Umpire Quotes
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When I was a teenager, I was an umpire for a competitive league for 8- to 9-year-olds. I was really bad at it because I didn't know all the rules, and all these kids were better athletes than me. I made a bad call, and this dad snapped on me. Then he dumped his trash from his cooler, and I had to kick him out of the stands.
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I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.
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Ed (Runge), you're the second best umpire in the league. The other twenty-three are tied for first.
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In case of dispute, the umpire shall throw it straight into the field.
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I was real, real sad about that play. Four more outs to throw a no-hitter ... I was really sad. I saw the play on the field and thought he was out. But he's human (umpire Bill Miller) and anybody can make a mistake.
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And I will place within them as a guide My umpire conscience, whom if they will hear Light after light well used they shall attain, And to the end persisting, safe arrive.
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I just said he (Umpire Dale Scott) needed glasses
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I couldn't see well enough to play baseball when I was a boy, so they gave me a special job - they made me an umpire.
