Fix your eye on the ball from the moment the pitcher holds it in his glove. Follow it as he throws to the plate and stay with it until the play is completed. Action takes place only where the ball…

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The best umpired game is the game in which the fans cannot recall the umpires...

The best umpired game is the game in which the fans cannot recall the umpires...

The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many...

The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many...

I told the umpires to walk back at least thirty-five feet from home plate. That...

I told the umpires to walk back at least thirty-five feet from home plate. That...

There are one-hundred fifty-four games in a season and you can find one-hundred fifty-four reasons...

There are one-hundred fifty-four games in a season and you can find one-hundred fifty-four reasons...

Baseball is more than a game to me, it's a religion.

Baseball is more than a game to me, it's a religion.

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

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

Baseball is more than a game to me, it's a religion.

Baseball is more than a game to me, it's a religion.

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

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

There are one-hundred fifty-four games in a season and you can find one-hundred fifty-four reasons...

There are one-hundred fifty-four games in a season and you can find one-hundred fifty-four reasons...

The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many...

The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many...

That guy in a twenty-five cent bleacher seat is as much entitled to know a...

That guy in a twenty-five cent bleacher seat is as much entitled to know a...

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

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

Fix your eye on the ball from the moment the pitcher holds it in his...

Fix your eye on the ball from the moment the pitcher holds it in his...

It ain't nothin' till I call it.

It ain't nothin' till I call it.