Bathroom Quote by Neville Cardus

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

A good umpire is the umpire you don't even notice

— Ban Johnson

A good umpire is the umpire you don't even notice. He's there all afternoon but when the game is over, you don't even remember…

— Ban Johnson

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

Umpires sometimes have a quick trigger.

— Joe Torre

There are umpires, and there are those who hold the title.

— Al Barlick

Your job is to umpire for the ball and not the player.

— Bill Klem

Any umpire who claims he has never missed a play is . . . well, an umpire.

— Ron Luciano

The umpire signals a bye with the air of a weary stalk

— John Arlott

The one thing that all umpires have is pride, and if you don't have pride, you lose that edge.

— Doug Harvey

Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an…

— Christy Mathewson

Umpires are necessary evils.

— Doug Harvey