Referee Quotes

[Isaak]

Just wondering if anyone out there had a link to a site or a list of quotes that officials have said to players and vis-versa - in the heat of battle.

I have heard of a old time referee that was FIBA qualified and had an answer to every single smart-*** comment a player said. They say he wrote them all down so he could remember them at a later date.

Does anyone know where i could find a list like this. I've exhausted google and other sites but haven't found muchh at all.

Cheers

[paxsonref]

I believe it was ex-NBA official Richie Phillips (and someone correct me if I;m wrong on this) who said to a coach who was arguing about a blocked shot/goaltending play said. . . The ball had yet to reach the apex of its parabola towards the goal, therefore, there is no goaltending. I always kinda liked that one. His advice was also to use big words to coaches, because most of them wouldnt understand. (No offense coaches. . . )

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by paxsonref
I believe it was ex-NBA official Richie Phillips (and someone correct me if I;m wrong on this) who said to a coach who was arguing about a blocked shot/goaltending play said. . . The ball had yet to reach the apex of its parabola towards the goal, therefore, there is no goaltending.

Richie Powers was the referee who said it. Richie Phillips was a lawyer and the counsel for the first referees' union in the NBA back in the 70's- the NABR.

[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Apr 22nd, 2003 at 09:15 AM]

[TriggerMN]

Wasn't there a Richie Phillips who was the head of the ML baseball umpires union as well, and got canned?

I think he was the same guy who gave the Yankees that controversial home run when the ba$tard kid reached over the fence and took a routine fly ball away from Baltimore's Tony Tarasco in the playoffs.

[Dan_ref]

Originally posted by TriggerMN
Wasn't there a Richie Phillips who was the head of the ML baseball umpires union as well, and got canned?

I think he was the same guy who gave the Yankees that controversial home run when the ba$tard kid reached over the fence and took a routine fly ball away from Baltimore's Tony Tarasco in the playoffs.

Rich Garcia was the ump involved. Jeffrey Maier was not a ba$tard, he came from a very nice family, just a little overactive is all.

[BktBallRef]

Richie Phillips was never an umpire. He's an attorney who represented the MLB umpires.

Rich Garcia made the call in the Yankee game.

[Barry C. Morris]

Originally posted by BktBallRef


Rich Garcia made the call in the Yankee game.

Now, I'm really confused. I thought Rich Garcia was the lead singer for The Grateful Dead...and dead.

[Mike Burns]

Isaak

Use the search function for this forum. You will get some very interesting threads.

Here is a suggestion...type Dave, or Davisms in the search.

[rainmaker]

It works, at least sometimes!!

[oatmealqueen]

Originally posted by Barry C. Morris

Now, I'm really confused. I thought Rich Garcia was the lead singer for The Grateful Dead...and dead.

No.. that was Andy Garcia..

[mick]

Originally posted by oatmealqueen

No.. that was Andy Garcia..

No, that was Zorro's friend.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally posted by mick

No, that was Zorro's friend.

No, that was Wild Bill Hickok's friend.

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by oatmealqueen

No.. that was Andy Garcia..

No, that was Jerry Garcia.

Hopefully, you're just kidding omq. Aren't you a Deadhead?

[Nevadaref]

Originally posted by BktBallRef

No, that was Jerry Garcia.

Hopefully, you're just kidding omq. Aren't you a Deadhead?

Which one makes ice cream up in Vermont?

[theboys]

I think that's Amos and Andy.