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" 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 word? "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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 people throw things at me. Just like old times. "

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

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

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" 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. "

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" 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. "