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“Being an umpire is like being a king. It prepares you for nothing.”

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Ron Luciano was an American professional baseball umpire, born on June 28, 1937, and passed away on January 18, 1995. He was renowned for his fair judgments and professional attitude in the baseball community. more

“Like some cult religion that barely survives, there has always been at least one but rarely more than five or six devotees throwing the knuckleball in the big leagues . . . Not only can't pitchers control it, hitters can't hit it, catchers can't catch it, coaches can't coach it and most pitchers can't learn it. The perfect pitch.”

Bigs Perfect Five Six Coaches League Throwing Cult Pitcher Devotee Catchers Knuckleballs

Author:Ron Luciano

“No one ever grew up intending to be an umpire, except perhaps my friend Bill Haller. His brother Tom wanted to be a catcher, so an affinity for masks must run in that family.”

Running Wanted Brother Grew Grew Up My Friends Bills Mask Toms Umpires Affinity Catchers

Author:Ron Luciano

“One reason I never called balks is that I never understood the rule.”

Reason Understood

Book:Strike Two

Source: Strike Two

“Lou Piniella only argues on days ending with the letter 'y'.”

Letters Arguing

Author:Ron Luciano

“If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs.”

Ifs Wells Might Fire Dog Relief Outstanding Pitching

Author:Whitey Herzog

“The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.”

Inspirational Writing Wisdom Age Wise Experience Quotations Human Experience Fables Perpetuating Wisdom And Experience Adventurous Spirit Wisdom Experience

Author:Benjamin Disraeli

“The rules are changed now, there's not any way to build a team today. It's just how much money you want to spend. You could be the world champions and somebody else makes a key acquisition or two and you're through.”

World Way Want Two Today Team Changed Keys Champion Acquisition World Champions

Author:Whitey Herzog

“You sweat out the free agent thing in November, then you make the trades in December. Then you struggle to sign the guys left in January, and in February I get down to sewing all the new numbers on the uniforms.”

Guy Left Sports Numbers Struggle Trade Agents Sweat Uniforms November December January February Sewing Free Agents

Author:Whitey Herzog

“A slick way to outfigure a person is to get him figuring you figure he's figuring you're figuring he'll figure you aren't really figuring what you want him to figure you figure.”

Way Want Persons Figures What You Want Want Him Slick

Author:Whitey Herzog

“If I managed the Cubs, I'd be an alcoholic.”

Ifs Alcoholics Cubs

Author:Whitey Herzog

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