Bob Uecker Quotes About Baseball

Quotes about: Baseball

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

  Bob Uecker

  Baseball, Careers, Cards

  Bill Schroeder, Drew Olson, Craig Counsell, Bob Uecker (2016). “If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers: Stories from the Milwaukee Brewers Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box”, p.45, Triumph Books

• 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

  Baseball, Fall, Careers

  "OPEN SEASON / Uecker left mark on scouting reports" by Tom FitzGerald, www.sfgate.com. March 14, 2003.

• I led the league in go get 'em next time.

  Bob Uecker

  Baseball, League, Ems

  Bill Schroeder, Drew Olson, Craig Counsell, Bob Uecker (2016). “If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers: Stories from the Milwaukee Brewers Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box”, p.46, Triumph Books

• 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

• 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.

  Bob Uecker

  Sports, Baseball, Games

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

  Bob Uecker

  Baseball

• 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

  Baseball, Mlb, Games

• Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.

  Bob Uecker

  Sports, Baseball, Pay

• 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

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

  Bob Uecker

  Baseball, Wanted

• 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, Mean, Stuff

• 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.

  Bob Uecker

  Baseball, Couple, Two

• I was acting when I was playing baseball.

  Bob Uecker

  Baseball, Acting, Playing Baseball

  "Answer Man: Bob Uecker talks Mr. Belvedere, Miller Lite ads". Interview with David Brown, sports.yahoo.com. May 15, 2008.

• When I played baseball I got death threats all the time--from my mother.

  Bob Uecker

  Baseball, Mother, Threat

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