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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

On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
BOB UECKER

Create Got People Radio See Television
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.
BOB UECKER

Big Broadcast Championship Do Hepatitis League Man Play World
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.
BOB UECKER

Ballplayer Biggest Bobby Championship Game Happen League Take Thrill
People have asked me a lot of times, because I didn’t hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me.
BOB UECKER

Ask Bat Hit Last Lot People Time
I make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it’s never at the expense of the other guy.
BOB UECKER

Expense Find Fun Guy Humor Other Situation Thing Try
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.
BOB UECKER

Always Around Rbi September Something Stay Sure Try Writer
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.
BOB UECKER

People See Six Stay Still Syndication Touch Year
When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
BOB UECKER

Back Base Coach Look Me Third
I think my top salary was maybe in 1966. I made $17,000 and 11 of that came from selling other players’ equipment.
BOB UECKER

Ca Equipment Made Maybe Me Player Salary Sell Think Top
How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
BOB UECKER

Catch Kruckleball Pick Roll Stop Up
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.
BOB UECKER

Bring Came Grand Manager Out People Slam Suitcase
I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
BOB UECKER

Anything Career Ignorant Laugh Stand Stuff Weird
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.
BOB UECKER

Ash Ask Box Country Dozen Fiame People Person Play Realize Sent Suggest Treat
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
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.
BOB UECKER

Example Most One Proud Terrific Thing Think
Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
BOB UECKER

Company Endorse Good Product Sport
I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
BOB UECKER

Into Last Stump Winter
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…
BOB UECKER

Brag Done Film Lot Mean Stuff Television Work
The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
BOB UECKER

Catch Knuckleball Pick Roll Stop Until Up Way
Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
BOB UECKER

Baseball Where Without
Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.
BOB UECKER

Behind Brother Country Home Other People Pitch Plate Sit
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.
BOB UECKER

Accomplish Around Big Deal Easy Guy Hard League Long Stay Think
I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
BOB UECKER

Equaled Fact Get never Print Record Set
I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn’t have that kinda money to put out.
BOB UECKER

Bonus Kinda Modest Money Old Out People Sign
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.
BOB UECKER

Award Country Get Lot Once People Player
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 UECKER

Already Came Cloth Dugout Look Men Ninth Street Team
I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
BOB UECKER

Best Grade Life Spent Tenth Three Year

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