I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.
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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I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.
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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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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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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate.
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When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the ninth, I looked in the other team’s dugout and they were already in street clothes.
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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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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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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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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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Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time – I would say eight to 10 cookouts.
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We were on for six years. We were in syndication for a while. It had its run. I still see the people from ‘Mr. Belvedere,’ too. We stay in touch.
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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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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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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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