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There was absolutely no reason to dislike him, and nobody did.
Fred Leib
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Sportswriter
Baseball is more than a game to me, it's a religion.
William Joseph Klem
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Umpire
HOF 1953
Mr. Klem's Hall of Fame Plaque
The bigger the guy, the less he argues. You never heard a word out of Stan Musial or Willie Mays or Roberto Clemente. They never tried to make you look bad.
Son, when you pitch a strike Mr. Hornsby will let you know.
William Joseph Klem
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Umpire
HOF 1953
Any umpire who claims he has never missed a play is...well, an umpire.
I refuse to call a 52 year old man Sparky.
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.
People come to see the players. Nobody ever bought a ticket to see a manager.
He had about him a touch of royalty.
Bowie Kent Kuhn
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5th Commissioner of Baseball, 1969-1984
HOF 2008
He's a very lucky man. He escapes the dictatorial reign of a ruthless tyrant and ends up working for George Steinbrenner.
David Letterman
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Talk show host
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