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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

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Bob Uecker
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: January 26
Actor
Baseball Player
Film Actor
Sports Commentator
Television Actor
Milwaukee City
Wisconsin
Robert George Bob Uecker
Robert George Uecker
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