|
I feel that we, as umpires, should adhere to the same standards we hold the players to. You wouldn't let them wear a watch, so don't wear one yourself. Keep it in a pocket or ball bag (for pete's sake, most people have 2 of them, what are you doing with all that space). I need a watch for one thing and one thing only 99.5% of the time, and that is to tell when the game starts and is over due to time limit. In the 4 years I have called, I have put a pitcher on the clock only one time for her minute in between innings because she was taking closer to 1.5 to 2 minutes. Unless it's painfully obvious it's over a minute, or 20 seconds to deliver a pitch, I'm not timing anything, so therefore, no need to have my watch out.
-Josh
|