That guy in a twenty-five cent bleacher seat is as much entitled to know a call as the guy in the boxes. He can see my arm signal even if he can't hear my voice.

Quote by Bill Klem

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

It ain't nothin' till I call it.

It ain't nothin' till I call it.

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.

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.

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...

True courage is completing the things you say while cowardice is just saying the things...

True courage is completing the things you say while cowardice is just saying the things...

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

Strength is Happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness....

Strength is Happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness....

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true...

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true...

There is, in world affairs, a steady course to be followed between an assertion of...

There is, in world affairs, a steady course to be followed between an assertion of...

I hate liberality - nine times out of ten it is cowardice, and the tenth...

I hate liberality - nine times out of ten it is cowardice, and the tenth...

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning...

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning...