Step outside the guidelines of the official umpires and make your own rules and your own reality.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules.
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.
I set out to be the best umpire of my time. But I don't know what it takes to be great.
Your job is to umpire for the ball and not the player.
Sometimes you've just got to let an umpire know that you're not satisfied with his decision. That they've missed the play in your opinion. Not that it's going to do you any good, but you've got to let them know.
There are umpires, and there are those who hold the title.
Stay in school kids or you'll end up being an umpire.
You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it.
I just umpire. That's what I've done. That's all I can do. I'm one of the fortunate ones on God's earth. I found what God meant for me to do. People ask if I like working home plate best. I just want to be between the white lines. That's where I belong, and I wouldn't have it any other way.