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 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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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.
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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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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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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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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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Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
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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 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.
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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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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Sure, women sportswriters look when they’re in the clubhouse. Read their stories. How else do you explain a capital letter in the middle of a word?
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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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