Willie Mays was the best baseball player I ever saw. He could do anything. — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
The one thing that all umpires have is pride, and if you don't have pride, you lose that edge. — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
The integrity of the game is the umpires. Nobody else. The entire integrity of the game is the umpires. — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
You can't know what it's like to be a major league umpire unless you were a major league umpire. — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
I was a great base umpire, but I was the most mediocre plate umpire to ever come into the major leagues. — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
I set out to be the best umpire of my time. But I don't know what it takes to be great. — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
If you don't need umpires out there, and you can put robots out there, then why do we need ballplayers? — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
When you're in between the white lines, the game face is on. I was only focused on the task at hand -… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
I want you to know that I am one of the more fortunate people in life. There aren't too many of us… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
I was correct in every call I made, regardless of what managers, players or replay may have said. To me, that's the… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
Give me 10 high school pitchers, let me spend a week with them, and I'll show you 10 pitchers who won't balk.… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
I must admit, I was born to officiate; I was made to officiate. I miss it. I knew why I was doing… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
Umpires are necessary evils. That's just the nature of the beast. For years, people have looked on umpiring as a job they… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
I went into umpiring at age 16. I got into officiating because of the fact that I could not stand the referees… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
I just loved officiating, and I hope what I did helped make it better. That's what I tell young umpires: you can… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
There was something special about watching a manager and umpire both convinced they were totally right, but knowing that one had to… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
I'd love to stay in baseball, but I won't beg. I'd love to work with young umpires. I think I could teach… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
As we all know, Cooperstown is the home of baseball. One of the many duties of the home plate umpire is to… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
I say to you, you want a thrill, volunteer to be an umpire. I'd like you to go just work the bases… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
Balls and strikes are the basic tenet to everything in baseball. From the perspective of hitting, pitching, offense and defense, it's all… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
I've heard it said that umpires are necessary evil. Well, we are necessary, but we are not evil. We are hard-working and… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
The part of the game that fans will soon miss: the argument between manager and umpire! There was something special about watching… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
I remember when replay first came to TV. I can't remember who it was now, but a manager came out to beef… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
I'll say it again: you've got to put the argument back in the game. They're trying to make baseball mechanized, a machine.… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
Before I joined professional baseball, I started umpiring in San Diego, California. I worked 155 games in a five-month season. For three… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
Error is part of the game. I never, ever second-guessed myself on a call and don't believe good umpires ever should. — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
When asked what he was fighting for, General Washington, in writing to General Thomas, said the object was 'neither glory nor extent… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
I just umpire. That's what I've done. That's all I can do. I'm one of the fortunate ones on God's earth. I… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
I remember when replay first came to TV. I can't remember who it was now, but a manager came out to beef about a… — Doug Harvey Copy Share
I went into umpiring at age 16. I got into officiating because of the fact that I could not stand the referees that worked… — Doug Harvey Copy Share
I must admit, I was born to officiate; I was made to officiate. I miss it. I knew why I was doing it. God… — Doug Harvey Copy Share
My mom beat us until she started breaking clothes hangers. Wooden clothes hangers! Once we started laughing back at her, then your spankings were… — Doug Harvey Copy Share
Error is part of the game. I never, ever second-guessed myself on a call and don't believe good umpires ever should. — Doug Harvey Copy Share
I say to you, you want a thrill, volunteer to be an umpire. I'd like you to go just work the bases some day.… — Doug Harvey Copy Share
I always told my young umpires, 'Don't get mad. Whatever you do, don't show it. But no matter how long it takes, get even.' — Doug Harvey Copy Share
I'll say it again: you've got to put the argument back in the game. They're trying to make baseball mechanized, a machine. They're ruining… — Doug Harvey Copy Share
I set out to be the best umpire of my time. But I don't know what it takes to be great. — Doug Harvey Copy Share
Before I joined professional baseball, I started umpiring in San Diego, California. I worked 155 games in a five-month season. For three years in… — Doug Harvey Copy Share
The part of the game that fans will soon miss: the argument between manager and umpire! There was something special about watching a manger… — Doug Harvey Copy Share
When asked what he was fighting for, General Washington, in writing to General Thomas, said the object was 'neither glory nor extent of territory,… — Doug Harvey Copy Share
