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 UECKERToday you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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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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 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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I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
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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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Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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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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The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
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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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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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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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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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