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Originally Posted by CajunNewBlue
What do y'all do with the lineup sheets/holder and bullet pencil? keep them in the ball bag? or go fishing around for them in your pants during a lineup change?
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I never use a pencil; too likely to conflict with the coach's writing, break the point, etc. I have even heard coaches swear that a change was accepted and then erased. Always use a pen, preferably red, so my markings are clearly different than the coach's. It belongs in the penholder slot sewn in the ball bag. I also doublebag; but keep one pen in each, so that a wild ball doesn't break both of them at once. My left bag also keeps a cheap pair of reading glasses, and a back-up indicator.
Personally, I prefer my lineupcard holder in my back right pocket. It's always there, so no digging necessary. I keep it there even when I am on the bases, because it also holds my bat ring and bat list; and it does a good job of keeping plate brush bristles out of my butt.
Other than that, where I call ball, it is just considered unprofessional by UIC's, evaluators, and conference coordinators to keep any of those items in a shirt pocket. It has been explained to me that if they are there, they are there just for show; kind of like the breast "pocket" in a suit or sports jacket.