Umpire Experiences

My Philosophy on Umpiring by Bill deMoss

My philosophy on umpiring a baseball game has evolved over the years since 1984. The reasons my philosophy has changed is because of the tremendous learning curve involved in becoming a more mature umpire. I had an aptitude to umpire initially and had a pretty good baseball strike zone because of my experience playing, managing and coaching. I …

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UMPIRE QUOTES

There have been many umpire quotes and other baseball quotes over the years. Umpires have their own thoughts about games, game situations, and what players, coaches, and fans think of their calls.  Many umpire quotes have been controversial and some have spoken to the heart of the game.  Umpiring is about the spirit of the game …

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UMPIRE QUOTES TWO

In Umpire Quotes Two we explore more quotes from umpires. These quotes should help the baseball umpire understand the difficult task umpires contend with.  “The Umpire must be quick witted. He may not, like the wise old owl of the bench, look over his gold-rimmed glasses, inform the assembled multitude that he will “take the matter under advisement,” …

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