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
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
The integrity of the game is the umpires. Nobody else. The entire integrity of the game is the umpires. — Doug Harvey Else 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 Dedicated 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 Better 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
If you don't need umpires out there, and you can put robots out there, then why do we need ballplayers? — Doug Harvey Need 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 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
You can't know what it's like to be a major league umpire unless you were a major league umpire. — Doug Harvey Know 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
