LCS Umpires

[Willie Bee]

Jerry Crawford will lead off behind the plate for the ALCS in Oakland. Here's how his crew stacks up:

Crawford: 19-13-1 Over
Mike Reilly: 17-14-3 Under
Derryl Cousins: 21-12-2 Over
Chuck Meriwether: 20-10-3 Under
Gary Cederstrom: 18-31-1 Over
Hunter Wendelstedt: 18-13-2 Over

Tim Welke is the crew chief for the NL, and that crew lines out this way from the regular season:

Tim Welke: 17-14-3 Under
Gary Darling: 17-14-5 Under
Jim Joyce: 18-17-1 Over
Jerry Layne: 18-16-1 Under
Jeff Kellogg: 17-14-1 Over
Fieldin Culbreth: 20-11-2 Over

AP Story at ESPN

NEW YORK -- Umpire Jerry Crawford was picked Monday as crew chief of the AL Championship Series and Tim Welke was selected as crew chief for the NL Championship Series.

Crawford will be working his 12th LCS to go along with five World Series and four division series. His crew also includes Mike Reilly, Derryl Cousins, Chuck Meriwether, Gary Cederstrom and Hunter Wendelstedt.

Tim Welke, umpiring his sixth LCS, also has been involved in three World Series and five division series. He will be joined by Gary Darling, Jim Joyce, Jerry Layne, Jeff Kellogg and Fieldin Culbreth.

[Jay Edgar]

These are both 'all-star' crews, right?

Interesting how the imbalanced results are clustered in the AL crew. Can't think of a non-random explanation for that.