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Old Mon Jul 16, 2007, 08:35am
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I carried one of those 'innings' clickers ONCE - I got so flummoxed trying to remember to change it after the bottom of every inning, I IMMEDIATELY went back to a 'normal' one. Besides, don't you know in your head what inning it is? I love surprising people who havent have had me for either a partner, or as a player , by just casually telling them 'top 5' or such - I have just developed my own little clicker in my brain to keep track I guess!
SHould be easier to use for you, just make the innings on the clicker match what inning you know it is in your brain.
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Old Mon Jul 16, 2007, 08:42am
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My dream indicator...

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I haven't decided if I should call it from the dugout or the outfield. Apparently, both have really great views!

Screw green, it ain't easy being blue!

I won't be coming here that much anymore. I might check in now and again.
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Old Mon Jul 16, 2007, 10:16am
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My dream indicator...

Relace Hot Moms for Hot Dogs and Honig's would have a best seller!
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Old Mon Jul 16, 2007, 10:24am
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Relace Hot Moms for Hot Dogs and Honig's would have a best seller!
Fair enough... Have both.

I could barely fit the text in there. Photoshop is a wonderful tool.

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I haven't decided if I should call it from the dugout or the outfield. Apparently, both have really great views!

Screw green, it ain't easy being blue!

I won't be coming here that much anymore. I might check in now and again.
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Old Mon Jul 16, 2007, 10:33am
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For years, I've used the +POS 3-2-2 indicator and the Honig copy of it. This year, I switched to a 3-4-3 indicator because I wanted to try something smaller. I initially got confused using it - roll the wrong wheel, read the indicator and read a 1-2 count as 2-1. Old dog and new tricks problem that is now mostly gone away...

Besides the re-training issue, the only real gripe I have for the 3-4-3 is that the degrees of turn between numbers is noticeably smaller, especially on the balls wheel (less than a 1/4 turn between ball counts) and I have a tendancy to roll it for 2.

I also find the double "click" minimum to reset the count annoying (that is say the count is 3-2 and the batter ends her at-bat however she does- you have to roll to 4 and then to 0, roll to 3 and then to 0...)

Picky stuff, but if I could find a smaller 3-2-2 indicator, I'd buy it.
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Old Mon Jul 16, 2007, 11:05am
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Many SP leagues now start with a 1-1 count. Maybe there's money to be made in indicators with no zeroes for ball and strike. And with no strike 3/ball 4, you'd need only strikes 1 and 2 and balls 1, 2, and 3.

Another business opportunity: indicators for 1-pitch tournaments.
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Old Mon Jul 16, 2007, 12:37pm
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Another business opportunity: indicators for 1-pitch tournaments.
If you can't count to one, you need more help than an indicator can provide.
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Screw green, it ain't easy being blue!

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