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.”

“You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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?”

“If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter.”

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

“I spent three of the best years of my life in 10th grade.”

“Before broadcasting for 50-some years, I did TV, played 10 years in the big leagues, won a world championship - and played a big part in that, too, letting the Cardinals inject me with hepatitis. Takes a big man to do that.”

“Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.”

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

“I hope the fans have enjoyed listening as much as I've enjoyed doing the games. I don't ever go to the park where I don't have a good day. I don't like losing. But I don't think I ever go to the park where I have a bad day. I don't think once.”

“I had slumps that lasted into the winter.”

“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.”

“Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate. I saw their folks more that day than they did the whole weekend.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Any teammate of mine that had a kid and a boy that was capable of playing baseball, I think I set a terrific example of 'Don't do this' and 'Don't do that.' And that's one of the things that I'm most proud of.”

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