Umpires Quotes

222 Umpires quotes by 193 unique authors

I recoil with horror at the ferociousness of man. Will nations never devise a more rational umpire of differences than force? Are there no means… — Thomas Jefferson
In a way an umpire is like a woman. He makes quick decisions, never reverses them, and doesn't think you're safe when you're out. — Larry Goetz
Once when the Yankee's Lou Pinella was batting he questioned a Palermo strike call. Pinella demanded, "Where was that pitch at?" Palermo told him that… — George Will
The best recommendation for an umpire in the old days was: "He licked somebody in the Three-I League. He ought to do. — Ty Cobb
Somethin' like four thousand bottles have been thrown at me in my day but only about twenty ever hit me. That does not speak very… — Harry Gordon Johnson
Listen, ump. How can you sleep with the lights on? — Amos Otis
The first guy who lays a finger on this blind old man is fined fifty bucks! — Gene Mauch
Why, they shot the wrong McKinley! — Dizzy Dean
I couldn't see well enough to play (baseball) when I was a boy, so they gave me a special job - they made me an… — Harry S. Truman
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
I think umpires have too much power, without any system of checks and balances and the more money a player makes, the more the umpire… — Ozzie Smith
Your job is to umpire for the ball and not the player. — Bill Klem
Peace is the umpire for doing the will of God. — Edwin Louis Cole
Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on. — Ford Frick
It is the duty of the Umpire to determine all questions submitted to him according to these laws, when they apply, and according to his… — Howard Staunton
Yes, I was in that game where George Brett hit that home run. Billy saw there was too much pine tar on the bat and… — Bert Campaneris
Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it. — Cal Hubbard
But freedom, liberty, is an attribute of the soul and it may exist even when the body is in bondage. — Ralph Adams Cram
Literally, I think I've quit acting three or four times, only for a few days. Maybe for a few weeks. — Mark Ruffalo
There are rumors, rumors, rumors. I'm always the last one to know about these things, literally. — Shawn Ashmore

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