Tom Hallion has been fielding calls from panicked investors looking for someone to blame for the shrinking value of their portfolios. The yelling doesn’t bother the Morgan Keegan Inc. broker. After all, he’s a Major League Baseball umpire.

In the last month, Hallion has watched historic drops and record rallies in the stock market, while umpiring in the World Series for the first time. He spends his days setting up an office in his hotel room, working his laptop and cell phone to monitor the market and keep in touch with clients. At night, he’s in his black-and-grey uniform, calling balls and strikes on the baseball field.

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