#umpire

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. ↗

— Earl Weaver

#because #belongs #game #gets #hurt

Whenever you have a tight situation and there's a close pitch, the umpire gets a squawk no matter how he calls it. ↗

— Red Barber

#close #gets #how #matter #pitch

It turns out umpires and judges are not robots or traffic cameras, inertly monitoring deviations from a fixed zone of the permissible. They are humans. ↗

— Eric Liu

#fixed #humans #judges #monitoring #out

You had to pitch in and out. The zone didn't belong to the hitters; it belonged to the pitchers. Today, if you pitch too far inside, the umpire would stop you right there. I don't think it's fair. ↗

— Juan Marichal

#belonged #fair #far #had #hitters

Your job is to umpire for the ball and not the player. ↗

— Bill Klem

#job #player #umpire #your

Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on. ↗

— Ford Frick

#field #off #pride #remember #respect