Top 127 Umpire Quotes & Sayings

My dad was a carpenter and I would work with him during the summer and umpire on the nights I wasn't playing.

The roughest thing I ever said to an umpire was, 'Are you sure?'

If an umpire misses a called third strike and the other side ends up scoring because of it, I'm not going to forget it. If there are runners on second and third and two out, and if the umpire has just given the hitter an extra strike and the next pitch goes into the hole and both runs score, I've got to say something to the guy.

In case of dispute, the umpire shall throw it straight into the field.

The umpire signals a bye with the air of a weary stalk

Most plays that are missed by the umpire are caused by the umpire not reading those cues early enough and making the proper adjustments.

I am deeply saddened and shocked at the loss of umpire Wally Bell.

Since people, in a competitive or any other society, are by no means always just to each other, some regulation by the state in its capacity of umpire is unavoidable, What must be kept in mind is that the greatest in of all is done when the umpire forgets that he too is bound by the rules, and begins to make them as between contestants in behalf of his own prejudices.

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.

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

The best recommendation for an umpire in the old days was: "He licked somebody in the Three-I League. He ought to do.

Judges are like umpires. 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. Nobody ever went to a ballgame to see the umpire.

The system is in place whereby if an umpire cries off, or both as was the case here, those umpires are to be replaced.

To me, there is no more conscientious umpire in the Major Leagues than Jim Joyce. He gives you a hellacious effort every time.

The way we have been playing, I might tell my players not to cross the picket line (umpire strike of 1979).

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

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

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

Some fans have a mistaken opinion of the average umpire. He is human, all reports to the contrary. Every fellow who is successful is conscientious to almost a fault.

I remember the Chillicothe ballplayers grappling the Long Island ball players in a sixteen-inning game ended by darkness. And the shoulders of the Chillicothe players were a red smoke against the sundown and the shoulders of the Rock Island players were a yellow smoke against the sundown. And the umpire's voice was hoarse calling balls and strikes and outs and the umpire's throat fought in the dust for a song.

I get what I desire, it's my empire And yes I call the shots, I am the umpire

No one respects the umpire's job more than I do; but, if I were a manager, I would probably be ejected three or four times a season fighting for my team.

You can't know what it's like to be a major league umpire unless you were a major league umpire.

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.

Do you have to be like a second-grade dropout to be an umpire? Did you go to school until you were 8 years old? I think you quit school before you were 10. Stay in school kids or you'll end up being an umpire.

I was a great base umpire, but I was the most mediocre plate umpire to ever come into the major leagues.

I am primarily a lawyer. I would rather play in the game than be the umpire.

Peace is the umpire for doing the will of God.

My favorite umpire is a dead one.

Chaos umpire sits And by decision more embroils the fray by which he reigns: next him high arbiter Chance governs all.

Rules of society are nothing; one's conscience is the umpire.

I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes.

I want to stress again one aspect of the game which is most important. Never argue with an umpire.

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.

Umpire Harold Bird, having a wonderful time, signalling everything in the world, including stopping traffic coming on from behind.

Cardinal rule for all hitters with two strikes on them: Never trust the umpire.

Umpire's heaven is a place where he works third base every game. Home is where the heartache is.

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

The umpire... is like the geyser in the bathroom; we cannot do without it, yet we notice it only when it is out of order.

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.

She'll be evaluated like any other Double-A umpire. Major League Baseball has never attempted to influence our decision

The trouble with me is that every match I play against five opponents: umpire, crowd, ball boys, court, and myself.

A good umpire is the umpire you don't even notice

A good umpire is the umpire you don't even notice. He's there all afternoon but when the game is over, you don't even remember his name.

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.

An angry player can't argue with the back of an umpire who is walking away.

Anyone who votes for McGowan is 100 percent right. He was a great umpire. He belongs in the Hall of Fame.

In a way an umpire is like a woman. He makes quick decisions, never reverses them, and doesn't think you're safe when you're out.

I love to talk with the umpire.

Umpiring is a tough job. Don't get me wrong - I wouldn't want to be an umpire. You've got a split second to make a decision.

On the whole, life is unfair in the way it works out. It is a game played without an umpire!

I set out to be the best umpire of my time. But I don't know what it takes to be great.

Stay in college, kids. Otherwise, you may become an umpire.

The public wouldn't like the perfect umpire in every game. It would kill off baseball's greatest alibi - 'We was robbed.'

Any umpire who claims he has never missed a play is . . . well, an umpire.

The part of the game that fans will soon miss: the argument between manager and umpire! There was something special about watching a manger and umpire both convinced they were totally right, but knowing that one had to be wrong. As an ump, those moments made my job fun, and getting 'nose-to-nose' was part of my job description.

A bowler should be allowed to point out to an umpire that a batsman is backing up, leaving the officials to watch what is going on.

Just death, kind umpire of men's miseries.

In the olden days, the umpire didn't have to take any courses in mind reading. The pitcher told you he was going to throw at you.