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Despite numerous attempts for conformity here after the OP, people who count twenty-two, or Full Count or 3 and 2 or thirty-two or 3 - 2 are not helping matters. Most of us conform by the time we get to two balls, two strikes. I will allow others to say 2-2 or 3 and 2. There is always going to be one in nine. All nine are NO-brainers, but the those first five are especially O-brainers, and those last three will get mentioned in my post-game too. I do signal after contact or a swing and a miss. I try not to signal after a first ball or first strike call. I do not verbalize the count every single time, mostly w/ runners on base, or request. I never say never. I believe the umpire should not take on scoreboard or announcing duties. I believe it should remain quiet, like in golf, a moment for concentration. YMMV.
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With all seriousness, what would you post-game with me on this? I would like to do it the way it is intended to be done.
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I believe this is important info to pass on during post-game discussion. I have been told never to verbalize twenty or thirty or full count. Your post raises the big question about the need for a verbal "Zero, Oh or No" ball count. There is no need to verbalize the "Zero, Oh or No" counts. For example, 0 ball, 1 strike is 1 strike, and 0 ball, 2 strikes is 2 strikes. Verbalize 1 or 2 strikes, or 1, 2 or 3 balls, only adding "Oh or No" from time to time. We all have been there, done that at one time or another. Asking for a reason why or for an explanation after using them when I am told not to really isn't a discussion I want to enter. There are some small things like this that are simple to accept by most people. Then again, I don't always do what I'm told either, sometimes I simply forget, or continue to ignore great advice and do the things I want to do.
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