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. Bob Uecker abilitybigfeat Change image and share on social
I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career - anything for a laugh. Bob Uecker careerignorantlaugh Change image and share on social
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 baseballbragchance Change image and share on social
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 bandbaseballbaseman share on social
I was acting when I was playing baseball. Bob Uecker actbaseballplay Change image and share on social
After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else. Bob Uecker baseballservicewant Change image and share on social
Career highlights? I had two - I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets. Bob Uecker careerhighlightintentional Change image and share on social
Hey, I think it's easy for guys to hit .300 and stay in the big leagues. Hit .200 and try to stick around as long as I did; I think it's a much greater accomplishment. That's hard. Bob Uecker accomplishmentbigeasy Change image and share on social
You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team. Bob Uecker batcheerpitcher Change image and share on social
People have asked me a lot of times, because I didn't hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me. Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time - I would say eight to 10 cookouts. Bob Uecker askbatcookout Change image and share on social
