No, it is not the job of the umpire (and I don't care what Dixie says, either) to worry about pitch count. Maybe I'm jut too old to figure out how to do this but I cannot hold an indicator and 2 pitch counters and still call balls & strikes! This is total nonsense to even consider this to be part of umpiring. That what God made coaches for!
__________________
When in doubt, bang 'em out!
Ozzy
|