On TV the people can see it. On radio you’ve got to create it.
BOB UECKERThe way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.
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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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After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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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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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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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 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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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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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 was acting when I was playing baseball.
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I had a great shoe contract and glove contract with a company who paid me a lot of money never to be seen using their stuff.
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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 think my top salary was maybe in 1966. I made $17,000 and 11 of that came from selling other players’ equipment.
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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.
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