We noticed he missed a few games. Turns out he had heart surgery.
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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.Bob Uecker
The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.
Bob Uecker
In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs.
Bob Uecker
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
I signed with the Milwaukee Braves for three-thousand dollars. That bothered my dad at the time because he didn't have that kind of dough. But he eventually scraped it up.
Bob Uecker
I led the league in Go get 'em next time.
Bob Uecker
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