The only objection I've ever had to calling the location of balls (high, low, etc.) was from other umpires. I'm curious to know why that is and what other's thoughts are.

Here are some of the excuses I get.
"If you call a pitch a ball, you might miss a strike"
Well, if I have to force myself to pay attention to where the pitch was, I stand a better chance at getting the borderline pitches right

"The coaches/players will complain."
Not yet

"You should let the players/coaches ask instead of telling them, it keeps the game moving."
Well, if it takes the coach 3 seconds to tell the pitcher to ask, then 5 seconds for the pitcher to ask the catcher, then the catcher 5 seconds to ask me then 3 seconds for me to respond to all three, that' 16 seconds we've lost just in asking. It adds about 20-25 seconds per pitch asked if you don't say the location of the pitch. How does that speed up the game?

I first posed this in an umpire room on AOL a few years ago (this was when I was just starting too) and got, "You'll never hear an umpire above Little League do that." As I was reading that response, I was watching a Devil Rays game on TV and heard the plate umpire go, "ball, low". Hmmm. Since that first post, I've heard several other Major League umpires do it and a couple of Minor League umps.

The benefit to calling the location is it forces you to watch the pitch and decreases the second guessing which comes on all close pitches. Plus, it helps for you to paint your strike zone with bolder colors and the players will know exactly where it is.

What are some thoughts here??