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"If you are doing high calibur ball etc. for the most part no need to count warm-up pitches etc. These young men know what they are doing and no need for you to say "balls in" or "bring it down" etc that one one do in "kiddy ball" or "teenage ball""
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I find it strange how different things are in different parts of the USA.
In Oregon our training comes directly from umpires and umpire evaluators that work in the PAC-10.
In major college baseball (PAC-10/WCAC) plate umpires are required to "count warm-up pitches". When there are two pitches remaining we are trained to step to towards home plate, hold up two fingers and loudly announce "TWO MORE!"
To not do this during a Pac-10 or WCAC game will mean a major ding on your evaluation.
I just find mileage varying is a strange concept when dealing with umpire items such as this.
In closing:
When I umpire the plate I have a lot of stuff to do between innings and I certainly don't want (nor need) someone to come down and have a discussion with me. At my advanced years I need the time between innings to work on my focus and make sure the game is being managed correctly.