2009 MLB Umpire Crews

[edman42]

Baseball Umpire Schools

[yawetag]

I'm going to make guesses here:

1. The number before the umpire name is their shirt number.
2. The first (and bolded) name is the Crew Chief
3. The number in parentheses next to Crew Chief names are the year they became CC.
4. The number after the umpire name is number of years in MLB.

Did I pass?

[tjones1]

No, because there wasn't a test.

However, you are correct on your guesses.

[biggravy]

Noticed in the Cubs game there are guys from three different crews and Todd Tichenor who seems to be a AAA guy that is a regular fill in. Kerwin Danley is the crew chief which is a promotion for him. Was there a big shake up in crews or is this normal?

Someone go ahead and post the jocksniffer picture.

[mbyron]

[tballump]

A little late to the game with the crew stuff hoss. However if you click on schools in the upper left, you will find the 2 schools to choose from if you want to try and pursue umpiring professionally, and 1 school if you would like to pursue eventually working in the ACC as an amateur.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by biggravy

Noticed in the Cubs game there are guys from three different crews and Todd Tichenor who seems to be a AAA guy that is a regular fill in. Kerwin Danley is the crew chief which is a promotion for him. Was there a big shake up in crews or is this normal?

Someone go ahead and post the jocksniffer picture.

Shuffling the crews is common late in the season. Plus, you can find fill-ins on several crews almost any time (and on any given crew for many weeks throughout the season).

[johnnyg08]

In my area, the teams complain about the umpiring, yet are always hesitant or against a game fee increase or league dues to increase training revenue to pull our better umpires into our summer games. I think while they always want the best umpires, when it comes time to dig into the wallet, they've shown me that they're satisfied with good enough.