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.
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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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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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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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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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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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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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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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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Let’s face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can’t resist.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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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Career highlights? I had two – I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.
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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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I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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