I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn’t appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.
“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 just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn’t appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.” Bob Uecker
“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 … Read More
“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 … Read More
“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 … Read More
“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 … Read More
“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, … Read More
“I was acting when I was playing baseball.” 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.” … Read More
“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,’ … Read More
“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 … Read More
“I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career – anything for a laugh.” Bob Uecker
“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 hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel’s suitcase.” … Read More
“I would order a dozen bats and there were times they’d come back with handles at each end.” Bob Uecker
“I had a .200 lifetime batting average in the major leagues, which tied me with another sports great averaging 200 or better for a ten-year … Read More
“Where would I be without baseball? Who am I without baseball?” Bob Uecker
“When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.” Bob Uecker
“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 … Read More
“After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.” 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 … Read More