20 Quotes on Umpire

• If either player abandon the game by quitting the table in anger, or in an otherwise offensive manner; or by momentarily resigning the game; or refuses to abide by the decision of the Umpire, the game must be scored against him.

  Author: Howard Staunton

• 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 best judgment when they do not apply.

  Author: Howard Staunton

• I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.

  Author: Babe Ruth

• Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire's eye or on the ball.

  Author: James Murray

• 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.

  Author: Christy Mathewson

• 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 inside, the umpire would stop you right there. I don't think it's fair.

  Author: Juan Marichal

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

  Author: Bill Klem

• Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.

  Author: Ford Frick

• Anyone interested in becoming a professional umpire and becoming eligible to work in the minor leagues must attend one of the two umpire schools sanctioned by Major League Baseball.

  Author: Jim Evans

• When I was 14, I played in a summer league. One night the chief umpire asked me if I would like to try umpiring. There was a Little League tournament coming up and he needed more umpires than he had.

  Author: Jim Evans

• Our students learn more in 30 days than one could learn in 30 years without our training. To really maximize your potential as an umpire, you need to get a solid foundation as soon as you can.

  Author: Jim Evans

• My dad was a carpenter and I would work with him during the summer and umpire on the nights I wasn't playing.

  Author: Jim Evans

• Most plays that are missed by the umpire are caused by the umpire not reading those cues early enough and making the proper adjustments.

  Author: Jim Evans

• 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 personal, profane, or violent, they have crossed the line and must be dealt with accordingly.

  Author: Jim Evans

• I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes.

  Author: Leo Durocher

• In the olden days, the umpire didn't have to take any courses in mind reading. The pitcher told you he was going to throw at you.

  Author: Leo Durocher

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

  Author: Leo Durocher

• Peace is the umpire for doing the will of God.

  Author: Edwin Cole

• 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 he went to the umpire, the next thing we knew they were fighting about it.

  Author: Bert Campaneris

• Whenever you have a tight situation and there's a close pitch, the umpire gets a squawk no matter how he calls it.

  Author: Red Barber

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