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 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.
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He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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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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Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball.
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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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You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team.
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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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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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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 don’t like losing. But I don’t think I ever go to the park where I have a bad day. I don’t think once.
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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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I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.
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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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I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.
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