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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

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.
BOB UECKER

Baseball Bullpen Game Just Lost Old People Thing Throw Time Timer
In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
BOB UECKER

Big Layer Minor Name Season Second Year
I make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it’s never at the expense of the other guy.
BOB UECKER

Expense Find Fun Guy Humor Other Situation Thing Try
Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
BOB UECKER

Company Endorse Good Product Sport
When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
BOB UECKER

Back Base Coach Look Me Third
Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
BOB UECKER

Baseball Where Without
I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
BOB UECKER

Anything Career Ignorant Laugh Stand Stuff Weird
If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
BOB UECKER

Every Forward Guy Hit Hundred Look Three Year
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

Ballplayer Biggest Bobby Championship Game Happen League Take Thrill
I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn’t appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.
BOB UECKER

Appeal Back Facial Grew Hair Just Like Me Through
I used to soak my mitts in a bucket of water for about two days. Then I’d put a couple of baseballs in the pocket and wrap it up with a rubber band.
BOB UECKER

Band Baseball Bucket Couple Day Mitts Rub Soak Two Use Water Wrap
I think my top salary was maybe in 1966. I made $17,000 and 11 of that came from selling other players’ equipment.
BOB UECKER

Ca Equipment Made Maybe Me Player Salary Sell Think Top
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.
BOB UECKER

Bring Came Grand Manager Out People Slam Suitcase
People have asked me a lot of times, because I didn’t hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me.
BOB UECKER

Ask Bat Hit Last Lot People Time
Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
BOB UECKER

Baseball Boy Capable Kind Mine Play Treatment
When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the ninth, I looked in the other team’s dugout and they were already in street clothes.
BOB UECKER

Already Came Cloth Dugout Look Men Ninth Street Team

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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