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title: "4 Call Quotes By Doug Harvey"
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> [I remember when replay first came to TV. I can't remember who it was now, but a manager came out to beef…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-remember-when-replay-first-came-to-tv-i-can-t-remember-who-it-was/)

[Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/819/doug-harvey-17445_about_i-remember-when-replay-first-came-to-tv_170491.jpg)

> [Error is part of the game. I never, ever second-guessed myself on a call and don't believe good umpires ever should.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/error-is-part-of-the-game-i-never-ever-second-guessed-myself-on-a/)

[Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f2/doug-harvey-17445_baseball_error-is-part-of-the-game-i-never-ever-s_426715.jpg)

> [I was correct in every call I made, regardless of what managers, players or replay may have said. To me, that's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-was-correct-in-every-call-i-made-regardless-of-what-managers/)

[Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/376/doug-harvey-17445_call_i-was-correct-in-every-call-i-made-regar_1601137.jpg)

> [If you're a photographer, they give you a camera. If you're a writer, they give you a typewriter. If you're an umpire,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/if-you-re-a-photographer-they-give-you-a-camera-if-you-re-a-writer/)

[Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb3/doug-harvey-17445_agree_if-you-re-a-photographer-they-give-you-a_1837562.jpg)

## Other authors on Call

## More by Doug Harvey

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-remember-when-replay-first-came-to-tv-i-can-t-remember-who-it-was/)

[Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/)

> [I went into umpiring at age 16. I got into officiating because of the fact that I could not stand the referees that worked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-went-into-umpiring-at-age-16-i-got-into-officiating-because-of-the/)

[Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/)

> [Umpires are necessary evils.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/umpires-are-necessary-evils/)

[Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/)

> [I must admit, I was born to officiate; I was made to officiate. I miss it. I knew why I was doing it. God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-must-admit-i-was-born-to-officiate-i-was-made-to-officiate-i-miss/)

[Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/)

> [My mom beat us until she started breaking clothes hangers. Wooden clothes hangers! Once we started laughing back at her, then your spankings were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/my-mom-beat-us-until-she-started-breaking-clothes-hangers-wooden/)

[Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/)

> [Error is part of the game. I never, ever second-guessed myself on a call and don't believe good umpires ever should.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/error-is-part-of-the-game-i-never-ever-second-guessed-myself-on-a/)

[Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-say-to-you-you-want-a-thrill-volunteer-to-be-an-umpire-i-d-like-you/)

[Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/)

> [Officiating is trying to do your absolute best with what you've got.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/officiating-is-trying-to-do-your-absolute-best-with-what-you-ve-got/)

[Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/)

> [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.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-always-told-my-young-umpires-don-t-get-mad-whatever-you-do-don-t/)

[Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-ll-say-it-again-you-ve-got-to-put-the-argument-back-in-the-game/)

[Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/)

> [I set out to be the best umpire of my time. But I don't know what it takes to be great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-set-out-to-be-the-best-umpire-of-my-time-but-i-don-t-know-what-it/)

[Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/before-i-joined-professional-baseball-i-started-umpiring-in-san-diego/)

[Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/)

> [I know that there are no famous 'Doug Harvey plays.' And I'm proud of that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/i-know-that-there-are-no-famous-doug-harvey-plays-and-i-m-proud-of/)

[Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/)

> [The part of the game that fans will soon miss: the argument between manager and umpire! There was something special about watching a manger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/the-part-of-the-game-that-fans-will-soon-miss-the-argument-between/)

[Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/)

> [When asked what he was fighting for, General Washington, in writing to General Thomas, said the object was 'neither glory nor extent of territory,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-harvey/when-asked-what-he-was-fighting-for-general-washington-in-writing-to/)

[Doug Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-harvey/)

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