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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

Weekend

Parents

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" 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. "

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

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

" You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team. "

" I was acting when I was playing baseball. "

" The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game. He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud. "

Bob Uecker

Proud

Son

" 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 had slumps that lasted into the winter. "

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

" 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. "

" On TV the people can see it. On radio you've got to create it. "

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

" I hope the fans have enjoyed listening as much as I've enjoyed doing the games. I don't ever go to the park where I don't have a good day. I don't like losing. But I don't think I ever go to the park where I have a bad day. I don't think once. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel's suitcase. "

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

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

" 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

Awards

Off

" I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn't have that kinda money to put out. "

" 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

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

" 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

Got

Flame

" 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. "