Well, I pop in here and find the whole place has been redone. Nate Berkus has been busy, I see.

Anyway, I digress. For the information-starved among you:

2006 POST-SEASON UMPIRE ASSIGNMENTS

NLDS (Beginning in NY)

John Hirschbeck (Crew Chief)
Ted Barrett
Eric Cooper
Ron Kulpa
Mike Winters
Brian O'Nora

NLDS (Beginning in San Diego)

Gerry Davis (Crew Chief)
Bill Welke
Brian Gorman
Greg Gibson
Wally Bell
Marty Foster

ALDS (Beginning in NY)

Tim McClelland (Crew Chief)
Laz Diaz
Alfonso Marquez
Paul Emmel
Larry Poncino
Larry Vanover

ALDS (Beginning in Minnesota)

Randy Marsh (Crew Chief)
Kerwin Danley
Mike Everitt
Ed Rapuano
Tim Tschida
Tony Randazzo

AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Jerry Crawford (Crew Chief)
Hunter Wendelstedt
Derryl Cousins
Chuck Merriweather
Gary Cederstom
Mike Reilly

NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Tim Welke (Crew Chief)
Jim Joyce
Jerry Layne
Fieldin Culbreth
Jeff Kellogg
Gary Darling




Enjoy the post-season, fellas. It was good for the game to see that after almost 162 games, it came down to the last day or two of the season for several teams.

So, Ump, are we gonna see you on the field this post-season?

MLB Ump - your thoughts on St Louis-San Diego Game 1 - Pujols at bat (the at bat in which he homered) and a bad strike one (obviously low) is called on him - he visibly reacts to the plate ump, turns around and faces him and starts talking to him in an animated way (who knows what he said) - how close was he to getting dumped? And, because he's Albert Pujols, does the plate ump give him more leeway to complain? Then, pitch two to Pujols is borderline, looked really good, called a ball - was that a make up call even though make up calls are a cardinal sin (no pun intended)?

We don't do make-up calls. Never have, never will, the opinions of the fans notwithstanding. To do so would be dishonest and injurious to our integrity. We also do not give "breaks" or any kind of leniency toward any superstar. The All-Star deserves just as much fairness as the rookie or .150 hitter.