Stalking the Friday umps, weather, etc.

[Hollywood Beaker]

Umps we know:

NYY: Barksdale
Mil: Estabrook
Atl: Iassogna
Phi: Randazzo


Umps we're stalking:

Barry was in SD
Carlson was in Det
Cederstrom was in Min
Diaz was in ChiC
Greg Gibson was in LAA
Gorman was in Sea
Hudson was in Mil
Miller was in Oak
Morales was in Tor
Rippgerger was in Atl
Segal was in Arz

 

[Hollywood Beaker]

Scott Barry in Detroit for game 1.

I suspect that it'll be Carlos Torres for game 2 but it's hard to tell as they've rearranged some of Barry's crew.

 

[Hollywood Beaker]

Roof open in Zona

 

[Timh]

HB - Any prevailing thoughts on the effect of the humidor in Az to date?

 

[BenchCoach]

HB - Any prevailing thoughts on the effect of the humidor in Az to date?

games that have consistently gone over during this portion of the season are now going under the total with the roof open...I am off the over train this year and actually looking for spots to hit them with the under...at the very least I think the days of easy overs are over...going to look at favorable pitching match ups and go from there

 

[Hollywood Beaker]

Morales in Baltimore
Hudson in Tampa

 

[Hollywood Beaker]

HB - Any prevailing thoughts on the effect of the humidor in Az to date?

I think it's actually working. I've been wrong on a few occasions already.

 

[Hollywood Beaker]

Looks like it is, indeed, Torres for game 2.

 

[Hollywood Beaker]

MLB.com showing Cooper in Texas but they also have Cederstrom (on our list) at 1B. Will try to confirm closer to game time.

 

[Hollywood Beaker]

Carlson in St. Louis

 

[Hollywood Beaker]

And another tough travel for a crew. Laz Diaz and crew move from Wrigley to the South Side.

 

[Hollywood Beaker]

MLB.com showing Cooper in Texas but they also have Cederstrom (on our list) at 1B. Will try to confirm closer to game time.

Still showing Cooper so use your instincts on this one.

 

[Hollywood Beaker]

Another one that might be incorrect. MLB.com showing Carapazza in Denver with Greg Gibson (on our list) at 3B.

 

[Hollywood Beaker]

Gorman in Oakland
Segal in Dodgerland

 

[BiffTFinancial]

Reynolds in the desert

 

[Hollywood Beaker]

And in an interesting turn of events, Reynolds is showing up in Arizona. Not often you see a new crew start a weekend series. Nevertheless, if I had to guess, I'd figure that they're in place of Ripperger and crew, thus leaving Bill Miller in Anaheim (unconfirmed as yet).

 

[Hollywood Beaker]

Well I got that one wrong. Ripperger showing up in Anaheim.