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I've never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes. — Leo Durocher

I must admit, I was born to officiate; I was made to officiate. I miss it. I knew why I was doing it. God made me to umpire. — Doug Harvey

It had remained a mystery to me, a catholic magic, i suppose. Faith is the best Googly one can bowl: God, the proverbial third umpire. — Aporva Kala

When politicians complain about the media, it strikes me as resembling footballers complaining about the umpire. — Tony Abbott

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

Being an umpire wasn't such a tough job. You really have to understand only two things and that's maintaing discipline and knowing the rule book. — Cal Hubbard

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

I am the batsman and the bat, / I am the bowler and the ball, / The umpire, the pavilion cat, / The roller, pitch, and stumps, and all. — Andrew Lang

The best recommendation for an umpire in the old days was: He licked somebody in the Three-I League. He ought to do. — Ty Cobb

Anyone who votes for McGowan is 100 percent right. He was a great umpire. He belongs in the Hall of Fame. — Al Barlick

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

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

Stay in college, kids. Otherwise, you may become an umpire. — Andy Roddick

I am deeply saddened and shocked at the loss of umpire Wally Bell. — Joe Torre

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

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. — Earl Weaver

In and effort to be fair, an umpire will sometimes cheat. — Dan Gutman

Peace is the umpire for doing the will of God. — Edwin Louis Cole

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

I want to stress again one aspect of the game which is most important. Never argue with an umpire. — Ian Botham

The trouble with me is that every match I play against five opponents: umpire, crowd, ball boys, court, and myself. — Goran Ivanisevic

Never wear a backward baseball cap to an interview unless applying for the job of umpire. — Casey Stengel

The way we have been playing, I might tell my players not to cross the picket line (umpire strike of 1979). — Whitey Herzog

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. — Christy Mathewson

I couldn't see well enough to play (baseball) when I was a boy, so they gave me a special job - they made me an umpire. — Harry S. Truman

Stay in school kids or you'll end up being an umpire. — Andy Roddick

On the whole, life is unfair in the way it works out. It is a game played without an umpire! — Ursula Bloom

You can't know what it's like to be a major league umpire unless you were a major league umpire. — Doug Harvey

Rules of society are nothing; one's conscience is the umpire. — Marie Anne De Vichy-Chamrond, Marquise Du Deffand

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

My favorite umpire is a dead one. — Johnny Evers

I was a great base umpire, but I was the most mediocre plate umpire to ever come into the major leagues. — Doug Harvey

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

Just death, kind umpire of men's miseries. — William Shakespeare

The roughest thing I ever said to an umpire was, 'Are you sure?' — Rod Laver

Chaos umpire sits And by decision more embroils the fray by which he reigns: next him high arbiter Chance governs all. — John Milton

She'll be evaluated like any other Double-A umpire. Major League Baseball has never attempted to influence our decision — Mike Fitzpatrick

I get what I desire, it's my empire
And yes I call the shots, I am the umpire — Nicki Minaj

The way I see it, an umpire must be perfect on the first day of the season and then get better every day. — Nestor Chylak

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

Umpire Harold Bird, having a wonderful time, signalling everything in the world, including stopping traffic coming on from behind. — John Arlott

The umpire signals a bye with the air of a weary stalk — John Arlott

The umpire ... is like the geyser in the bathroom; we cannot do without it, yet we notice it only when it is out of order. — Neville Cardus

Ed (Runge), you're the second best umpire in the league. The other twenty-three are tied for first. — Carl Yastrzemski

A good umpire, like a good FBI agent, is never noticed if he is doing his job. — Thomas Boswell

I set out to be the best umpire of my time. But I don't know what it takes to be great. — Doug Harvey

A good umpire is the umpire you don't even notice — Ban Johnson

Umpire's heaven is a place where he works third base every game. Home is where the heartache is. — Ron Luciano

To me, there is no more conscientious umpire in the Major Leagues than Jim Joyce. He gives you a hellacious effort every time. — Tony La Russa

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

Being an umpire is like being a king. It prepares you for nothing. — Ron Luciano

The public wouldn't like the perfect umpire in every game. It would kill off baseball's greatest alibi - 'We was robbed.' — Billy Evans

I am primarily a lawyer. I would rather play in the game than be the umpire. — Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Cardinal rule for all hitters with two strikes on them: Never trust the umpire. — Robert Smith

In case of dispute, the umpire shall throw it straight into the field. — James Naismith

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

The system is in place whereby if an umpire cries off, or both as was the case here, those umpires are to be replaced. — Mark Webber