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Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.

Bob Uecker

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
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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Ballplayer Biggest Bobby Championship Game Happen League Take Thrill
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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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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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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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 saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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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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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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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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People have asked me a lot of times, because I didn’t hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me.
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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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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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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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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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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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