You must have an alibi to show why you lost. If you haven't one, you must fake one. You self confidence must be maintained.
Christy MathewsonI owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching.
Christy MathewsonMany baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.
Christy Mathewson