American - Athlete | January 26, 1935 -
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
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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 people throw things at me. Just like old times.
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I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.
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I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don't even get printed.
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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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After getting out of the service and going into baseball I never wanted to do anything else.
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I was acting when I was playing baseball.
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