Bob Uecker Quotes

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.

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

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The highlight of my career? In '67 with St. Louis, I walked with the bases loaded to drive in the winning run in an inter-squad game in spring training.

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

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People don't know this but I helped the Cardinals win the pennant. I came down with hepatitis. The trainer injected me with it.

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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.

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