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He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud.

Bob Uecker

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
You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team.
BOB UECKER

Bat Cheer Picher Practice Stay Team Warm Whatever
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
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
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.
BOB UECKER

People See Six Stay Still Syndication Touch Year
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 had a great shoe contract and glove contract with a company who paid me a lot of money never to be seen using their stuff.
BOB UECKER

Company Contract Glove Great Lot Money Paid Shoe Stuff Use
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?
BOB UECKER

Captain Clubhouse Explain Middle Raed Sportswriter Story Sure Women Word
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.
BOB UECKER

Ability Able Anybody Big Feat Great League Out People Trick Way
Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
BOB UECKER

Cookout Depend Eight Model Ten Time Use Weight
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.
BOB UECKER

Always Around Rbi September Something Stay Sure Try Writer
I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
BOB UECKER

Baseball Came Career Knew Out Picture
I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
BOB UECKER

Anything Career Ignorant Laugh Stand Stuff Weird
Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
BOB UECKER

Baseball Catcher First Glove Mitts More Today
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.
BOB UECKER

Example Most One Proud Terrific Thing Think
Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
BOB UECKER

Company Endorse Good Product Sport

He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud.

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He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud.

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