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There will be no shortage of experience among the umpires working the American League and National League Division Series.Major League Baseball on Thursday announced the six-man umpiring crews for each of the four opening-round series. The four crew chiefs -- Gerry Davis, Dale Scott, Jerry Layne and Joe West -- have more than 100 years of combined experience. It will be the ninth Division Series football online for Davis, who has also umpired in four World Series. The 28-year veteran will be joined for the Yankees-Tigers series, which begins Friday, by Tony Randazzo, Eric Cooper, Dan Iassogna, Ted Barrett and Bill Welke.As for the ALDS matchup between the Rangers and Rays, Scott and his 26 years of Major League experience will head a crew consisting of Mark Carlson, Kerwin Danley, Greg Gibson, regular-se football online ason crew chief Brian Gorman and Marvin Hudson. It will also be the ninth Division Series for Scott, who, like Davis, has worked on four World Series crews.In the National League, the Phillies-Cardinals series will be umpired by Layne and his crew of Chris Guccione, Jerry Meals, Angel Hernandez, regular-season crew chief Gary Cederstrom and Chad Fairchild. It will be Layne's 10th playoff series ov football online erall, and his first since he worked the 2006 NL Championship Series matchup between the Cardinals and Mets.The NLDS between the Brewers and D-backs will be headed by West, the longest-tenured umpire in Major League Baseball. In his 34th season, West will be working his fifth Division Series to go along with seven LCS appearances and four World Series. His crew for the series will consist of Ron K football online ulpa, Alfonso Marquez, Bruce Dreckman, regular-season crew chief Jeff Kellogg and James Hoye.Umpiring crews for the ALCS, NLCS and the World Series will be announced prior to the start of each of those series. football online
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