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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.

Bob Uecker

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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Ability Able Anybody Big Feat Great League Out People Trick Way
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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Career Highlight Intention Met People Rundown Two
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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People See Six Stay Still Syndication Touch Year
On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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Create Got People Radio See Television
In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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Big Layer Minor Name Season Second Year
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.
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Already Came Cloth Dugout Look Men Ninth Street Team
Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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Baseball Catcher First Glove Mitts More Today
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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Appeal Back Facial Grew Hair Just Like Me Through
I used to soak my mitts in a bucket of water for about two days. Then I’d put a couple of baseballs in the pocket and wrap it up with a rubber band.
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Band Baseball Bucket Couple Day Mitts Rub Soak Two Use Water Wrap
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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Close Explain Face Happy Make Need Resist Suffer Umpiring
I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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Anything Career Ignorant Laugh Stand Stuff Weird
I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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Best Grade Life Spent Tenth Three Year
Before broadcasting for 50-some years, I did TV, played 10 years in the big leagues, won a world championship – and played a big part in that, too, letting the Cardinals inject me with hepatitis. Takes a big man to do that.
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Big Broadcast Championship Do Hepatitis League Man Play World
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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Been Harm Know League Major Minor Once Player Time Two Unfortunately Year
Hey, I think it’s easy for guys to hit .300 and stay in the big leagues. Hit .200 and try to stick around as long as I did; I think it’s a much greater accomplishment. That’s hard.
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Accomplish Around Big Deal Easy Guy Hard League Long Stay Think
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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Day Enjoy Fan Game Hope Listen Much Park

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 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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