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 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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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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I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.
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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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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 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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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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After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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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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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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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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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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