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Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat.
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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 had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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Hey, 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.
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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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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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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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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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