Umpires Quotations | Page 2

My career should adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go.

Never pray for justice, because you might get some.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

Obscenity is whatever happens to shock some elderly and ignorant magistrate.

There was a while when I was feeling like, 'Damn, if I'd just been born black, I would not have to go through all this'.

We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand.

People who are in a fortunate position always attribute virtue to what makes them so happy.

We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of our controversies come from that.

A fiance is neither this nor that: he's left one shore, but not yet reached the other.

I'm happy wherever I go, whatever I do. I'm happy in Iowa, I'm happy here in California.

I can guarantee you this, that more pension and benefit reforms which I will consider arbitration reform to be one of them, are things that when they come to my desk, they will be signed.

I lived in an attached house. My father used to drive into the wrong driveway all the time. He'd say, Damn it, how do you tell one of these houses from another?

To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man.

Peace is the umpire for doing the will of God.

The man who is always worrying about whether or not his soul would be damned generally has a soul that isn't worth a damn.

If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.

Judging from the main portions of the history of the world, so far, justice is always in jeopardy.

In the land of my birth I cannot vote, whereas a young person of eighteen can vote. And why? Because he or she possesses that wonderful biological attribute - a white skin.

What do I care about Jupiter? Justice is a human issue, and I do not need a god to teach it to me.

Sigmund Freud was a novelist with a scientific background. He just didn't know he was a novelist. All those damn psychiatrists after him, they didn't know he was a novelist either.

Umpires got power, man. You ever notice if you go to a ballpark and there's a close play on first base, they will not run the replay at the ballpark? I've seen umpires go underneath and call up and say if you run one more of those replays, we're gonna forfeit the game. That's how strong their union is.

The magistrates are the ministers for the laws, the judges their interpreters, the rest of us are servants of the law, that we all may be free.

Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical.

No accurate thinker will judge another person by that which the other person's enemies say about him.

I'm going to let God be the judge of who goes to heaven and hell.

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

We're getting the best available umpires that we can.

We are getting better ever game. The other coaches are telling us that, the umpires are telling us that, that we're coming around and we truly are.

We do not judge great art. It judges us.

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

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.

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.

Never wear a backward baseball cap to an interview unless applying for the job of umpire.

We want to see minor league umpires working on the field rather than just warm bodies. Minor league umpires are the people that are trained to do the job and protect the integrity of the game. They're trained professionals.

Chemistry is really about two people who like to act together, I think. It's like tennis in the most cliched way. It's like if you hit the ball, they hit the ball back, and they don't hit it into the stands, and they don't put the ball in their pocket and walk off - and they don't argue with the umpire, you know?

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.

There's absolutely no excuse for throwing a piece of equipment on an umpire or any player. You can argue your point and at times may accidentally bump an umpire, but to consciously throw a piece of equipment at someone is unforgivable.

There is a line and that line has been pushed, perhaps in this game, but according to the umpires they (Australia) haven't crossed it.

We have a problem in the previous games and the new rule will give coaches and players no chance to bribe umpires and referees,

We have hired umpires to work the games. All the games will go on. Qualified umpires are going to be out on the field and we?re going to move forward.

Ed (Runge), you're the second best umpire in the league. The other twenty-three are tied for first.

You can do anything, literally, right? That's one of the exciting possibilities of the present.

Why, they shot the wrong McKinley!

The pitch he struck out on was low. Nobody was going to hit that pitch. Some umpires need to learn the strike zone, too.

Most of us are umpires at heart; we like to call balls and strikes on somebody else.

One thing that I was proud of was when they were able to step up and take care of business after the umpires decision didn't go their way. It shows a lot of character.

I'd just as soon us do what we do, ... I can get as upset with the umpires as anybody but on balance they do a terrific job. These are our best umpires, and it's not an exact science.

We can hear him ragging on the umpires when there's a bad call.

There is a law which clearly defines what is an illegal action and empowers umpires to no-ball such bowlers.

I think it's actually good because I think it gives a little break to the umpires because you're not like screaming at them, and it makes you feel better, too.

I think they lost control of the game early. Holliday was hit on purpose. But Eli's wasn't on purpose, and right then and there they blew the call. They shouldn't have thrown Matt Morris out right there. It wasn't intentional. We hit their guy the other day, they hit our guy. It's over with. The umpires tried to take control of the game and they blew it by tossing Matt Morris right there, and that takes away from the game.

Kyle was actually throwing real well but it was obvious the Buchanan batters were leaning into both those pitches. That's baseball and I don't blame then for doing what it takes to get on base but the umpires need to be strong enough to see what is happening and make the right call.

It doesn't matter if it's a playoff game or a regular-season game. The umpires have to keep control of the game. Tony was warned twice.... It's a shame, but those are the circumstances.

It crossed my mind. But I had so many positive comments from players past and present as well as other umpires it gave me the confidence to carry on,

Judges are like umpires. Umpires don't make the rules. They apply them.

Judges and justices are servants of the law, not the other way around. Judges are like umpires. Umpires don't make the rules; they apply them,

I think this the umpire who decide any one out or not out rather the umpires are in better position to answer.

