Crew A (WS/TEX@STL)
Jerry Layne^ -cc (8 pts, 34%)
Greg Gibson* (6 pts, 51%)
Alfonso Marquez^ (20 pts, 41%)
Ron Kulpa* (12 pts, 31%)
Ted Barrett^ (12 pts, 50%)
Gary Cederstrom^ (4 pts, 42%)
-cc denotes Crew Chief, * denotes first World Series assignment. ^ denotes second World Series assignment. Note that no umpires have previously been assigned to more than one World Series. Per UEFL Rule 4.c.iii, all umpires selected to appear in the World Series shall receive three bonus points for this appearance; crew chiefs shall receive one additional bonus point for this role (four points total).
Video: St. Louis hometown umpire Kulpa in World Series, Interview
The UEFL Standings have been updated:
1. kickersrule (West/Wendelstedt) - 38
2. sachmet (West/Bellino) - 33
3. tt49 (Wendelstedt/Guccione) - 32
3. mtn335 (West/Hudson) - 32
5. yawetag (Hernandez/Joyce) - 30
6. cyclone14 (Wegner/Johnson) - 28
6. BONZ_kansascity (West/Hernandez) - 28
8. RichMSN (West/Emmel) - 26
9. BSBALLUMP (Rapuano/Drake) - 25
9. DanNJ316 (West/Kulpa) - 25
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that video made me sick
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ReplyDeleteThe video is basically an interview Kulpa did with a local St. Louis television station, he receives congratulations for his assignment, the interviewer discusses the issue of Kulpa's being from St. Louis as Kulpa reassures her that his city of origin does not factor into MLB's assignment process, as assignments are made during the Division Series, Kulpa reveals he received the call from MLB directly at the conclusion of his D'Backs-Brewers NLDS, speaks a little about the city of St. Louis, his high school, etc., and discusses the difficulties umpires face when trying to get from umpire school to the major league level.
ReplyDeleteHow on earth is it "human nature" to root for your hometown team - that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. This woman does not understand the integrity with which these men umpire, and the simple fact that, in the heat of the moment, it's nearly impossible to call a play a specific way - it goes against what they have been trained to do, and have done, for 20-30 years - to call it as they see it.
ReplyDeleteScott, non-officials just don't get it. They never will. People don't understand how I can't root openly for my college team or my HS team -- it's because I work those levels and someone, anyone would notice and file it away.
ReplyDeleteThere are times I feel that I have lost some of the joy of just being a fan, but I get so much more out of being an official.
Barrett & Marquez - very happy for them! They both have "mad skillz"!!!!
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