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I don't give location and I won't give location on the initial "BALL" call.
Why give managers an opening like that? I call a pitch a BALL -- it's borderline high and outside, for example. If I tell the manager it's high and he disagrees he's going to start chipping. If I call it outside, the catcher disagree and get word back to the manager, who will then start chipping.
Most umpires I know see the strike zone as an oval -- if it is borderline high OR outside, for example, it's a strike. If it misses or is really borderline in TWO dimensions (high AND outside), it's a ball.
Now, how do you explain that while calling a pitch?
Major league umpires can do whatever they want to. They work in a different world. I would never recommend that an amateur umpire give location on a pitch.
I will if I'm asked in the right way, of course.
Rich
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