Bob Uecker Quotes

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• People don't know this, but I helped the Cardinals win the pennant. I came down with hepatitis. The trainer injected me with it!
• 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…
• They have Easter egg hunts in Philadelphia, and if the kids don't find the eggs, they get booed.
• I was acting when I was playing baseball.
• 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…
• After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
• Not bragging by any means, but I could have done a lot of other stuff as far as working in films go and working in…
• 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.
• I led the league in go get 'em next time.
• 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…
• 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 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…
• 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.
• Between me and my roommate, we've hit 400 Major League home runs.
• 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…
• 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…
• I make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it's never at the expense of the other guy.
• We were on for six years. We were in syndication for a while. It had its run. I still see the people from 'Mr. Belvedere,'…
• 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…
• You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team.

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