Ball game Quote by Bud Selig

Umpires got power, man. You ever notice if you go to a ballpark and there's a close play on first base, they will not…

— Pete Rose

Umpires are necessary evils. That's just the nature of the beast. For years, people have looked on umpiring as a job they could get…

— Doug Harvey

I think umpires have too much power, without any system of checks and balances and the more money a player makes, the more the…

— Ozzie Smith

Baseball should adopt replay, plain and simple. If we can see it at home or on hand-held PDAs, the technology should be used in…

— Michael Wilbon

The public wouldn't like the perfect umpire in every game. It would kill off baseball's greatest alibi - 'We was robbed.'

— Billy Evans

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

— Ron Luciano

I've heard it said that umpires are necessary evil. Well, we are necessary, but we are not evil. We are hard-working and dedicated people…

— Doug Harvey

Umpires, like players, are expected to show constant improvement each season and at each level. Inconsistent plate work and the inability to handle situations…

— Jim Evans

I just loved officiating, and I hope what I did helped make it better. That's what I tell young umpires: you can have fun.…

— Doug Harvey

It isn't enough for an umpire to merely know what he's doing. He has to look as though he knows what he's doing, too.

— Larry Goetz

If you don't need umpires out there, and you can put robots out there, then why do we need ballplayers?

— Doug Harvey

The best umpired game is the game in which the fans cannot recall the umpires who worked it.

— Bill Klem