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 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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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 had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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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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I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
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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.
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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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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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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 spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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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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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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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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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.
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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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