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My strike zone thoughts..
First.. I really appreciate this forum...
I usually work alone and I dont think I've ever even met a ranked elite ump or anything like that.. I just do my lil ole thing behind the plate...
So I'm bouncing ideas here.. some of you guys do the top level.. maybe I'll try to get into that... it's just such a drive to get out from my hole in the middle of nowhere..
Strike Zone...
I dont work high talent.. I would agree I would change if I did start doing that.
Let me give some examples...
I will give a wide outside... and a little high.. inside I dont stress on inside due to potential of these girls to hit their hands.. so i'm dead on the plate on inside... a little low on the middle.. its a strike.. if in doubt on low outside, where it seems hardest to see.. i will call a strike instead of the norm on unsure a ball.
If some little girl comes up and scrunches her strike zone to 3 inches... i might call a strike if its acrossed her forehead because I believe the coaches are doing that girl a disservice by training her to draw walks instead of taking her licks.
Thoughts?
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