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

- Ron Luciano

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…

- Ron Luciano

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

- Ron Luciano

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

- Ron Luciano

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

- Ron Luciano

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

- Ron Luciano

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

- Ron Luciano

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.

- Ron Luciano

Like some cult religion that barely survives, there has always been at least one but rarely more than five or six devotees throwing the knuckleball i…

- Ron Luciano