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Originally posted by Andy
I watched the first few innings of this game also. What I heard was something to the effect of "If the ball hits the batters hands, it's automatically a foul ball" or some such drivel after much stumbling around. I yelled pretty loudly at the TV, which my better half did not appreciate too much!
I also liked the UCLA pitcher who kept throwing the ball inside and wondering why she wasn't getting strike calls. Guess what, she needs to adjust to the umpires zone, not the other way around!
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BTW, I may be wrong 'cause I missed any umpire intros, but I thought I knew the plate umpire for that game. I was bouncing around between the game and the race, so I didn't get a good look at her, but if it is who I think it is, she may have changed her 3rd strike mechanics over the past year or so.
Nonetheless, I thought she stayed with her zone the entire game. The inside pitches were inside, or at least that's the way they looked to me a couple thousand miles away.