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DAVE:
Not to my interpretation.
IMHO if a pitcher complies with the rules of the fastpitch game (The pitching rules) I could care less if the ball was LEGALLY pitched 250 feet above the level of the field. I will call the flight of the ball as it crosses the plate.
If it is in the defined strike zone ... it is a strike. If not, 4 of them and the batter gets to advance to first base without liability to be put out. Four advances like this equals one run. It makes for an ugly game.
I have called many an ugly game. I hate them with a passion. That is why I collect the big bucks. I still hate ugly fastpitch games.
But, I will call my 24th year this spring. I am a glutton because I love the game. And the benefit; I do not have to listen to the whiney boys. Now a few of the male and female coaches ... they are alleged adults......
Regards,
John
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