Like so many things, if there was an edict it has to go back to someone who thought this was a good idea, but we'll never know who deserves the tar and feathers.I am hearing on ESPN Plus broadcasts all the time "Strike Number 1," "Ball Number 1," "Strike Number 2," and on like that. I think there must be some script that is instructing inexperienced announcers to use the word "number" for balls, strikes and outs. Anyway, I could go on forever about the announcing on many of the college games, as a good deal of the play-by-play and color people literally have no idea about the game.