[PeteBooth]

Originally posted by wobster


How big is your strike zone with this age? I was thinking about an inch and a 1/2 on the outside, none on the inside, nothing high, and at the tops of the knees. Sound Good? Too Big? Too Small?

The strike zone is that which is accepted by our customers meaning the leagues / associations we serve.

My advice since this is a NEW league is to go and watch some of your bretheren and see what their Zone is.


I'll give you an example; I umpired my first CBL game approx 6 yrs. ago. My first game behind the dish, I heard all kinds of chirping from both teams about the zone. One batter (in a nice way not derogatory) did me a favor and said "Common Blue this isn't JV.

From then on I adjusted the zone until it was ACCEPTED. By Accepted I don't mean individuals will be happy when they get punched out on strike three, but in general you do not hear Contstant complaints from your over-all game.

Also, No one likes a "postage" for a zone so forget about calling the MLB zone even in upper ball because you will be there all day.

In Summary, go watch a couple of games before you umpire in this league to get an idea of what the accepted zone is and keep it there.

Pete Booth