I didn’t get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a Bob Uecker Day Off for me once in Philly.
BOB UECKERI knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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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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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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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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up.
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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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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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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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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 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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I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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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 knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
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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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Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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