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Ashes Quote by Bob Uecker

“I had been playing for a while, and I asked…” quote by Bob Uecker — Download Open image

“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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