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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter.

~Bob Uecker

Topics: About Always Around Does Every Forward Four Get Guy Had He Hits Look September Something Stay Talk Them Three Tried Way Winter Year I Tried

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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

Topics: Expense Find Fun Guy Humor Make Never Other Situations Things Try

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I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.

~Bob Uecker

Topics: Best Grade Life My Life Spent Three Years

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In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.

~Bob Uecker

Topics: League Minor Named Player Season Second Year

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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.

~Bob Uecker

Topics: Abuse Close Easy Explained Face Game Get Happy Imbalance Living Make Need Only Pay Resist See Stay Suffer Way You

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I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn't appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.

~Bob Uecker

Topics: Appealing Back Facial Grew Hair Just Liked Me Though

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Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate. I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.

~Bob Uecker

Topics: Against Atlanta Behind Brother Day Did Each Folks His Home More Other Parents Phil Pitching Plate Right Saw Sitting Than Weekend Were Whole

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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

Topics: Against Career Got Had Highlights Intentional Mets Out Sandy Two Walk

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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.

~Bob Uecker

Topics: Asked Bats Because Depending Dozen Eight Hit How Last Long Lot Me Model People Say Time Times Using Weight Would

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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.

~Bob Uecker

Topics: Ability Able Anybody Big Big Leagues Did Feat Greater Leagues Much Out People Play Think Trick Way Year I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: January 26th, 1935

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