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Originally Posted by fitump56
Originally Posted by fitump56
Then why do they change out the bases in MLB at least once per game (in many parks).
I often kick bases clean usually because I am also push-pulling the dirt away from the basepath side of the bag.
Why is it I feel like I am towing a piece of hamburger and there is a hungry dog snarfing my heels? 
Point out where I said MLB umps do that but, of course, you knew I didn't. Hungry dogs snarf first, think later.
I suppose you don't clean the plate (what, you do?) and I am sure you don't clean the base fronts as I have said I do so above, is it below you or to far for you to walk?
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No need to get upset. I was just asking a question. I saw you were trying to draw a parallel between amature umpires brushing off the bases and certain MLB parks changing the bases entirely during a game. I didn't then, and still don't see the connection.
And yes, I clean the plate. Then again, it's not raised above the dirt by two to three inches like the bases are, so it can become quite covered up at times. Call me a stickler for details, but I like to see the plate when I'm trying to call balls and strikes.
And again, the answer is yes I'll kick the dirt off of a bag if it gets so covered that I might have a hard time seeing it. It doesn't happen a lot though as most of the fields I work aren't sand pits like some I've seen.
Tim.