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Neil Grewe - Umpire Supervisor
Mailing Address: 2900 4th Street SW, Rochester, MN 55902
Phone: (763)479-2803
Neil is entering his seventh season as Northwoods League co-Umpire Supervisor. He has also
served as a Northwoods League umpire for parts of the last seven seasons. Neil
has been umpiring for 29 years in the Twin Cities, beginning with high school
games in 1978. His experience also includes college and amateur games umpiring
for the Gopher State Umpires Association for 29 years and for the Northwest
Umpires Association for over a decade. He graduated from the Brinkman-Froemming
Umpire School in 1997. He lists working behind the plate in a 4-1 University of
Michigan victory over UCLA, in 1987, at the Metrodome, a game in which then
future Major Leaguer Jim Abbott pitched for the Wolverines, as his most
memorable umpiring experience. Prior to his current off-season position as
Account Executive in the Minnesota Vikings ticket office, Neil was a business
owner for 23 years. |
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Winston Wood - Umpire Supervisor
Mailing Address: 2900 4th Street SW, Rochester, MN 55902
Phone:
wawood@wowway.com
Winston is entering his seventh season as Northwoods League
co-Umpire Supervisor. It is his second stint in the Northwoods League, having
served as General Manager for the Rochester Honkers for three seasons, beginning
with their inaugural season in 1994. After graduating with a BA in Psychology
from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1990, Winston began his
career in baseball administration in 1991 as Director of Stadium Operations for
the Bakersfield Dodgers of the Class A California League. He then served as an
Account Executive for the San Jose Giants of the California League in 1992 and
as Assistant General Manager for the Northern League's Sioux Falls Canaries in
1993. Winston left the Honkers in the Fall of 1996 to earn his MBA from Santa
Clara University. Since graduating with concentrations in Marketing and Finance,
he worked for Household Credit Services in Las Vegas and as a Credit Policy
Manager with HSBC in Minneapolis, MN. He currently is a Financial Reporting
Manager with HSBC in Chicago, IL.
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