I know that there are no famous 'Doug Harvey plays.' And I'm proud of that. — Doug Harvey Famous Copy Share Image
Willie Mays was the best baseball player I ever saw. He could do anything. — Doug Harvey Anything Copy Share Image
Officiating is trying to do your absolute best with what you've got. — Doug Harvey Absolute Copy Share Image
The integrity of the game is the umpires. Nobody else. The entire integrity of the game is the umpires. — Doug Harvey Baseball 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 Baseball 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 Baseball 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 About Copy Share Image
I always tell my wife, 'If you're ever looking for something to put on my gravestone, put down, 'He was an honest… — Doug Harvey Always Copy Share Image
I always told my young umpires, 'Don't get mad. Whatever you do, don't show it. But no matter how long it takes,… — Doug Harvey Always 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 Am 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 Call 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 Admit 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 Age 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 Again Copy Share Image
My mom beat us until she started breaking clothes hangers. Wooden clothes hangers! Once we started laughing back at her, then your… — Doug Harvey About 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 Baseball 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 Achieve 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 Adventure 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 About Copy Share Image
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,… — Doug Harvey Agree 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 Baseball 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 About 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 Baseball Copy Share Image
Instant replay ought to be thrown out. Period. It's a game of imperfections. Why is that so bad for the game? Really,… — Doug Harvey Bad 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 Baseball 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 About 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 Any 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 About 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 Base 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 Baseball 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 Baseball 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 Baseball 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 Any 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 About 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 Baseball Copy Share Image
I wrestled as a 90-pounder, and I wrestled in the 107-pound class in my first year. I had something inside of me.… — Doug Harvey About Copy Share Image
