Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
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.
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.
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.
Your job is to umpire for the ball and not the player.
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.
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.
Most plays that are missed by the umpire are caused by the umpire not reading those cues early enough and making the proper adjustments.
I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.
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.
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.
Whenever you have a tight situation and there's a close pitch, the umpire gets a squawk no matter how he calls it.
The ultimate umpire of all things in life is Fact.
An angry player can't argue with the back of an umpire who is walking away.
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 game.
I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes.
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