Get Healthy Soon, Umpires
The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Why the Postseason Umpires Stink: “The quality of the umpiring has taken a hit because at least a dozen umpires, including seven crew chiefs, were left out of postseason assignments this year due to injuries … The sidelined umpires include crew chiefs John Hirschbeck (testicular cancer), Charlie Reliford (back), Jerry Crawford (back), Tim Welke (concussion), [...]