Never wear a backward baseball cap to an interview unless applying for the job of umpire. — Casey Stengel Copy Share Image
I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules. — Leo Durocher 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
You can hardly judge women's effect on politics merely from the action of individual women officeholders. — Florence Ellinwood Allen Copy Share Image
In Canada, nobody is ever overthrown because nobody gives a damn. — Mordecai Richler Copy Share Image
All you umpires, back to the bleachers. Referees, hit the showers. It's my game. I pitch, I hit, I catch. I run… — Ray Bradbury 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
Mr. Speaker, we have reached a point in history where some have forgotten that it is the family, not the government, that… — Jim Ryun 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
The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many managers strut around on the field trying… — Bill Klem Copy Share Image
Being an umpire wasn't such a tough job. You really have to understand only two things and that's maintaing discipline and knowing… — Cal Hubbard Copy Share Image
The existence of a free market does not of course eliminate the need for government. On the contrary, government is essential both… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
When I meet successful people I ask 100 questions as to what they attribute their success to. It is usually the same:… — Kiana Tom Copy Share Image
“Almost without exception, they are men who dreamed of athletic heroism as children; becoming umpires was their compromise with their own lack… — Thomas Boswell Copy Share Image
In a way an umpire is like a woman. He makes quick decisions, never reverses them, and doesn't think you're safe when… — Larry Goetz Copy Share Image
You had to pitch in and out. The zone didn't belong to the hitters it belonged to the pitchers. Today, if you… — Juan Marichal Copy Share Image
This is terrible, when a writer is bored by his own work, but it was a real bomb and had reached the… — David Eddings Copy Share Image
First of all, you want umpires to call what they see. In the case of fair or foul, the smartest thing is… — Joe Torre Copy Share Image
And I will place within them as a guide My umpire conscience, whom if they will hear Light after light well used… — John Milton Copy Share Image
