Doug Harvey

There was something special about watching a manager and umpire both convinced they were totally right, but knowing that one had to be wrong. As an ump, those moments made my job fun, and getting 'nose-to-nose' was part of my job description.

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These are some quotes by Canadian author Doug Harvey Athlete, who lived between December 19, 1924 and December 26, 1989.

Quotes by Doug Harvey

If you're a photographer, they give you a camera. If you're a writer, they give you a typewriter. If you're an umpire, they give you an unseen object and they call it a strike zone, and nobody seems to agree with you no matter what you call.

Doug Harvey

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I've heard it said that umpires are necessary evil. Well, we are necessary, but we are not evil. We are hard-working and dedicated people whose primary interest is to make sure the game is played fairly. We are the integrity of the game.

Doug Harvey

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If you don't need umpires out there, and you can put robots out there, then why do we need ballplayers?

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