Quote by Leo Durocher

I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules.

— Leo Durocher

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

Umpires are like emotional girlfriends, once they make up their minds, there is no point in arguing

— Dmitry Tursunov

An angry player can't argue with the back of an umpire who is walking away.

— Bill Klem

I want to stress again one aspect of the game which is most important. Never argue with an umpire.

— Ian Botham

The job of arguing with the umpire belongs to the manager, because it won't hurt the team if he gets thrown out of the…

— Earl Weaver

I told the umpires to walk back at least thirty-five feet from home plate. That reduced the arguements.

— Bill Klem

Step outside the guidelines of the official umpires and make your own rules and your own reality.

— Phil Ochs

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

— Ursula Bloom

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

No player or manager has greater respect for the umpires than I do, and I have demonstrated that over the years.

— Pete Rose

I always told my young umpires, 'Don't get mad. Whatever you do, don't show it. But no matter how long it takes, get even.'

— Doug Harvey