If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
BOB UECKERPeople have asked me a lot of times, because I didn’t hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me.
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People have asked me a lot of times, because I didn’t hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me.
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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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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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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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 had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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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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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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Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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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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I hope the fans have enjoyed listening as much as I’ve enjoyed doing the games. I don’t ever go to the park where I don’t have a good day.
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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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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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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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