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Originally Posted by MichaelVA2000
When I'm umpiring a baseball game I do not bring an indicator onto the field. While umpiring softball games I bring an indicator with me. It remains either in my left front pocket as the BU or my ball bag if I'm the PU. I can always show the indicator if my teammate needs support and it keeps the various UIC's for the different softball associations I belong to happy.
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It is not a matter of making people happy. It is a matter of using an available and prescribed tool to aid an umpire in the performance of his/her duties. I use an indicator because I don't want to have to worry about the count or outs as there are many other issues on the field which demand the umpire's attention.