Doug Harvey
Doug Harvey
Douglas Norman Harveywas a Canadian professional hockey player who played in the National Hockey Leaguefrom 1947 until 1964, and from 1966 until 1969. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defencemen ever to play the game, winning the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the league's top defenceman on seven occasions...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth19 December 1924
CountryCanada
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Before I joined professional baseball, I started umpiring in San Diego, California. I worked 155 games in a five-month season. For three years in a row, I was working tripleheaders on Saturday and doubleheaders on Sunday.
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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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I'd love to stay in baseball, but I won't beg. I'd love to work with young umpires. I think I could teach them, help them develop. I can spot flaws, help them get over the hump. You're striving for perfection every game, yet you never achieve it. If baseball wants me, I'm available.
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The part of the game that fans will soon miss: the argument between manager and umpire! There was something special about watching a manger and umpire both convinced they were totally right, but knowing that one had to be wrong. As an ump, those moments made my job fun, and getting 'nose-to-nose' was part of my job description.
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The one thing that all umpires have is pride, and if you don't have pride, you lose that edge.
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The integrity of the game is the umpires. Nobody else. The entire integrity of the game is the umpires.
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Officiating is trying to do your absolute best with what you've got.
ruining trying
I'll say it again: you've got to put the argument back in the game. They're trying to make baseball mechanized, a machine. They're ruining baseball.
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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.
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I was a great base umpire, but I was the most mediocre plate umpire to ever come into the major leagues.
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I set out to be the best umpire of my time. But I don't know what it takes to be great.
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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.
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Error is part of the game. I never, ever second-guessed myself on a call and don't believe good umpires ever should.
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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.'