I set out to be the best umpire of my time. But I don't know what it takes to be great.

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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I know that there are no famous 'Doug Harvey plays.' And I'm proud of that.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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