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Originally posted by senior
I don't believe there is any support in the rule book for the "swinging" zone. If the hitter swings, who cares where the zone is?
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My understanding of the zone has always been that it is judged as the batter takes his normal STANCE, not as he's screwing himself into the ground on a swing.
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I think you perhaps misunderstood what both Ed and I were alluding to here. The following quote should put that right:
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The Strike Zone shall be determined from the batter's stance as the batter is prepared to swing at a pitched ball. " OBR 2.00 Definition of Strike Zone.
It is properly the batter's stance
when prepared to swing at a pitched ball that is used to determine the correct upper and lower location of the zone. Some batters adopt an exaggerated crouch as their "normal stance" but will rise up from that when preparing to swing at a pitch. The higher zone is the proper one for such batters in this case.
Cheers,