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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.

Bob Uecker

In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
BOB UECKER

Big Layer Minor Name Season Second Year
Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.
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Behind Brother Country Home Other People Pitch Plate Sit
The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
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Catch Knuckleball Pick Roll Stop Until Up Way
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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Ca Equipment Made Maybe Me Player Salary Sell Think Top
Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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Baseball Where Without
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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Expense Find Fun Guy Humor Other Situation Thing Try
I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel’s suitcase.
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Bring Came Grand Manager Out People Slam Suitcase
When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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Back Base Coach Look Me Third
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 spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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Best Grade Life Spent Tenth Three Year
Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
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Baseball Boy Capable Kind Mine Play Treatment
How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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Catch Kruckleball Pick Roll Stop Up
Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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Cookout Depend Eight Model Ten Time Use Weight
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 saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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Day Folk More Saw Weekend Whole
I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
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Equaled Fact Get never Print Record Set

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