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 must run in that family.
Ron LucianoUmpire's heaven is a place where he works third base every game. Home is where the heartache is.
Ron LucianoThrowing 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 LucianoLike some cult religion that barely survives, there has always been at least one but rarely more than five or six devotees throwing the knuckleball in the big leagues . . . Not only can't pitchers control it, hitters can't hit it, catchers can't catch it, coaches can't coach it and most pitchers can't learn it. The perfect pitch.
Ron Luciano