Let's face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to…

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If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?...

If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to?...

I didn't get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a...

I didn't get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a...

The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then...

The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then...

I had slumps that lasted into the winter.

I had slumps that lasted into the winter.

Baseball hasn't forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven't...

Baseball hasn't forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven't...

Baseball hasn't forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven't...

Baseball hasn't forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven't...

I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with...

I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with...

I knew when my career was over. In 1965, my baseball card came out with...

I knew when my career was over. In 1965, my baseball card came out with...

When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the...

When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the...

When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.

When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.

I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them...

I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them...

Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick...

Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick...

Sure, women sportswriters look when they're in the clubhouse. Read their stories. How else do...

Sure, women sportswriters look when they're in the clubhouse. Read their stories. How else do...

Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick...

Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick...

In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second...

In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second...

Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.

Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.