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. Doug Harvey baseballcaliforniadiego share on social
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. Doug Harvey argumentbackbaseball Change image and share on social
If you're a photographer, they give you a camera. If you're a writer, they give you a typewriter. If you're an umpire, they give you an unseen object and they call it a strike zone, and nobody seems to agree with you no matter what you call. Doug Harvey agreecallcamera share on social
I've heard it said that umpires are necessary evil. Well, we are necessary, but we are not evil. We are hard-working and dedicated people whose primary interest is to make sure the game is played fairly. We are the integrity of the game. Doug Harvey dedicateevilfairly share on social
I set out to be the best umpire of my time. But I don't know what it takes to be great. Doug Harvey greatsettake Change image and share on social
I was correct in every call I made, regardless of what managers, players or replay may have said. To me, that's the reason I'm in the Hall of Fame. If I didn't umpire with conviction, I wouldn't have made it for long. Doug Harvey callconvictioncorrect share on social
