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I think my top salary was maybe in 1966. I made $17,000 and 11 of that came from selling other players' equipment. — Bob Uecker

I make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it's never at the expense of the other guy. — Bob Uecker

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

I had slumps that lasted into the winter. — Bob Uecker

I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade. — Bob Uecker

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

They have Easter egg hunts in Philadelphia, and if the kids don't find the eggs, they get booed. — Bob Uecker

When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me. — Bob Uecker

I was acting when I was playing baseball. — Bob Uecker

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

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

Between me and my roommate, we've hit 400 Major League home runs. — Bob Uecker

I led the league in go get 'em next time. — Bob Uecker

We were on for six years. We were in syndication for a while. It had its run. I still see the people from 'Mr. Belvedere,' too. We stay in touch. — Bob Uecker

I had a great shoe contract and glove contract with a company who paid me a lot of money never to be seen using their stuff. — Bob Uecker

I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel's suitcase. — Bob Uecker

Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball? — Bob Uecker

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

Anyone with talent can play in the Major Leagues; for someone like me to stay around as long as I did, I think that's a much greater acheivement. — Bob Uecker

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? — Bob Uecker

I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn't have that kinda money to put out. — Bob Uecker

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

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. — Bob Uecker

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

On TV the people can see it. On radio you've got to create it. — Bob Uecker

When I played baseball I got death threats all the time
from my mother. — Bob Uecker

My kids used to do things to aggravate me, too. I'd take them to a game, and they'd want to come home with a different player. — Bob Uecker

How do you catch a knuckleball? You wait until it stops rolling, then go pick it up. — Bob Uecker

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

Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products. — Bob Uecker

I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn't appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though. — Bob Uecker

I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career - anything for a laugh. — Bob Uecker

I would order a dozen bats and there were times they'd come back with handles at each end. — Bob Uecker

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. — Bob Uecker

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