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Are we talking about the plate or bases?
I was under the impression that the original poster was a plate umpire. Now others have mentioned their use of an indicator on the bases, or the non-use of an indicator on the bases.
I do not use one on the bases and never have. I even had an assignor a few seasons ago that said that to work his games you MUST use one on the field. I still didn't, cause the one game I tried it I forgot to turn the wheels and was more worried about the thing than umpiring.
If a shortstop asks me the count, I give it to him if I have it. If I don't, I get it from the plate umpire. It's not that big of a deal. The plate umpire is the official record of balls and strikes anyway.
Rich
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