Anyone interested in becoming a professional umpire and becoming eligible to work in the minor leagues must attend one of the two umpire schools sanctioned by Major League Baseball.

I learned a valuable life lesson that summer. You should find something in life that you really enjoy and seriously consider making that your life's work.

If you don't think every day is a great day try going without one.

Minor league umpires are evaluated in their respective leagues each year and rated numerically. This enables umpires to know where they stand and helps them make prudent career decisions.

Our students learn more in 30 days than one could learn in 30 years without our training. To really maximize your potential as an umpire, you need to get a solid foundation as soon as you can.

Most plays that are missed by the umpire are caused by the umpire not reading those cues early enough and making the proper adjustments.

Another way to lose control is to ignore something when you should address it.

Game management is accomplished by staying constantly alert and then reading and reacting to potential problem situations before they materialize. It all boils down to paying attention to details.

I literally paid my way through the University of Texas with my umpiring.

I attribute my success to my mental approach to the game. I have always been a serious student of umpiring. I enjoy studying rules, situations, and positioning.

I have looked back on situations and thought that I could have handled a few differently and probably better.

A poet is somebody who has written a poem.

Many might go to heaven with half the labor they go to hell.

We'll have all the best of this and Heaven too, the best of two Worlds!-Heaven now and Heaven to come!

People are fascinated by the rich: Shakespeare wrote plays about kings, not beggars.

Our 'pathway' is straight to the ballot box, with no variableness nor shadow of turning.

First of all, my wife writes half my act. I don't know how I could "steal" from my wife.

All my shows is about a party. We party from the door then we get into the gig, get back to the middle then we gonna party at the end. It's all a good time.

A boo is a lot louder than a cheer, if you have 10 people cheering and one person booing, all you hear is the booing.

In companies whose wealth is intellectual capital, networks, rather than hierarchies, are the right organizational design.

Calvinism that does not humble has missed its mark.