I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules.

You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it.

In the olden days, the umpire didn't have to take any courses in mind reading. The pitcher told you he was going to throw at you.

I never did say that you can't be a nice guy and win. I said that if I was playing third base and my mother rounded third with the winning run, I'd trip her up.

Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.