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No one respects the umpire's job more than I do; but, if I were a manager, I would probably be ejected three or four times a season fighting for my team.

Professional managers, coaches, and players have a right to question an umpire's decision if they do it in a professional manner. When they become personal, profane, or violent, they have crossed the line and must be dealt with accordingly.

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

People come out to see the players. When do you see a manager anyway? When he's out on the field arguing with the umpires, making a fool of himself and you know you can't win, and when he brings out the line-up card.

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

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

Most umpires are good about letting the argument go, but you can only go on for so long, or go so far. If you don't leave it alone after a minute or two, you're in trouble. They want to keep the game moving, so they've got to throw you out. I had trouble leaving it alone, I guess.

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

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

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