It is decidedly not true that 'nice guys finish last'.
I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes.
Give me some scratching, diving, hungry ballplayers who come to kill you.
I believe in rules. Sure I do. If there weren't any rules, how could you break them?
Some guys are admired for coming to play, as the saying goes. I prefer those who come to kill.
In order to become a big-league manager you have to be in the right place at the right time. That's rule number one.