Inconspicuous Signals.

[GarthB]

In this area if the base umpire thinks he his view of a play from 90 + feet away was better than the plate umpire who was properly postioned and made the call, he stands on one leg and hops up and down, points with one hand to left field and rubs his crotch with the other hand while yelling, "ask me, ask me!"

On the other hand, when the plate umpire just knows he's got the play at second better than the base umpire, he puts his hand in his ball bag, grabs a ball and flings it at the BU, while holding a road flare between his teeth.

Pretty inconspicous, and seems to works well for those who need them.

The rest of us respond with what we have when we are asked. Yeah, I know, old school, but those of us using this method, strangely enough, have smoother games.