Umpires are necessary evils. That's just the nature of the beast. For years, people have looked on umpiring as a job they could get any postman to do. Doug Harvey beasteviljob Change image and share on social
Error is part of the game. I never, ever second-guessed myself on a call and don't believe good umpires ever should. Doug Harvey callerrorgame Change image and share on social
Give me 10 high school pitchers, let me spend a week with them, and I'll show you 10 pitchers who won't balk. It's not that difficult, and they better learn it. Doug Harvey balkdifficultgive Change image and share on social
Officiating is trying to do your absolute best with what you've got. Doug Harvey absolutehaveofficiate Change image and share on social
The one thing that all umpires have is pride, and if you don't have pride, you lose that edge. Doug Harvey edgelosepride Change image and share on social
I went into umpiring at age 16. I got into officiating because of the fact that I could not stand the referees that worked our basketball games. Doug Harvey agebasketballfact Change image and share on social
My mom beat us until she started breaking clothes hangers. Wooden clothes hangers! Once we started laughing back at her, then your spankings were through. That's the way I was raised. So, I got to be about 13 years of age when finally she quit spanking on me. But I think that it was great way to be raised. Doug Harvey agebackbeat share on social
I just loved officiating, and I hope what I did helped make it better. That's what I tell young umpires: you can have fun. I never spent a day where going out on a baseball field didn't make me feel better. Doug Harvey baseballdayfeel share on social
Instant replay ought to be thrown out. Period. It's a game of imperfections. Why is that so bad for the game? Really, I think they are trying to make the game perfect. I'll tell you what: It will never, ever be perfect. Doug Harvey badgameimperfection share on social
Willie Mays was the best baseball player I ever saw. He could do anything. Doug Harvey baseballmayplayer Change image and share on social