Who knows what this is?
 

It's an indiclickerator.

Yes... and? :)

An indicator I will not use.

Okay, I'll tell you. I was going through some old boxes that still remained at my parents' house, and I came across this indicator. I knew right away what it was.

It was the very first indicator I ever used when I first started umpiring in 1993.

You see, my dad used to umpire in the league I played in as a kid. I later offered to volunteer as an umpire for the same league, and my dad had an extra one laying around - the very one in this picture. We called some games together, and I was terrible at it. But we still had a good time.

I used this indicator for about 3 or 4 years until I was able to snag his 4-wheel model when he retired from calling ball. I tucked this one away and completely forgot about it until this weekend. The wheels are tough to move, but they still click. Some numbers are almost completely erased, but I can still read them.

I still have that 4-wheel indicator, and now, I've put both of them in my daily gear bag to remind myself of where I come from, and how far I've come as an umpire.

This story may not mean much to you guys, but I think it's good to remind ourselves now and then of how we started, especially after a tough game or three.

Why not?

Because it's mine, all mine! :)

Good story...thanks for sharing.

At least for me, the numbers aren't big enough .....:eek::eek:

because the plastic will make it slip from my hands.

I have been using a stainless steel indicator since 1966. No reason to change now.

Weird... I've never used a stainless steel indicator. Been wanting one just to try it out, but never got around to it. I've only used plastic, and the only times it ever slips from my hand is if I get lazy with my grip.

Close to my favorite +POS .........

I still have my Dad's lab jacket.......lol

Joel

All I ever use also, is a stainless steel indicator. I've used the same one for going on 12 years.

Dave

I could not possibly use an indicator with the strikes on top. Nor would I use one of those four-wheeled scoreboards. :D

So what do you use instead, Rich? :)