Keyword: Umpires

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

(1937 – 1995) American Major League Baseball umpire

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.

American baseball umpire

The first guy who lays a finger on this blind old man is fined fifty bucks!

(1925 – 2005) American baseball player & manager

I occasionally get birthday cards from fans, but it's often the same message… they hope it's my last.

American baseball umpire

It ain't nuthin' until I call it.

American baseball umpire

Being an umpire is like being a king… it prepares you for nothing.

(1937 – 1995) American Major League Baseball umpire

They expect an umpire to be perfect on opening day and to improve as the season goes on.

American baseball umpire

Throwing people out of a game is like learning to ride a bicycle – once you get the hang of it, it can be a lot of fun.

(1937 – 1995) American Major League Baseball umpire

Any umpire who lasts five years in the minor leagues deserves to be immortalized; any umpire who lasts ten or more years in the minors deserves to be institutionalized.

(1937 – 1995) American Major League Baseball umpire

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

American baseball pitcher

The toughest call an umpire has to make is not the half-swing; the toughest call is throwing a guy out of the game after you blew the hell out of the play.

American baseball umpire

Some of ours [umpires] is so crooked that they can lay in a berth only when the train’s making a curve.

(1885 – 1933) columnist & writer

Those amateur umpires are certainly flexing their fangs tonight.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

When I am right, no one remembers. When I am wrong, no one forgets.

American baseball umpire

Umpire's heaven is a place where he works third base every game; home is where the heartache is.

(1937 – 1995) American Major League Baseball umpire