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 UECKERI 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.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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I hope the fans have enjoyed listening as much as I’ve enjoyed doing the games. I don’t ever go to the park where I don’t have a good day.
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Not bragging by any means, but I could have done a lot of other stuff as far as working in films go and working in television…
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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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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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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 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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I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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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.
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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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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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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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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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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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I didn’t get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a Bob Uecker Day Off for me once in Philly.
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