Accepting Quote by Dot Richardson

Look, the umpires behind the plate? They're human. They're doing the best they can to try to call balls and strikes. I understand that…

— Max Scherzer

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

Sometimes you've just got to let an umpire know that you're not satisfied with his decision. That they've missed the play in your opinion.…

— Tommy Lasorda

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

Error is part of the game. I never, ever second-guessed myself on a call and don't believe good umpires ever should.

— Doug Harvey

Most umpires are good about letting the argument go, but you can only go on for so long, or go so far. If you…

— Bobby Cox

Professional managers, coaches, and players have a right to question an umpire's decision if they do it in a professional manner. When they become…

— Jim Evans

I umpired for 25 years and can honestly say I never called one wrong in my heart.

— Nestor Chylak

As all of us with any involvement in sports knows, no two umpires or no two referees have the same strike zone or call…

— Herb Kohl

You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it.

— Leo Durocher

Since people, in a competitive or any other society, are by no means always just to each other, some regulation by the state in…

— Felix Morley

On the whole, life is unfair in the way it works out. It is a game played without an umpire!

— Ursula Bloom