Ron Luciano quotes
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“Umpiring is best described as the profession of standing between two seven-year olds with one ice cream cone.”
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“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.”
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“One reason I never called balks is that I never understood the rule.”
-- Ron LucianoSource : Ron Luciano, David Fisher (1984). “Strike Two”, G K Hall & Company
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“Throwing people out of a game is like learning to ride a bicycle--once you get the hang of it, it can be a lot of fun.”
-- Ron LucianoSource : Ron Luciano, David Fisher (1984). “Strike Two”, G K Hall & Company
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“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.”
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“Any umpire who claims he has never missed a play is . . . well, an umpire.”
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“Lou Piniella only argues on days ending with the letter 'y'.”
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“The practical joke is the psychiatry of baseball.”
-- Ron LucianoSource : Ron Luciano, David Fisher (1984). “Strike Two”, G K Hall & Company
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“Umpire's heaven is a place where he works third base every game. Home is where the heartache is.”
-- Ron LucianoSource : Ron Luciano, David Fisher (1984). “Strike Two”, G K Hall & Company
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“Being an umpire is like being a king. It prepares you for nothing.”
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“I never called a balk in my life. I didn't understand the rule.”
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“If it's true you learn from your mistakes, Jim Frey will be the best manager ever”
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