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I know I'll catch he77 for this, especially with MR endorsing this as common (which surprised the he77 out of me, considering his impeccable record on defending the REST of the rulebook) on the other board. However, why do we feel the need to create "Our Own" strike zone. Call it to the book AS BEST YOU CAN. Your zone, WMB, creates a league where pitchers will never get good hitters out, because they have to pitch extremely hittable balls.
I do understand the idea of a slightly bigger strikezone when the pitchers are younger, to encourage hitting and avoid walkathons.
But when the girls are old enough to pitch and old enough to hit - call the book. If a pitcher can consistently throw that armpit-high ball on a rope, why do you want to penalize her? If a pitcher can throw a drop pitch that starts at the knees at the front of the plate and falls off the table - why penalize her?
If any part of the ball crosses the strikezone between the armpits and the top of the knees, at any point over the plate (inside, outside, front, back), CALL IT. Don't make up your own rules.
...and you wonder why fans think we're blind.
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