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Old Wed May 27, 2009, 09:11pm
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Chinese Proverb: Umpire whose indicator has 4 balls very well endowed. Umpire whose indicator has 3 balls well endowed. Umpire whose indicator has 2 balls has problem and may need indicator doctor.

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Old Wed May 27, 2009, 10:11pm
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Chinese Proverb: Umpire whose indicator has 4 balls very well endowed. Umpire whose indicator has 3 balls well endowed. Umpire whose indicator has 2 balls has problem and may need indicator doctor.

(Sorry, just couldn't resist! LOL)
Hey, quit stealing my jokes!
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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!

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Old Thu May 28, 2009, 08:35am
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Hey, quit stealing my jokes!
That was a joke??????
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Old Thu May 28, 2009, 08:39am
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That was a joke??????
God I hope so!
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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 Thu May 28, 2009, 06:57pm
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One other observation: With all the pickoffs and the waiting between pitches in baseball, keeping the count is harder than in softball even with an indicator. Why the heck would an upper-level baseball umpire WANT to go without an indicator?

Oh right, because he's "focused on the game."
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Old Fri May 29, 2009, 12:38am
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do any of you ever use the inning wheel of the indicator for coin flips? i just spin the wheel continuously, have one coach tell me to stop, and have the other guess "odd" or "even", I figure, heck, it's a 50/50 odds getting it right so what difference does it make from a coin toss? Or I may just use my ball wheel (0,1,2,3) and have the coach pick any two of those numbers and have the other coach tell me when to stop.

I'm thinking about using my strike wheel (0,1,2) and have Coach A guess a number (say 1) and say it stops on 2, then I'll tell coach A that it's NOT 0 and ask her if she would like to switch her choice to 2...heh heh, maybe i'll try this in a league full of probability people, (google game show switch strategy if you're so inclined, the odds of winning if you switch is actually 2/3, and not 1/2).
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Old Fri May 29, 2009, 12:42am
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do any of you ever use the inning wheel of the indicator for coin flips? i just spin the wheel continuously, have one coach tell me to stop, and have the other guess "odd" or "even", I figure, heck, it's a 50/50 odds getting it right so what difference does it make from a coin toss? Or I may just use my ball wheel (0,1,2,3) and have the coach pick any two of those numbers and have the other coach tell me when to stop.
Thats not a bad idea - prolly not as good as rock paper scissors.. .. I must admit I have on rare occasion flipped the clicker when my coin was abducted by aliens.
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