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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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When I played baseball I got death threats all the time--from my mother.
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I think my top salary was maybe in 1966. I made $17,000 and 11 of that came from selling other players' equipment.
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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 knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
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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 was acting when I was playing baseball.
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I hope the fans have enjoyed listening as much as I've enjoyed doing the games. I don't ever go to the park where I don't have a good day. I don't like losing. But I don't think I ever go to the park where I have a bad day. I don't think once.
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The highlight of my baseball career came in Philadelphia's Connie Mack Stadium when I saw a fan fall out of the upper deck. When he got up and walked away, the crowd booed.
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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.
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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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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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On TV the people can see it. On radio you've got to create it.
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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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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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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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They broke it to me gently. The manager came up to me before a game and told me they didn't allow visitors in the clubhouse.
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I would order a dozen bats and there were times they'd come back with handles at each end.
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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.
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I led the league in go get 'em next time.
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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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