2014 MLB postseason observations/predictions

[js]

There is now officially 1 week to go in the regular season & then the playoffs begin in full next Tuesday with the AL wildcard game. As such, this means the switch to 6 umpires for the rest of 2014. I want this thread to serve as a place where we can observe the postseason umpiring & make predictions about who'll umpire where & in what rounds.

With that said, here's my early guess as to where the regular season CC's will end up come the postseason (I might give a guess of all the umpires later on, but for now, I'll focus on my area of "expertise"):

ALDS: Dale Scott (CC) and Brian Gorman
ALDS: Gerry Davis (CC) and Tom Hallion
NLDS: Joe West (CC) and Ted Barrett
NLDS: Gary Cederstrom (CC) and Mike Winters

ALCS/NL wildcard game: Jeff Kellogg (CC) and Jim Joyce (if Joyce isn't eligible, then Jerry Layne)
NLCS/AL wildcard game: Tim Welke (CC) and 1 of Bill Miller or Jeff Nelson

WS: Scott(CC) with Cederstrom and Winters

 

[mike]

I am more interested in seeing if someone like Andy Fletcher gets his first postseason appearance. How he could last 15 years despite never being assigned a playoff game is beyond me

[russ]

My Guesses.

AL Wildcard:

Brian Gorman (CC)
Ted Barrett
Bill Miller
Mark Wegner
Laz Diaz
*Dan Bellino

NL Wildcard:

Joe West (CC)
Fieldin Culbreth
Dan Iassogna
Brian O'Nora
CB Bucknor
*Vic Carapazza

ALDS 1:

Gerry Davis (CC)
Rob Drake
Bob Davidson
Eric Cooper
Tom Hallion
Brian Knight

ALDS 2:

Mike Winters (CC)
Hunter Wendlstedt
Mark Carlson
Jerry Meals
Ron Kulpa
Bill Welke

NLDS 1:

Dale Scott (CC)
Paul Nauert
Chris Guccione
Jim Reynolds
Larry Vanover
Ed Hickox

NLDS 2:

Jeff Kellogg (CC)
Tim Timmons
Jim Wolf
Angel Hernandez
Jeff Nelson
James Hoye

ALCS:

Joe West (CC)
Scott Barry
Brian O'Nora
Dan Iassogna
Paul Emmel
Fieldin Culbreth

NLCS:

Brian Gorman (CC)
Marvin Hudson
Mark Wegner
Greg Gibson
Bill Miller

Ted Barrett

World Series:

Dale Scott (CC)
Eric Cooper
Ron Kulpa
Jerry Meals
Jeff Nelson
Mike Winters

[tj888]

Russ you do know that the Wildcard Crew usually works the LCS.

[mike]

Sept 22, 2014 20:07:45 GMT -5 tj888 said:

Russ you do know that the Wildcard Crew usually works the LCS.

Last year the LF/RF umps were replaced which Russ reflected

[russ]

Sept 22, 2014 20:07:45 GMT -5 tj888 said:

Russ you do know that the Wildcard Crew usually works the LCS.

I'm going by the same way they did it last year where the 4 infield guys are working the LCS's and the 4 outfield guys only work that one game. For reference from last year.

NL Wild Card:

Joe West
Dale Scott
Dan Iassogna
Rob Drake
Tim Timmons
Lance Barksdale

AL Wild Card:

Gerry Davis
Ted Barrett
Greg Gibson
Mike Everitt
Phil Cuzzi
Brian Knight

Timmons, Barksdale, Cuzzi, and Knight only worked the wild card game while Kulpa, Dreckman, Marquez, and Carlson worked the LCS's but not the Wild Card game.

[FredFan7]

Sept 22, 2014 20:07:45 GMT -5 tj888 said:

Russ you do know that the Wildcard Crew usually works the LCS.

Welcome to the forum tj888! I hope you keep posting!

[js]

I decided to do a comprehensive prediction for all the umpires. I'll probably end up being way off, but I figured it's worth a shot.

NL Wildcard:
-Jeff Kellogg(CC)
-Jerry Layne
-Angel Hernandez
-Dan Iassogna
-Mark Wegner
-Dan Bellino*

AL Wildcard:
-Tim Welke(CC)
-Jeff Nelson
-Brian O’Nora
-Bob Davidson
-Paul Emmel
-Alan Porter*

ALDS:
-Larry Vanover
-Jim Reynolds
-Gerry Davis (CC)
-Doug Eddings
-Tom Hallion (Game 5 plate)
-CB Bucknor

ALDS:
-Chris Guccione
-Dan Bellino*
-Dale Scott (CC)
-Ron Kulpa
-Brian Gorman (Game 5 plate)
-Andy Fletcher*

