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Bob Uecker
Bob Uecker
American Athlete
Born: Jan 26, 1935
Baseball Me People Think Year You
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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. 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. Bob Uecker
Me You Game Son Car Made Three Parents Lost Our Out Something Struck Thrill Throwing He Takes Drove League Gosh Proud Were His Ballplayer Off Error Times After Happened Biggest Little Biggest Thrill Swearing Us Bobby Really Little League Your Things Championship
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. Bob Uecker
Try Long Big Think Hey Easy Stay Guys Leagues Greater Stick Around Accomplishment Big Leagues Hit Did Much Hard
Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate. I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend. Bob Uecker
Day Home Parents Other Saw Folks Atlanta Brother More Weekend Were His Than Did Sitting Behind Pitching Against Home Plate Whole Plate Each Right Phil
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. Bob Uecker
Suitcase Out He Him Came His Off Hit Get Manager Grand Ron Grand Slam Slam Bringing
I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade. Bob Uecker
Life Best Three My Life Spent Years Grade
I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don't even get printed. Bob Uecker
Hope Will Records Fact Never Printed Get In Fact Them Even Set
Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat. Bob Uecker
People Big Year Think Way Out Trick Ability Able Feat Leagues Greater Big Leagues Did Anybody Much Play
Sure, women sportswriters look when they're in the clubhouse. Read their stories. How else do you explain a capital letter in the middle of a word? Bob Uecker
You Women Word Else Look Read Sure Sportswriter How Middle Stories Clubhouse Explain Capital Letter
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. Bob Uecker
Me Flame Bats Had Box Got Been Louisville Send While Ashes Sent Realized Asked Dozen Playing Treated
I 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. Today you don't have to do that, because catchers' mitts are more like first baseman's gloves. Bob Uecker
Today You Water First Band Wrap About Pocket More Bucket Put Days Like Couple Because Gloves Up Soak Then Used Baseman Two Rubber
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. Bob Uecker
Great Me Money Seen Never Had Stuff Glove Lot Contract Shoe Paid Who Using Company
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. Bob Uecker
Me People Old Lost Sit Throw Like Go Bullpen Lot Times Just Forgotten Games Baseball Thing Things
I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture. Bob Uecker
Picture Out Knew Over Came Baseball Card Career
Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products. Bob Uecker
Me Pay Goods Endorse Products Companies
When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me. Bob Uecker
Me Back He Looked His Turned Coach Base Third
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. Bob Uecker
Time You Year Once Minor Minor League Had League Named Know Majors Been Years Unfortunately Player Two
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... I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do. Bob Uecker
Films Other Television Could Had Stuff Like Go Bragging Lot Any Done As Far As Far Really Working Means Baseball Chances
I was acting when I was playing baseball. Bob Uecker
Acting Baseball Playing
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 Uecker
Try Humor Other Find Guy Never Make Situations Expense Fun Things
People have asked me a lot of times, because I didn't hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me. Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time - I would say eight to 10 cookouts. Bob Uecker
Time Me People Long Bats Say Would Weight Because How Lot Times Hit Model Depending Eight Asked Using Dozen Last

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