Umpires Quotes

222 Umpires quotes by 193 unique authors

All you umpires, back to the bleachers. Referees, hit the showers. It's my game. I pitch, I hit, I catch. I run the bases. At… — Ray Bradbury
This bill would renounce the safe, proper, and acceptable role for Government as a referee of disputes between the governed. It would interpose the Government… — Strom Thurmond
Every man's reason is his own rightful umpire. This principle, with that of acquiescence in the will of the majority, will preserve us free and… — Thomas Jefferson
Cricket is a most precarious profession; it is called a team game but, in fact, no one is so lonely as a batsman facing a… — John Arlott
I remember once in high school the umpire called me out at third base when I was sure I was safe. I got so mad… — Peter Falk
My favorite umpire is a dead one. — Johnny Evers
No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland. People come out to see the players. When do you… — Frank Robinson
They are supposed to be dispassionate dispensers of Pure Justice, icy islands of emotionless calculation. In short, umpires should be acute Republicans. — George Will
But, you may ask, if the two departments [i.e., federal and state] should claim each the same subject of power, where is the common umpire… — Thomas Jefferson
As all of us with any involvement in sports knows, no two umpires or no two referees have the same strike zone or call the… — Herb Kohl
The trouble with me is that every match I play against five opponents: umpire, crowd, ball boys, court, and myself. — Goran Ivanisevic
Ed (Runge), you're the second best umpire in the league. The other twenty-three are tied for first. — Carl Yastrzemski
Umpires are most vigorous when defending their miscalls. — Jim Brosnan
Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile. — Christy Mathewson
A good umpire is the umpire you don't even notice — Unknown Author
When politicians complain about the media, it strikes me as resembling footballers complaining about the umpire. — Tony Abbott
You had to pitch in and out. The zone didn't belong to the hitters it belonged to the pitchers. Today, if you pitch too far… — Juan Marichal
I'd always have it (grease( in at least two places, in case the umpires would ask me to wipe one off. I never wanted to… — Gaylord Perry
Whenever you have a tight situation and there's a close pitch, the umpire gets a squawk no matter how he calls it. — Red Barber
An angry player can't argue with the back of an umpire who is walking away. — Bill Klem

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