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 UECKERPeople have asked me a lot of times, because I didn’t hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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Baseball hasn’t forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven’t lost a thing. I sit in the bullpen and let people throw things at me. Just like old times.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go 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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I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
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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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