#umpire

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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.


Cal Hubbard


#close #every #hit #i #misses

Almost without exception, they are men who dreamed of athletic heroism as children; becoming umpires was their compromise with their own lack of talent.


Thomas Boswell


#umpires #dreams

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?


David Duchovny


#act #argue #back #ball #chemistry

Umpires, like players, are expected to show constant improvement each season and at each level. Inconsistent plate work and the inability to handle situations are probably the two biggest problems that minor league umpires face.


Jim Evans


#biggest problems #constant #each #expected #face

Anyone interested in becoming a professional umpire and becoming eligible to work in the minor leagues must attend one of the two umpire schools sanctioned by Major League Baseball.


Jim Evans


#attend #baseball #becoming #eligible #interested

Yes, I was in that game where George Brett hit that home run. Billy saw there was too much pine tar on the bat and he went to the umpire, the next thing we knew they were fighting about it.


Bert Campaneris


#bat #billy #brett #fighting #game