Base ump showing count on chest.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by archangel

It seems that each has a different opinion on this type of "mechanic", not right or wrong.....Personally, since I rarely call time when: a player slides into a base and asks, .or I need to swipe the plate, ect, (all of which just lengthen the gametime),...I dont believe I'd follow Ozzy's style as both examples just prolong the game, and I dont have a problem w/ telling a player the count, and if the PU silently asks me, I will signal back. Not a big deal to me, and I think its "proper" to keep the game moving. But, to each, his own....

Reminds me of a time when I had a 2-2 count and my partner told an infielder it was 3-2 and he didn't bother to cover second on the stealing baserunner.

Two ejections later...

There's a REASON the base umpire doesn't answer the infield. It's because, right or wrong, the plate umpire has the official count.

That said, I will incorporate bobbybanaduck's suggestion into my game going forward.