[mick]

Mr. Donnellon,

In response to your confusion,
"...frequently shake off, baseball already has enough unnecessary, interest-killing delays.
It shouldn't tolerate
umpires adding to them,...." - http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/sports/15378691.htm
...I offer that the cummulative delays of a methodical umpire's signals add no more time to the game than the resulting time loss of 4 foul balls.
Further, I would like to remind you that "it ain't nuthin' until the ump calls it."
Be well.
mick chambers
Houghton, Michigan