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" 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 television... I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do. "

Bob Uecker

Working

Television

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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. "

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Proud

Son

" 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. "

" 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 'Don't do this' and 'Don't do that.' And that's one of the things that I'm most proud of. "

" Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball? "

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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. "

" I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don't even get printed. "

" I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture. "

" When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me. "

" I think my top salary was maybe in 1966. I made $17,000 and 11 of that came from selling other players' equipment. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Bob Uecker

Years

World

" 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. "

" 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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Last

Long

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" I had slumps that lasted into the winter. "