Umpires sometimes have a quick trigger.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There are umpires, and there are those who hold the title.
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.'
Whenever you have a tight situation and there's a close pitch, the umpire gets a squawk no matter how he calls it.
I want you to know that I am one of the more fortunate people in life. There aren't too many of us that somebody selects and says, 'You know, that guy ought to be an umpire.' That's what happened to me.
Most plays that are missed by the umpire are caused by the umpire not reading those cues early enough and making the proper adjustments.
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.
As all of us with any involvement in sports knows, no two umpires or no two referees have the same strike zone or call the same kind of a basketball game.
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.
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.