Quote of the Day (Bob Uecker, on His Professional Baseball Experience)

“I was once named minor league player of the year. Unfortunately, I had been in the majors for two years at the time.”—Former baseball player, announcer, commercial pitchman and actor Bob Uecker (1934-2025), quoted by Richard Sandomir, “Bob Uecker, Clubhouse Wit Turned Popular Sportscaster, Dies at 90,” The New York Times, Jan. 17, 2025

The image accompanying this post, of Bob Uecker as a St. Louis Cardinal, was taken in 1965 and made available by tradingcarddb.com.