Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. To last as long as I did with the skills I had, with the numbers I produced, was a triumph of the human spirit. Bob Uecker More Quotes by Bob Uecker More Quotes From Bob Uecker I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture. Bob Uecker careers baseball cards I remember one time I'm batting against the Dodgers in Milwaukee. They lead, 2 - 1, it's the bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, two out and the pitcher has a full count on me. I look over to the Dodger dugout and they're all in street clothes. Bob Uecker clothes two looks 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 errors games son They broke it to me gently. The manager came up to me before a game and told me they didn't allow visitors in the clubhouse. Bob Uecker mlb baseball games The highlight of my baseball career came in Philadelphia's Connie Mack Stadium when I saw a fan fall out of the upper deck. When he got up and walked away, the crowd booed. Bob Uecker careers baseball fall 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 winter sports years In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs. Bob Uecker player sports years Between me and my roommate, we've hit 400 Major League home runs. Bob Uecker league home running 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. Bob Uecker good-day bad-day thinking I led the league in go get 'em next time. Bob Uecker ems league baseball People don't know this, but I helped the Cardinals win the pennant. I came down with hepatitis. The trainer injected me with it! Bob Uecker baseball winning people When I played baseball I got death threats all the time--from my mother. Bob Uecker threat baseball mother I would order a dozen bats and there were times they'd come back with handles at each end. Bob Uecker dozen bats order 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 tyrants games sports 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. Bob Uecker team sports men 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 baseball stuff mean They have Easter egg hunts in Philadelphia, and if the kids don't find the eggs, they get booed. Bob Uecker easter god kids I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don't even get printed. Bob Uecker records sports facts 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 brother home 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. Bob Uecker baseball kids thinking
