No one ever grew up intending to be an umpire, except perhaps my friend Bill Haller. His brother Tom wanted to be a catcher, so an affinity for masks must run in that family. — Ron Luciano Copy Share Image
Like some cult religion that barely survives, there has always been at least one but rarely more than five or six devotees throwing the knuckleball in the big leagues . . . Not only can't pitchers control it, hitters can't… — Ron Luciano Copy Share Image
No one ever grew up intending to be an umpire, except perhaps my friend Bill Haller. His brother Tom wanted to be a catcher,… — Ron Luciano Copy Share Image
Throwing people out of a game is like learning to ride a bicycle--once you get the hang of it, it can be a lot… — Ron Luciano Copy Share Image
If it's true you learn from your mistakes, Jim Frey will be the best manager ever — Ron Luciano Copy Share Image
Any umpire who claims he has never missed a play is . . . well, an umpire. — Ron Luciano Copy Share Image
Umpire's heaven is a place where he works third base every game. Home is where the heartache is. — Ron Luciano Copy Share Image
Umpiring is best described as the profession of standing between two seven-year olds with one ice cream cone. — Ron Luciano Copy Share Image
“Never being a person satisfied to create a small disaster when I could just as easily create a catastrophe, I realized I was about… — Ron Luciano Copy Share Image
