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 UECKERYou know, I was once named Minor League Player of the Year… unfortunately, I had been in the majors for two years at the time.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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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Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.
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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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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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Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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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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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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 signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn’t have that kinda money to put out.
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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.
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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
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