Ron Luciano Quotes

#1. The practical joke is the psychiatry of baseball.

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#2. Umpire's heaven is a place where he works third base every game. Home is where the heartache is.

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#3. 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.

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#4. One reason I never called balks is that I never understood the rule.

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#5. If it's true you learn from your mistakes, Jim Frey will be the best manager ever

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#6. Any umpire who claims he has never missed a play is ... well, an umpire.

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#7. I never called a balk in my life. I didn't understand the rule.

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#8. Lou Piniella only argues on days ending with the letter 'y'.

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#9. 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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#10. Being an umpire is like being a king. It prepares you for nothing.

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#11. Umpiring is best described as the profession of standing between two seven-year olds with one ice cream cone.

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