For all those thinking you DON'T need to have an indicator on the bases

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I hope you wear 3 ball bags on the bases to carry the brush and your Official Rosin Bag, plus all the returned foul balls that come in. What kind of base umpire are you anyway?

And make sure you go tell the new pitcher how many outs there are and where the runners are, cause new pitchers can't see them.

[jicecone]

And don't forget to give the count to the PU after every pitch as you stand directly behind the pitcher in the BC Position.

[TwoBits]

On a side note, do you think Joe West is contractually obligated to wear his plate gear so the Wilson and West Vest logos are clearly visible to the TV cameras?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by jicecone

And don't forget to give the count to the PU after every pitch as you stand directly behind the pitcher in the BC Position.

And don't forget to ask the shortstop and second baseman (and the center fielder, too) if your position is OK with them when you're working inside the diamond.

Worked a game this season with an umpire I had never met before. After the plate conference, he headed towards third base. Was so intrigued by his path to short right field, I didn't even bother to look at some of the warmup pitches (I usually look at the middle four pitches -- two from each side). He stopped at third, carefully brushed off the base, went to second and did the same, and then went and did the same to first base. After the top of the first, he went to the pitcher's plate and did the same thing. I was so inspired, I used my plate shoe to clean the plate the entire game.

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by GROUPthink

And don't forget to ask the shortstop and second baseman (and the center fielder, too) if your position is OK with them when you're working inside the diamond.

Worked a game this season with an umpire I had never met before. After the plate conference, he headed towards third base. Was so intrigued by his path to short right field, I didn't even bother to look at some of the warmup pitches (I usually look at the middle four pitches -- two from each side). He stopped at third, carefully brushed off the base, went to second and did the same, and then went and did the same to first base. After the top of the first, he went to the pitcher's plate and did the same thing. I was so inspired, I used my plate shoe to clean the plate the entire game.

At a state tournament final this year I saw umpires carrying indicators and brushes on the bases (And using both waaaay too much), as well as asking the middle infielders if their positioning was okay prior to pitches. Pretty much any Smitty behavior you can imagine, I saw it.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by zm1283

At a state tournament final this year I saw umpires carrying indicators and brushes on the bases (And using both waaaay too much), as well as asking the middle infielders if their positioning was okay prior to pitches. Pretty much any Smitty behavior you can imagine, I saw it.

There's a better than 1 in 50 chance this is my state you're talking about cause I've seen it there myself. Mind boggling the selection process....

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by GROUPthink

And don't forget to ask the shortstop and second baseman (and the center fielder, too) if your position is OK with them when you're working inside the diamond.

I saw Lance Barksdale do just that all Sunday afternoon.

Well, not F8.

[Publius]

The guy with an indicator is the guy who got the count wrong. Therefore, another guy with an indicator would get the count right?

Non sequitor.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Publius

Non sequitor.

Right Latin, wrong spelling. Given your name, Publius, I expect more from you.

[Publius]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Right Latin, wrong spelling. Given your name, Publius, I expect more from you.

Typos happen in every language.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Publius

Typos happen in every language.

Treu!

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by GROUPthink

And don't forget to ask the shortstop and second baseman (and the center fielder, too) if your position is OK with them when you're working inside the diamond.

Worked a game this season with an umpire I had never met before. After the plate conference, he headed towards third base. Was so intrigued by his path to short right field, I didn't even bother to look at some of the warmup pitches (I usually look at the middle four pitches -- two from each side). He stopped at third, carefully brushed off the base, went to second and did the same, and then went and did the same to first base. After the top of the first, he went to the pitcher's plate and did the same thing. I was so inspired, I used my plate shoe to clean the plate the entire game.

We don't always agree... but I might have reacted the same way.

[RPatrino]

Plate shoe, heck..."hey catch, can you get that dirt for me?"