September 29, 200323 yr 2003 Division Series Umpire Rotations Announced POSTED: 4:06 PM EDT September 29, 2003 New York, NY -- Major League Baseball has assigned the four umpiring crews that will work the American and National League Division Series, scheduled to begin this week. For the National League Division Series, 33-year veteran Bruce Froemming and his crew will work Games 1, 2 and 5 of the NLDS between the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves and Games 3 and 4 of the NLDS involving the San Francisco Giants and Florida Marlins. Froemming will be working his eighth Division Series. The rest of his crew includes Hunter Wendelstedt, Dale Scott, Gary Cederstrom, Jeff Kellogg and Phil Cuzzi. The other crew, headed by 20-year veteran John Hirschbeck, has been assigned to work Games 1, 2 and 5 of the NLDS involving the Giants and Marlins and Games 3 and 4 of the NLDS between the Braves and Cubs. Bill Miller, Brian Gorman, Admin Young, Ed Rapuano and Mark Wegner are also on Hirschbeck's crew. Twenty-eight-year veteran umpire Ed Montague will lead the crew that will work Games 1, 2 and 5 of the American League Division Series involving the Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees and Games 3 and 4 of the ALDS between the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics. Ted Barrett, Paul Emmel, Gerry Davis, Jim Joyce and Bill Welke are the other members of Montague's squad Randy Marsh, a 22-year veteran, and his crew will be assigned to work Games 1, 2 and 5 of the ALDS between the Red Sox and Athletics and Games 3 and 4 of the ALDS involving the Twins and Yankees. The rest of Marsh's crew includes Eric Cooper, Wally Bell, Gary Darling, Tim Welke and Greg Gibson. Copyright 2003. Courtesy of SportsNetwork.
September 29, 200323 yr Hirshbeck sucks! He has a real big strike zone That was my first reaction, too. But maybe we can use it to our advantage. Bonds is still more likely to strikeout than HR, and with Hirshbeck it might be easier to pitch to him. It doesn't say, but my guess is that he'll be behind the plate for Beckett.
September 29, 200323 yr Author The big zone is only good to us if we get ahead early. If we fall behind early we are doomed like in the Russ Ortiz-Josh Beckett game.
September 30, 200323 yr Hunter Wendelstadt? Wow MLB does not want us to win. Hey, if they really didn't want us to win, they'd assign us Jim Wolf!! *ducks and covers*
September 30, 200323 yr Hey, if they really didn't want us to win, they'd assign us Jim Wolf!! *ducks and covers* shhhh! Don't give em any ideas! :o :confused
September 30, 200323 yr Hey, if they really didn't want us to win, they'd assign us Jim Wolf!! *ducks and covers* Doesn't make sense... I can understand why some felt Wolf shouldn't ump our games during the season (I agreed even though I think he was fair) -- but why would he do anything against us in the playoffs? He can't help his brother out anymore anyway even if he wanted to.
September 30, 200323 yr Yeah, I'm pretty much ok with their choice of umpires, unless they give us Jim Wolf again.
September 30, 200323 yr oh yeah your right, my fault i havent been the same since the night we clinched lol
September 30, 200323 yr It's all good. Eric Gregg was canned in those mass resignations a couple years back anyways.
September 30, 200323 yr Doesn't make sense... I can understand why some felt Wolf shouldn't ump our games during the season (I agreed even though I think he was fair) -- but why would he do anything against us in the playoffs? He can't help his brother out anymore anyway even if he wanted to. It was just a jab about how no one wanted him to ump our games during the season. See, this is why I don't make jokes often.
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