From the baseball board....

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by ctblu40

No... I simply give him the count... you see my memory span is larger than 1 min. I haven't carried the "wheely thing" as BU for more that 5 years, and have yet to lose the count. I suppose some concentration is needed, but that's fine with me, I like to stay in the game.

So, prescribed mechanics aside, what is so terrible about a BU who is holding an indicator? In my opinion, Mike hit the nail on the head - on the field, we are a team, and we must back each other up when we can. I'm glad that your memory is as good as you say, but it's totally plausible that something may happen where your memory will not be enough. We're human.

Originally Posted by ctblu40

I don't carry an indicat-a-clicker on the bases because its the PU's job to "call and count all balls and strikes..." not the BU's.

By that same logic, BU should never ask PU for help if F3 pulls their foot. Again, we're a team. We can't see everything, we can't know everything, we can't remember everything. The indicator, like a brush or bat ring, is one more tool to be used at our disposal to assist in this process.