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Originally Posted by Andy
I have been told by several veterans (whose opinions I respect) in my area that one of the "little" things that makes you appear to be a better umpire is not constantly looking at your indicator for the count, outs, or clearing it after a play. Several of these umpires have taken a file and carved a notch in the wheels at the zero point so that they can clear their indicator without looking at it.
I don't know how prevalent this philosophy is in other areas, but I have heard it from enough different people that I try to follow it.
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Is this from the Louis Carroll school of umpiring? You're required to carry an indicator, but you're not allowed to look at it?
I don't doubt that you're correct, it just seems a bit nutty.
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