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Ron Luciano

(1937–1995) Baseball Umpire

13 quotes in 73 categories

Ron Luciano was a baseball umpire, best known for Strike two.

Quick Facts About Ron Luciano

Born: June 28, 1937
Died: January 18, 1995
Profession: Baseball Umpire
Notable works: Strike two

About Ron Luciano

Ronald Michael Luciano was an American professional baseball umpire who worked in Major League Baseball's American League from 1969 to 1979. He was known for his flamboyant style, clever aphorisms, and a series of published collections of anecdotes from his colorful career.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Ron Luciano

No one ever grew up intending to be an umpire, except perhaps my friend Bill Haller. His brother Tom wanted to be…

Affinity

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The practical joke is the psychiatry of baseball.

Baseball

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Being an umpire is like being a king. It prepares you for nothing.

Inspirational

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Throwing people out of a game is like learning to ride a bicycle--once you get the hang of it, it can be…

Bicycle

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If it's true you learn from your mistakes, Jim Frey will be the best manager ever

Being the best

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Any umpire who claims he has never missed a play is . . . well, an umpire.

Claims

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Lou Piniella only argues on days ending with the letter 'y'.

Arguing

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Umpire's heaven is a place where he works third base every game. Home is where the heartache is.

Games

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I never called a balk in my life. I didn't understand the rule.

Funny

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One reason I never called balks is that I never understood the rule.

Inspirational

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Umpiring is best described as the profession of standing between two seven-year olds with one ice cream cone.

Cones

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“Never being a person satisfied to create a small disaster when I could just as easily create a catastrophe, I realized I…

Ball player

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Like some cult religion that barely survives, there has always been at least one but rarely more than five or six devotees…

Bigs

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