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Originally posted by Dakota
Two "quotes" from an unnamed coach:
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Umps many times call a bigger zone for poor, slow pitchers than they do for more experienced, better pitchers in the same game.
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A pitcher with good control will get more calls around the edges than one who is wild because there is a psychological benefit from having the ump think you meant to put it there.
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Comments? (I'm working on my own comments - will post them in a bit - but I thought I put this out there now...)
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Bigger strike zone for poor, slow pitchers.
Personally, I cannot see chaning zones. Not the other teams
fault that this pitcher is having problems. Might have them
swinging at pitches that are out of the zone in their next game,
because we called them as strikes in this game.
A pitcher with good control will get more calls around the edges than one who is wild because there is a psychological benefit from having the ump think you meant to put it there.
The wild one will get what does cross the plate just as the one
who has good control will.
I try not to change. I know it is difficult at times, but I think
even in run-a-way games balls/strikes should be as consistant
as possible. We will all miss some. I can see where we might miss
some of the wilder pitcher, because it would surprise us at times
when they do catch a corner, or a marginal knee high pitch.
JMT's