Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.
BOB UECKERI hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel’s suitcase.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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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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After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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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 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 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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Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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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 make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it’s never at the expense of the other guy.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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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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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Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat.
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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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