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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

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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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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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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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 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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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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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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I think my top salary was maybe in 1966. I made $17,000 and 11 of that came from selling other players’ equipment.
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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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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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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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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 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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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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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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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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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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