I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
BOB UECKERDepending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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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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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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Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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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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You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team.
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I make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it’s never at the expense of the other guy.
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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 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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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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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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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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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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