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. ↗

— Bob Uecker

#able #anybody #big #big leagues #did

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. ↗

— Bob Uecker

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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. ↗

— Bob Uecker

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

— Bob Uecker

#anything #baseball #else #getting #going

Career highlights? I had two - I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets. ↗

— Bob Uecker

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How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up. ↗

— Bob Uecker

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

— Bob Uecker

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I didn't get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a Bob Uecker Day Off for me once in Philly. ↗

— Bob Uecker

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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

#asked #bats #been #box #dozen

The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up. ↗

— Bob Uecker

#pick #rolling #stops #then #until