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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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...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

I had slumps that lasted into the winter.

I had slumps that lasted into the winter.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.

Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.

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...

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 been the national pastime for many years now - no sport is. The...

Baseball hasn't been the national pastime for many years now - no sport is. The...

The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The...

The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The...

I know I'm the world's worst fielder, but who gets paid for fielding? There isn't...

I know I'm the world's worst fielder, but who gets paid for fielding? There isn't...

Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.

Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.