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Originally posted by chiquita
Am I the only umpire not calling a slowpitch ball by where it lands? I am having tons and tons of slack from players that are calling pitchs that I call strikes as "Deep". If the ball crosses the plate within the strike zone, does not touch the plate, not excessive speed, and mets 6'-12', I am calling it a strike. Am I wrong?
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Nope. I call probably the truest strike zone around here and yes, I do take some grief, but they are still strikes and the batter knows to swing or sit down. I also refuse to use their terminology (deep).
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