11.   When Alomar appealed the penalty, he was allowed to play while the umpires worked a man short.

12.   Whether or not the regular umpires work, the games will be played.

13.   Now, major league umpires mostly work from the infield when a runner is on first.

14.   On Tuesday, umpires and the leagues agreed that if Budig held an appeals hearing, umpires would work the remainder of the postseason.

15.   The college umpires regularly work Duquesne and University of Pittsburgh games.

16.   The Triple-A umpires had been working as vacation fill-ins in the Major Leagues.

17.   There are a few differences in the way the umpires work games.

18.   Three umpires worked the game as Jim Joyce had to attend family matters.

19.   Twenty-two younger umpires are working in Arizona this month on skills, including calling the strike zone as it is written in the rule book.

20.   American League umpire Rich Garcia said Thursday the umpires would work through the playoffs and World Series if the injunction were granted.