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.
BOB UECKERI 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.
More Bob Uecker Quotes
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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 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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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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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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Today you don’t have to do that, because catchers’ mitts are more like first baseman’s gloves.
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I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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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 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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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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I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn’t appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.
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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?
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The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?
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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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