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If I read Rich's comments correctly, I need to open up my strike zone. Had a kid Sat set up with glove about 2" outside of white. Tie game, late innings, two strikes on batter, catcher does not move glove, I ball it. Pitch was outside strike zone. DC was not happy. So be it.
Umpires have reputations. If your rep is having a "big" strike zone okay, but I want to be known as an umpire that consistently calls the zone. I want coaches to know what they are getting when they hire me. In a quality game with quality pitching, no pitch below the knees is a strike, period! No pitch that is of the plate inside or outside is a stike, period. Let me say, however, that I agree with Tim that the plate is 22" and I do give alittle black. But an inch of clearance between ball and black, no way!
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