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Old Fri May 05, 2006, 10:38am
mcrowder mcrowder is offline
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Originally Posted by Dakota
Now THAT'S funny!!!
Yes it is. I read it and immediately thought of "I only make one mistake per day. I thought I'd made it earlier today, but realized I was wrong."

I do remember the last time I lost track of the count. Back when I used an indicator as a crutch, a foul ball flew back, hit my hand, and shattered the indicator. Since I was still using this as a crutch, and not as a tool, I could not recall the count at all. Scorebooks didn't match, and neither matched what partner and I could remember (which was also different). So we guessed. Ever since, I've made a habit of telling myself the count before looking or clicking. It works for me - haven't lost one since, and I find that if asked I can usually regurgitate the entire pitch sequence. (And no, I don't use a indicator on the basepaths at all... I wouldn't use it at the plate either except that it's required.)
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