Can we get the plate brushed?

[Whowefoolin]

The umpires know when and where to dust the plate. For someone to ask, then the umpire to jump to it, in my mind, shows the umpire is listening to more than he needs to, and that he is going succumb to a request in a whim.

The umpire should dust the plate:

In between innings
when a play at/around the plate has placed dirt on it
when there is a visit to the mound
and anytime there is dead ball

This is only if the umpire thinks it is warranted...and that is enough. Anything else is ubsurd. Parrellax view being one of them.