Field Decorum

[BigUmp56]

Hello all!

I'm new to this forum and have been trying to get a feel for what type of umpires post here. So far I have seen some excellent advice handed out by quite a few individuals that would appear to be very accomplished amatuere umpires.

I would like to hear from other officials who post on this board. What are some of the unwritten rules of umpiring you consider to be a critical part of proper field decorum?

I am interested in hearing about the intangibles.

A few examples IMO might be:
1)Keep indicator in your left hand.
2)Call balls and strikes with your right hand.
3)Don't be a thumb sucker when signaling an out.
4)No flying albatross on safe calls.

The list goes on and on, I'm just curious as to your opinions and would like to hear from you.

Edited to add: The reason I am asking this of you, is that I am compilng a list for the association I belong to.

Tim.
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[Edited by BigUmp56 on Jul 27th, 2005 at 11:29 AM]