Lets have a hand here for Bruce Froemming, Brinkman and Ed Montague,who,if they work this year, will be entering their 36th,32nd and 30th years of umpiring MLB....only Bill Klem himself has worked longer in baseball history. Froemming is second only to Klem in longevity (and according to all accounts the NL babied Klem his last few years...)..obviously Brinkman and Montague are still quality umps,as Brinkman was a LDS crew chief and Montague was the WS crew chief last year...and Froemming...well..maybe he IS retiring/retired..and just doesnt know it yet...
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