BILL KLEM

To me, baseball is not a game, but a religion.

An angry player can't argue with the back of an umpire who is walking away.

It ain't nothin' till I call it.

I told the umpires to walk back at least thirty-five feet from home plate. That reduced the arguements.

In my heart, I never called one wrong.

Baseball is more than a game to me, it's a religion.

Young man, if that bat comes down, you're out of the game

The best umpired game is the game in which the fans cannot recall the umpires who worked it.

That guy in a twenty-five cent bleacher seat is as much entitled to know a call as the guy in the boxes. He can see my arm signal even if he can't hear my voice.

There are one-hundred fifty-four games in a season and you can find one-hundred fifty-four reasons why your team should have won every one of them.

Baseball is more than a game to me, it's a religion.

There are one-hundred fifty-four games in a season and you can find one-hundred fifty-four reasons why your team should have won every one of them.

The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many managers strut around on the field trying to manage the umpires instead of their teams.

An angry player can't argue with the back of an umpire who is walking away.

It ain't nothin' till I call it.

Your job is to umpire for the ball and not the player.

I told the umpires to walk back at least thirty-five feet from home plate. That reduced the arguements.

That guy in a twenty-five cent bleacher seat is as much entitled to know a call as the guy in the boxes. He can see my arm signal even if he can't hear my voice.

Fix your eye on the ball from the moment the pitcher holds it in his glove. Follow it as he throws to the plate and stay with it until the play is completed. Action takes place only where the ball goes.

The best umpired game is the game in which the fans cannot recall the umpires who worked it.

Young man, if that bat comes down, you're out of the game

To me, baseball is not a game, but a religion.

In my heart, I never called one wrong.