In the olden days, the umpire didn't have to take any courses in mind reading. The pitcher told you he was going to throw at you.
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Generally in the Little League you're up against a good pitcher who throws like hell. What does the coach say? Get a walk. Isn't that beautiful way to learn to hit? For four years you stand up there looking for a walk.
Your job is to umpire for the ball and not the player.
The best umpired game is the game in which the fans cannot recall the umpires who worked it.
Most plays that are missed by the umpire are caused by the umpire not reading those cues early enough and making the proper adjustments.
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.
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.'
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.
I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.
It became the joke of the neighbourhood. If the umpire ruled me out on a bad call, I'd take the fake eye out and hand it to him.
Whenever you have a tight situation and there's a close pitch, the umpire gets a squawk no matter how he calls it.
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