Bob Uecker Quotes - Page 2

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• I had slumps that lasted into the winter.

  Bob Uecker

  Sports, Winter, Slumps

  Bill Schroeder, Drew Olson, Craig Counsell, Bob Uecker (2016). “If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers: Stories from the Milwaukee Brewers Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box”, p.46, Triumph Books

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• I had a .200 lifetime batting average in the major leagues, which tied me with another sports great averaging 200 or better for a ten-year period: Don Carter, one of our top bowlers.

  Bob Uecker

  Sports, Average, Years

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• Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball, 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.

  Bob Uecker

  Baseball, Kids, Thinking

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• 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

  Eight, Long, People

  Bill Schroeder, Drew Olson, Craig Counsell, Bob Uecker (2016). “If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers: Stories from the Milwaukee Brewers Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box”, p.51, Triumph Books

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• Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.

  Bob Uecker

  Sports, Baseball, Pay

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• I would order a dozen bats and there were times they'd come back with handles at each end.

  Bob Uecker

  Order, Bats, Dozen

  Bill Schroeder, Drew Olson, Craig Counsell, Bob Uecker (2016). “If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers: Stories from the Milwaukee Brewers Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box”, p.51, Triumph Books

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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.

  Bob Uecker

  Flames, Dozen, Bats

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• On TV the people can see it. On radio you've got to create it.

  Bob Uecker

  People, Radio, Tvs

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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.

  Bob Uecker

  Suitcases, Slam, Managers

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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.

  Bob Uecker

  Sports, Games, Tyrants

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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... I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.

  Bob Uecker

  Baseball, Mean, Stuff

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• They have Easter egg hunts in Philadelphia, and if the kids don't find the eggs, they get booed.

  Bob Uecker

  God, Easter, Kids

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• Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?

  Bob Uecker

  Baseball

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• 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

  Brother, Home, Weekend

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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.

  Bob Uecker

  Fun, Guy, Trying

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• Anyone with talent can play in the Major Leagues; for someone like me to stay around as long as I did, I think that's a much greater acheivement.

  Bob Uecker

  Thinking, Play, Long

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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.

  Bob Uecker

  Sports, Men, Years

  Interview with David Brown, sports.yahoo.com. May 15, 2008.

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• 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

  Sports, Women, Looks

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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.

  Bob Uecker

  Running, Years, People

  "Answer Man: Bob Uecker talks Mr. Belvedere, Miller Lite ads". Interview with David Brown, sports.yahoo.com. May 15, 2008.

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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.

  Bob Uecker

  Sports, Hair, Grew

  Interview with David Brown, sports.yahoo.com. May 15, 2008.

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• After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.

  Bob Uecker

  Baseball, Wanted

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• 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

  Baseball, Couple, Two

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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.

  Bob Uecker

  Cheer, Team, Practice

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• I was acting when I was playing baseball.

  Bob Uecker

  Baseball, Acting, Playing Baseball

  "Answer Man: Bob Uecker talks Mr. Belvedere, Miller Lite ads". Interview with David Brown, sports.yahoo.com. May 15, 2008.

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• I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career - anything for a laugh.

  Bob Uecker

  Careers, Laughing, Ignorant

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