Kreindler vs......

[perezfan]

How come the umpire isn't more on top of the play? It looks like he is over 15 feet away (whether you look at the Conlon, the Kreindler or the Perez).

Was that the norm back then? Nowadays, he would be much closer to the play, and hopefully have a better angle.

How's that for changing gears? FWIW, I would "kill" to own the Kreindler, but can appreciate both styles.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by perezfan

How come the umpire isn't more on top of the play? It looks like he is over 15 feet away (whether you look at the Conlon, the Kreindler or the Perez).

Was that the norm back then? Nowadays, he would be much closer to the play, and hopefully have a better angle.

How's that for changing gears? FWIW, I would "kill" to own the Kreindler, but can appreciate both styles.

Mark, I think it's because they had fewer umpires, so he might have been out near the outfield watching other base-runners.

[perezfan]

Ahhh... interesting.... thanks Scott!

Just curious now - how many umps patrolled the field back then (and when did it change to its present form?)

[Runscott]

From: http://www.sdabu.com/history_main.htm

"The size of umpiring staffs was also increased. The two-umpire system was the norm during the 1920s, but it became common practice to assign one of the reserve umpires to critical games or series; by 1933 three umpires were assigned routinely to regular-season games. The four-man crew was instituted in 1952. In the World Series the two-man crew, one umpire from each league, was used until 1908, when a pair of two-man teams alternated games. In the third game of the 1909 Series, all four umpires were on the field at the same time, thus establishing the four-umpire tradition that continued through 1946; in 1947 an "alternate" umpire from each league was stationed along a foul line in the outfield, thus creating the current six-umpire crew. Four umpires worked the All-Star Game from 1933 to 1948; the following year it conformed to the World Series format in putting the alternates on the field."

[murphusa]

the Perez is my choice

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by murphusa

the Perez is my choice

Interesting .. What do you like about the Perez?

[Scott Garner]

Even though there are some tremendous sport artists out there, when it comes to baseball, I firmly believe that Graig is the most talented artist painting today.

What he brings as far as pure talent, as well as the research that he injects into his work, makes him tops in my book.

Keep 'em coming, Graig!