[Jim Porter]

If Senior Babe Ruth in your area is anything like it is in my area, then there isn't a kid on any of the teams who can pitch. All the players at that age group are in some other more competitive league - Legion, Amateur, Travel, and Connie Mack all take the kids who can play. What's left over plays Senior Babe Ruth.

I can relate to the poster's story. If you have too tight a strike zone those games can last 3 hours and have a score higher than a football game. Then you play in a tournament with multiple teams and try to keep on a schedule and it becomes an absolute nightmare.

So calling a generous strike zone isn't such a bad thing. However, if jumpmaster's story is true, the plate umpire went way overboard with his generosity. I don't advise that, of course.