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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
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Bob Uecker
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: January 26
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Milwaukee City
Wisconsin
Robert George Bob Uecker
Robert George Uecker
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I led the league in go get 'em next time.
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I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
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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.
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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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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?
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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.
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On TV the people can see it. On radio you've got to create it.
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I remember one time I'm batting against the Dodgers in Milwaukee. They lead, 2 - 1, it's the bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, two out and the pitcher has a full count on me. I look over to the Dodger dugout and they're all in street clothes.
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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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I had slumps that lasted into the winter.
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My kids used to do things to aggravate me, too. I'd take them to a game, and they'd want to come home with a different player.
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