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

It is rather suitable for umpires to dress like dentists, since one of their tasks is to draw stumps. — John Arlott

We've beat up our umpires. They're now allowed to be human. — Joe Torre

Earl gave me his version of what happened and asked me not to suspend the umpires. — Lee MacPhail

I always told my young umpires, 'Don't get mad. Whatever you do, don't show it. But no matter how long it takes, get even.' — Doug Harvey

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

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

Those amateur umpires are certainly flexing their fangs tonight. — Jerry Coleman

There are umpires, and there are those who hold the title. — Al Barlick

The trouble with women umpires is that I couldn't argue with one. I'd put my arms around her and give her a little kiss. — Casey Stengel

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

If you don't need umpires out there, and you can put robots out there, then why do we need ballplayers? — Doug Harvey

The integrity of the game is the umpires. Nobody else. The entire integrity of the game is the umpires. — Doug Harvey

Chief Justice [John] Roberts compared judges to umpires, who apply rules they did not write and cannot change to the competition before them. — Orrin Hatch

The only good thing about that decision, Gatt, is that I'll get tea before you. — Graham Gooch

Listen, ump. How can you sleep with the lights on? — Amos Otis

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

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

Error is part of the game. I never, ever second-guessed myself on a call and don't believe good umpires ever should. — Doug Harvey

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

The third umpires should be changed as often as nappies and for the same reason. — Navjot Singh Sidhu

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

Why, they shot the wrong McKinley! — Dizzy Dean

No player or manager has greater respect for the umpires than I do, and I have demonstrated that over the years. — Pete Rose

Umpires are necessary evils. That's just the nature of the beast. For years, people have looked on umpiring as a job they could get any postman to do. — Doug Harvey

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

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

The best umpired game is the game in which the fans cannot recall the umpires who worked it. — Bill Klem

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

Bishops are like umpires. You have to have them to call the close decisions. — Frank Butler

The most important thing for a judge is - curiously enough - judgment. — Patrick Devlin, Baron Devlin

My favorite umpire is a dead one. — Johnny Evers

Ten years from now I will tell you how I feel about umpires. — Carlos Zambrano

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

Now that women are jockeys, baseball umpires, atomic scientists, and business executives, maybe someday they can master parallel parking. — Bill Vaughan

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

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

On days like this, baseball would make Michael as happy as it ever did. No umpires. No coaches. No rules except the ones you made up. — Mike Lupica

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

Step outside the guidelines of the official umpires and make your own rules and your own reality. — Phil Ochs

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

I told the umpires to walk back at least thirty-five feet from home plate. That reduced the arguements. — Bill Klem

Some have said that I can accept inadequacies in my players but not in umpires. That completely misses the point. I can't tolerate anyone's mistake. — Earl Weaver

I'd get me a bunch of bats and balls and sneak me a couple of umpires and learn them kids behind the Iron Curtain how to tote a bat and play baseball. — Dizzy Dean

Umpires sometimes have a quick trigger. — Joe Torre

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

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

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

Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it. — Cal Hubbard

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

Umpires are like emotional girlfriends, once they make up their minds, there is no point in arguing — Dmitry Tursunov

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

I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules. — Leo Durocher

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

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

The one thing that all umpires have is pride, and if you don't have pride, you lose that edge. — Doug Harvey

Umpires are most vigorous when defending their miscalls. — Jim Brosnan

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

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