Jim Evans Quotes

I Had A Great First Year And Mr. Macdonald Was My Biggest Supporter. He Gave Me The Encouragement I Needed That First Year To Get My Career Started On A Positive Note.

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.

My Main Objective Is To Prepare Candidates For Professional Baseball; However, The Majority Of Our Graduates Will Go Home As Much Better Qualified Amateurs.

My Dad Was A Carpenter And I Would Work With Him During The Summer And Umpire On The Nights I Wasn't Playing.

As A Youngster, I Played In Little League, Pony League, And All Sorts Of Amateur Baseball Programs Growing Up.

When I Was 14, I Played In A Summer League. One Night The Chief Umpire Asked Me If I Would Like To Try Umpiring. There Was A Little League Tournament Coming Up And He Needed More Umpires Than He Had.

Professional Managers, Coaches, And Players Have A Right To Question An Umpire's Decision If They Do It In A Professional Manner. When They Become Personal, Profane, Or Violent, They Have Crossed The Line And Must Be Dealt With Accordingly.

Umpires, Like Players, Are Expected To Show Constant Improvement Each Season And At Each Level. Inconsistent Plate Work And The Inability To Handle Situations Are Probably The Two Biggest Problems That Minor League Umpires Face.

I Reached The Point Where I Actually Enjoyed The Umpiring More Than Playing.

I Literally Paid My Way Through The University Of Texas With My Umpiring.

After One Year In The Texas League, The American League Bought The Rights To My Contract. They Optioned Me Back To The Texas League For The 1970 Season.

During The Final Two Weeks Of Training, Our Students Work Simulated Game Situations In Which Our Staff Members Role-play As Players, Managers, And Coaches. They Are Given Immediate Feedback Following Each Camp Game.