Umpire Communication

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Originally Posted by JJ

I wear two ball bags when working the plate (NONE on the bases!). I always wear BLACK ball bags, since 99% of the games I work require me to wear a black hat and either a black shirt or a light blue shirt with black and white trim. If I wore a navy shirt I'd wear a navy hat and navy ball bags.
I carry two baseballs and a plate brush in the right bag, and three baseballs in the left ball bag. I carry my lineup cards in a small "wallet" in my right rear pocket. Many umpires carry them in their shirt pocket, along with a pen.
Hope this helps!

JJ

I still keep a pen in my shirt pocket, even after the hit to the pocket.