Who gets the World Series assignments?

[socalumps]

MLB.com has not posted yet.

Anyone know??

[briancurtin]

Is there a real need for you to know them immediately?

[bobbybanaduck]

I know.

[umpduck11]

Originally Posted by bobbybanaduck

I know.

But if you told us, you'd have to kill us, huh ?

[MajorDave]

at least on one of the umpires chosen. Tom Hallion of Louisville, KY.

Article from the Louisville Courier-Journal this morning:

A return to his calling | courier-journal | The Courier-Journal

I worked an NAIA college scrimmage this past Sunday in Louisville. At the plate meeting the coach of the college, Spalding U., mentioned that the day or evening before the paper had been out taking pictures of a local umpire who called MLB and that this umpire had been chosen to work the World Series. He did not remember the name. I thought he was talking about Paul Nauert as he is really from Louisville. Hallion moved there sometime during his umpiring career. The story on Hallion is touching as he was let go and not re-signed back in 1999. He worked his way back beginning in 2003.

[BaBa Booey]

I wasn't guessing

[realistic]

Originally Posted by MajorDave

at least on one of the umpires chosen. Tom Hallion of Louisville, KY.

Article from the Louisville Courier-Journal this morning:

A return to his calling | courier-journal | The Courier-Journal

I worked an NAIA college scrimmage this past Sunday in Louisville. At the plate meeting the coach of the college, Spalding U., mentioned that the day or evening before the paper had been out taking pictures of a local umpire who called MLB and that this umpire had been chosen to work the World Series. He did not remember the name. I thought he was talking about Paul Nauert as he is really from Louisville. Hallion moved there sometime during his umpiring career. The story on Hallion is touching as he was let go and not re-signed back in 1999. He worked his way back beginning in 2003.

Not a bad article but it wasn't very factual regarding pay, hotels etc in the minors. I know the umps that were blocked out by MLB didn't see it coming but I have a hard time over feeling sorry for them when there are people every day being laid off that are much less fortunate.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by MajorDave

Tom Hallion of Louisville, KY.

Article from the Louisville Courier-Journal this morning:

A return to his calling | courier-journal | The Courier-Journal

Very nice article about Mr. Hallion - congrats.

[goyanksgonj]

http://pressbox.MLB.com will have the WS Media Guide as soon as possible.

Customer Service has been notified about the error message that presently exists.

[mbyron]

And, in the interest of electoral fairness:

[tballump]

If it is like last year, MLB will announce today,

MLB notifies the umpires of their WS selections the day after the end of the Division Series. So, if someone has a MLBU as a personal friend they probably already know who the selections are. I would imagine if they are smart, they will not tell, since it would be very easy for a MLBU to lurk on this site as well and one may not be very happy if a friend tells the selections on a this site, especially if it was told in confidence.

Selections are based on merit. However, on the historical side, Dana DeMuth has gone the longest of the Crew Chiefs in the Division Series since his last WS in 2001. Tim Tschida last worked 2002. Tom Hallion has the most experience of the Division Series non crew chiefs not to have worked a WS and he had the LCS last year. Jim Joyce has not worked a WS since 2001.

Oh well, look on the MLB website today and they should tell all.

[UMP25]

Originally Posted by tballump

Selections are based on merit.

That is not a completely accurate statement.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by UMP25

That is not a completely accurate statement.

You're absolutely right! I didn't get the call!!!!

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by mbyron

And, in the interest of electoral fairness:

It took seven hours and five posts for someone to put up that picture?

The suspense is killing me--it's worse than waiting for the NCAA basketball pairings!

[ozzy6900]

All I know is that I did not get the call this year! Maybe Tim C. or SDS got a call!

Lord knows, I realize how many of you out there will not be able to function until the list comes out!