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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
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Bob Uecker
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: January 26
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Baseball Player
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Sports Commentator
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Milwaukee City
Wisconsin
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Robert George Uecker
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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.
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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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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.
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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 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.
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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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The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
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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.
Bob Uecker
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
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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When I played baseball I got death threats all the time--from my mother.
Bob Uecker
On TV the people can see it. On radio you've got to create it.
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