I've watched as many games as I could this spring and have seen little or no evidence of the "new" zone. In fact, for some umpires their zone is as low, and as wide as ever.
For all the flurry, announcements and pronouncements, there has been little result visible to date in the games I have watched.
Inconsistency seems to be the rule of the day and the catchers and pitchers know it. The TV commentators have clammed up about the new zone as well since they have little or no video evidence. The print press seems to be making the biggest noise. We watched pitch after pitch go for a ball in a game last week, then on a 3-2 a pitch inches higher then anything earlier suddenly became a strike ... with the batter half way to first base.
Once FOX starts broadcasting their "analysis" it will be there for all to see again, and then the comments will start to fly again.
Such is life ...
Brent McLaren
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