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Originally Posted by jimpiano
The goal is to get the plate clean.
The means is immaterial.
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This doesn't surprise me.
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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp
Perhaps, but that also has the tendency to look a bit lazy. Everyone looks around for HP, wondering, "why doesn't that lazy bum of an ump get out and clean it?" 
The fact that I keep it clean when possible earns a little more respect from the players. I often joke with the rec league players who slide into HP that they owe me a Shop-Vac. |
I see the wink, but I still think you lack a sense of humor.
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