Hey Ump are you blind?

[argodad]

Originally Posted by Andy

I have been told by several veterans (whose opinions I respect) in my area that one of the "little" things that makes you appear to be a better umpire is not constantly looking at your indicator for the count, outs, or clearing it after a play. Several of these umpires have taken a file and carved a notch in the wheels at the zero point so that they can clear their indicator without looking at it.

I take it a step further. I buy the three ball, two strike, two out indicators and doctor them. I smooth the wheel at each zero, and notch each two. Now I can tell everything by feel -- except ball one versus ball three (and I sure hope I know that one without looking ). I can clear it by feel -- and read it by feel.