NLDS:
-Greg Gibson
-Eric Cooper
-Joe West (CC)
-Marvin Hudson
-Ted Barrett (Game 5 plate)
-Paul Nauert

NLDS:
-Rob Drake
-Alan Porter*
-Gary Cederstrom (CC)
-Jim Wolf
-Mike Winters (Game 5 plate)
-Lance Barksdale

ALCS:
-Jeff Kellogg(CC)
-Jerry Meals (replacing Bellino)
-Dan Iassogna
-Mark Wegner
-Jerry Layne
-Angel Hernandez

NLCS:
-Tim Welke(CC)
-Scott Barry (replacing Porter) 
-Paul Emmel
-Brian O'Nora
-Bob Davidson
-Jeff Nelson

2014 World Series:

-Dale Scott (CC)
-Eric Cooper
-Chris Guccione
-Gary Cederstrom
-Rob Drake
-Mike Winters

[Deleted]

Major League Baseball today announced the umpires who have been assigned to 2014 Postseason games through the Division Series. The Wild Card Game crew chiefs will be Gerry Davis and Joe West, while the Division Series crew chiefs will be Ted Barrett, Jeff Kellogg, Dale Scott and Mike Winters.

Davis, the 31-year veteran who has worked the most Postseason games (122) in Major League history, will work Tuesday's American League Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser between the host Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics. Davis will lead a crew that features James Hoye, Dan Iassogna, regular season crew chief Bill Miller, Todd Tichenor and Bill Welke.

West, who leads all active Umpires with 37 years of service, will work Wednesday's National League Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser between the host Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants. West's crew will include Doug Eddings, Paul Emmel, Andy Fletcher, regular season crew chief Brian Gorman and Mark Wegner.

The American League Division Series are scheduled to begin on Thursday, October 2nd. Barrett's crew, which includes Lance Barksdale, Chris Guccione, Paul Nauert, regular season crew chief Jeff Nelson and Jim Reynolds, will go to Anaheim, where the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will take on the winner of the AL Wild Card Game. Kellogg's crew is assigned to the Detroit Tigers-Baltimore Orioles ALDS and is comprised of Scott Barry, Dan Bellino, regular season crew chief Fieldin Culbreth, Paul Schrieber and Jim Wolf.

The National League Division Series are scheduled to begin on Friday, October 3rd. The crew chief of the NLDS featuring the Washington Nationals and the NL Wild Card Game winner will be Winters, who will work with Vic Carapazza, Laz Diaz, regular season crew chief Tom Hallion, Brian Knight and Hunter Wendelstedt. The crew chief of the NLDS between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers will be Scott, who will be on the field with Eric Cooper, Rob Drake, regular season crew chief Jerry Layne, Jerry Meals and Alan Porter.

Umpires Phil Cuzzi and Tim Timmons have been assigned to work as Replay Officials during the Wild Card Games, while CB Bucknor, Chris Conroy, Ed Hickox and Brian O'Nora will serve in the Replay Center during the Division Series.

The AL Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser will be broadcast exclusively by TBS, while ESPN will exclusively televise the NL Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser. TBS will exclusively televise all ALDS games, while FOX Sports 1 and MLB Network will combine to air all NLDS games. ESPN Radio will provide live national coverage of all 2013 MLB Postseason games, including the Wild Card Games.

[FredFan7]

American League Championship Series (ALCS)
HP: Tim Timmons [Games 1 & 2, then Replay]
1B: Marvin Hudson
2B: Joe West -cc
3B: Ron Kulpa
LF: Mark Wegner
RF: Brian Gorman
Replay: Paul Emmel (3 League Championship Series). [Games 1 & 2, then LF]
Replay Assistant (Not Assigned to the Field of Play): Todd Tichenor.

National League Championship Series (NLCS)
HP: Phil Cuzzi [Games 1 & 2, then Replay]
1B: Bill Welke
2B: Gerry Davis -cc
3B: Mark Carlson
LF: Greg Gibson
RF: Bill Miller
Replay: Dan Iassogna (3 League Championship Series). [Games 1 & 2, then LF]
Replay Assistant (Not Assigned to the Field of Play): Todd Tichenor.


From: www.closecallsports.com/2014/10/roster-2014-al-nl-league-championship.html

[timdaye]

So, you guys probably remember, a few nights ago, Moustakas makes that crazy foul ball catch into the dugout suite. www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/mike-moustakas-catch-kc-royals-alcs-game-3-baltimore-orioles-101514

I seem to remember, some years ago, MLB changed a rule on these type of catches requiring that at least one foot be on the ground at the time of the catch. Clearly, Moose had no feet on the ground at the time of the catch. Is this one of those rules that umpires just dont enforce? Or am I having a Roger Clemens moment and mis-remembering this?