[bkbjones]

I was going to put this in the other thread, but decided to break it out into a new one. Just wanted to generate some feedback...

I believe bases should be cleaned, but IMHO some folks (and not just up here) are taking too much time being janitors instead of umpires.

It's not just in the PNW, either.

Home plate, different issue: keep it clean.

Bases: if you want to clean them, clean them during a break in play or between innings. If it's buried after a runner slides into the base, then by all means call time and clean it...

Pitcher's plate: if I'm doing bases in two man, it gets swept every half inning whether it needs it or not.