“ Being an umpire wasn't such a tough job. You really have to understand only two things and that's maintaing discipline and knowing the rule book. ”
- Cal Hubbard- Copy
- 1.4K
“ Why are the umpires, the only two people on the field who aren't going to get grass stains on their knees, the only ones allowed to wear dark trousers. ”
- Katharine Whitehorn- Copy
- 3.1K
“ Having one child makes you a parent; having two you are a referee. ”
- David Frost- Copy
- 2.6K
“ Never wear a backward baseball cap to an interview unless applying for the job of umpire. ”
- Dan Zevin- Copy
- 1.9K
“ Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire's eye or on the ball. ”
- Jim Murray- Copy
- 3.6K
“ Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile. ”
- Christy Mathewson- Copy
- 262
“ Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it. ”
- Cal Hubbard- Copy
- 3.1K
“ For years people have looked on umpiring as a job they could get any postman to do. ”
- Doug Harvey- Copy
- 3.4K
“ I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules. ”
- Leo Durocher- Copy
- 3.4K
“ Whenever you have a tight situation and there's a close pitch, the umpire gets a squawk no matter how he calls it. ”
- Red Barber- Copy
- 3.7K
“ Most of us are umpires at heart; we like to call balls and strikes on somebody else. ”
- Leo Aikman- Copy
- 758
“ Cardinal rule for all hitters with two strikes on them: Never trust the umpire. ”
- Robert Smith- Copy
- 1.5K
“ Being an umpire is like being a king. It prepares you for nothing. ”
- Ron Luciano- Copy
- 3.4K
“ I've never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes. ”
- Leo Durocher- Copy
- 1.4K
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