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 UECKERI was acting when I was playing baseball.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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 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.
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After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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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 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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I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn’t appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.
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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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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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You know, I was once named Minor League Player of the Year… unfortunately, I had been in the majors for two years at the time.
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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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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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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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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 chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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