Tried my first game without a clicker last evening - well not completely, I had it in my pocket.
Man what a crutch that thing is. Everytime someone asked what the count was, it was an automatic reaction to scramble for my clicker.... then I remembered that I wasn't using it and that I really knew the count without looking at my crutch.
It was fun. I'm not certain that I didn't loose the count somewhere but if I did no one caught it. I have in the past however, lost the count when using my clicker and then debated whether I had logged a pitch or not... creating my own self-confusion.
Over all it worked well and kept me a little more alert in the game. I consciously remembered batters and where pitches came to the catcher and when the batter swung.... just like normal. But there was no indecision about whether I had logged the last pitch or whether I had cleared my clicker from the last batter.
It is really easy to clear your clicker if you aren't using one! Try it you might like it.
Any comments?
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