We have a gap right now with a lot of umpires with great experience and then a lot of young umpires. It would be nice to start filling that void in the middle. And we really encourage women to participate.

We have women umpires in India, but if there are male umpires employed we don't have any problems if we are getting fair decisions.

We found a way to win, ... End of story. We're not going to look at it like it's because of the umpires or anything like that. A win's a win, and we'll take it.

We agreed to settle with no admission of wrongdoing. The umpires are on strike over their demands for more money, not because of alleged unfair labor practices.

To be blatantly honest I think they (Aussies) do put pressure on the umpires and they're masters at it.

We're not so short-sighted to think there's no adjustment needed (for the new umpires); of course there is. But there's a tremendous reservoir of umpires beyond the 28 we have normally.

We pride ourselves in our training. We meet regularly and we bring umpires along at a pace that is best for their abilities.

We had some lengthy discussion about it with the commissioner .... He had sought further explanation from the umpires in the hearing.

We actually save the school district a little money by playing these games. There are no bus transportation costs and no umpires to pay.

The darn wind just played havoc with all the pitchers. Pitches were coming from everywhere and the umpires were having a hard time calling strikes.

It is difficult batting in artificial light with a red ball but it's a horrible task for umpires to make a judgement, particularly if they're going by light meters.

For a few years, more people have been leaving our country than entering it. Wherever it is possible, we must lower the entry hurdles for those who bring the country forward.

Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.

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.

We have batted in dark conditions. But the umpires have equipped themselves well and I have every confidence they made the right decision about the light.

There hasn't been any evidence to suggest the umpires believe the game should be changed the way the rule makers think it should be.

This year the umpires have been instructed to actively police tagging, blocking and any contact in marking contests not directly aimed at winning the ball.

There are a lot of Triple-A umpires that are qualified to advance to the major leagues, but there are not many openings. Those people need to be compensated. They're going to be excellent big league umpires, but you've got to give them something to keep them in the game.

When we played at Texas A&M this year, we got called four times for balks, and the balk calls on our club are way up. Last weekend in California, we got called for balks. Umpires are cracking down on it.

We will have umpires on the field for all of our games in the event of a strike.

The opportunity to captain your country is one that would make anyone proud, but apart from a couple of chats to the umpires I didn't actually do much.

Umpires typically turn their back on the rule. Unfortunately, we can't assume every umpire is going to be old school and turn their back on it.

Umpires made more seven years ago than they do now. Baseball has had tremendous growth and the pressure on officiating to be next to super human is very evident.

Umpires don't make the rules. They apply them. The role of an umpire and a judge is critical. They make sure everybody plays by the rules. But it is a limited role.

Umpires are umpires, but he (Smith) was just incompetent.

Umpires are human, too -- as we are finding out.

We saw two great pitching performances today. We beat the second girl (Pittman) once last year, but this was our first look at the first one. One of the umpires told me she pitched for Oklahoma State last year, but didn't make her grades.

First of all, you want umpires to call what they see. In the case of fair or foul, the smartest thing is to call the ball fair. Because if it's called foul and ruled fair, where do we put the runners?

There's no clinic in the world where we'll have six major league umpires at one time and four top minor league umpires. It's kind of a neat thing.

It was a little bit hard, because I had to warm up on the mound. The umpires told me to take my time, and that's what I tried to do.

The State Umpire in Chief rewards umpires who want to work top games by assigning them to national tournaments, and I have been fortunate to work three nationals.

The NAB Challenge provides the AFL an opportunity to test rules, it provides clubs the opportunity to test new players and set plays and strategies and we are using the occasion to test an idea to see if there is anything we can learn from having umpires officiating the match from different angles.

As far as the recreation department, he's been suspended for a year. It's in our recreation department rules that (there's) no physical contact on umpires or even verbal.

That's why you have all these young umpires with limited experience, ... (The young umpires) were called up to the big leagues too soon. Their lack of experience shows each and every game.

That's not my concern. Umpires are not required to talk to the media, period. They can only speak to (the press) voluntarily if they choose to.

You're dealing with teenagers who will bow up at each other. Sometimes your emotions get away from you. It didn't affect our play, and I thought the umpires did a good job of controlling the situation.

They were looking for umpires to call high school games. They thought it would be something I'd enjoy and I've been going ever since. At that time, they all were calling high school baseball games and each had an influence on my career.

Although I have sympathy for Ricky I cannot accept his move towards the on-field umpires as they made a move towards resuming play. He did not ask for the third umpire to be consulted but when he made that move and spoke to the officials I believe his involvement played a part in prompting the referral.

They don't see professional umpires being that important at the minor league level.

It's baseball. You can't expect the umpires to get them all right. But I don't blame them. If I coached a perfect game, we'd win every time. It's over and win or lose we're friends.

It's a really, really tough job and I think cricket is a long way behind other sports in terms of its level of support and the way in which it trains and develops its umpires, especially considering how much pressure and scrutiny umpires are under.

It's the plate umpires call, which is me. It's my call and I had him leaving early and called him out.

It's heartbreaking. It's opening day and I'm not working. Just like players and fans, umpires look forward to opening day.