“Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.” LooksEvilSportsFansBaseballLuxuryLook UpVengeanceAutomobileUmpiresOdorNecessary EvilBaseball Fans Book:Pitching in a Pinch: Baseball from the Inside Source: Pitching in a Pinch: Baseball from the Inside
“I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching.” FansStewardshipPitching Author:Christy Mathewson