Stopwatches?? Who uses them?

[Emperor Ump]

I haven't used a stopwatch to time the warm up pitches. I do count the pitches and at 4 pitches I will ask the kid if he's ready. Half the time he will say yes the other half he will ask for two more. Which I happily give. I try my best to shave off a few seconds where I can to keep the game moving. Other times when I have a pitcher who is really moving I will ask the pitcher as he comes out how many warm ups do you need. You'd be amazed how many will say give me 3 or 4. Yes, I will aslo do this as the BU if I have a partner who doesn't have good game management skills. I think players, coaches and spectators appreciate keeping the game moving.

[JJ]

In college games if the weather looks iffy I will take a watch in case we have a rain delay - you'd be surprised at how many coaches don't know how long "30 minutes from the last visible lightening" is. When it stops they want to get going right away, and some have to be reminded of the NCAA rule with a visual aid. That's when I pull out my watch.

JJ

[UMP25]

You mean you don't use a sun dial, John?

[JJ]

Originally Posted by UMP25

You mean you don't use a sun dial, John?

Reminds me of the summer game when the batter came up to bat wearing his watch. I asked him to take it off and he said, "I'm timing myself around the bases". The catcher then said, "You need a calendar for that".

JJ

[Cub42]

We use the stopwatch as a tool to measure our game management skills in the college game. It is also to track the time a game is delayed by weather issues. However the main reason for keeping the game time usually has to do with which Crew member gets his plate job finished first.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by Emperor Ump

Yes, I will aslo do this as the BU if I have a partner who doesn't have good game management skills.

I see you take your moniker seriously.