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From: [email protected] (robert and stimets)
Subject: Re: Strike zone width (was Re: Jose Canseco's swing)
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In article <[email protected]> [email protected] writes:
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> { Huckabay's counting frames for bat speed discussion ommited...}
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>>
>> Well, it's just studying tape, frame by frame. That's all. The biggest
>> thing that you notice, however, is how bastardized the strike zone has
>> become. Death to the umpires' union! The plate is 17" (+1") across,
>> not 23"! Call the high strikes strikes, and quit calling pitches 3"
>> outside strikes -- they're balls!
>>
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> Speaking of this 23" wide strike zone....
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> I'd sure like to see cameras placed in each major league park such that
> an overview shot of home plate is available. CBS had this during the
> WS, or did I just dream it.
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> These pictures would be a feedback device for the umpires so that they can
> see just how terrible (or not) there calls were. Tapes could be sent to
> the league as evidence of bad ball/strike umpiring. Tapes are available
> as evidence of bad out/safe calls on the bases.
>
I guess that nobody noticed that the calls during the world series (and, in
fact all year) have been pretty much consistently CORRECT. Remember: the rule
says it's a strike if ANY PART of the ball passes through the strike zone.
I would certainly agree that high strikes are not called (who could argue
this point?) but all in all I think in and out is called pretty well.
RStimets