I must admit, I was born to officiate; I was made to officiate. I miss it. I knew why I was doing it. God made me to umpire. Doug Harvey Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The integrity of the game is the umpires. Nobody else. The entire integrity of the game is the umpires. Doug Harvey Read Quote
You can’t know what it’s like to be a major league umpire unless you were a major league umpire. Doug Harvey Read Quote
When asked what he was fighting for, General Washington, in writing to General Thomas, said the object was ‘neither glory nor extent of territory, but a defense of all that is dear and valuable in life.’ He must have been an umpire. That’s what umpiring is about. Doug Harvey Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I wrestled as a 90-pounder, and I wrestled in the 107-pound class in my first year. I had something inside of me. I could not stand not to compete. And I don’t know why… I don’t know what that’s all about. But that’s deep inside of Doug Harvey. Doug Harvey Read Quote
I say to you, you want a thrill, volunteer to be an umpire. I’d like you to go just work the bases some day. Just go do that. You’re going to love it. Try the slow-pitch stuff. You’ll love it. Ask my son – he tried it! He said, ‘I’ve never seen so many idiots in all my life.’ Doug Harvey Read Quote
The one thing that all umpires have is pride, and if you don’t have pride, you lose that edge. Doug Harvey Read Quote
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 Read Quote
