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Umpiring

«An angry player can't argue with the back of an umpire who is walking away.»
Author: Bill Klem | About: Anger | Keywords: argue, player, umpire, umpired, Umpiring
«The best umpired game is the game in which the fans cannot recall the umpires who worked it.»
Author: Bill Klem | Keywords: fans, recall, umpired, umpires, Umpiring
«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.»
«Never wear a backward baseball cap to an interview unless applying for the job of umpire»
«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.»
«I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes.»
«You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it.»
«I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules.»
«Let's face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can't resist.»
«All you umpires, back to the bleachers. Referees, hit the showers. It?s my game. I pitch, I hit, I catch. I run the bases. At sunset, I?ve won or lost. At sunrise, I?m out again, giving it the old try.»