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Originally posted by Alameda
Y... moves and crouches down as the pitch comes in; he is looking up at the pitch; all of this is neither good or necessary - just get a comfortable position in the slot and let the pitch come! Moving gives the impression the plate umpire is "all over the place" with his zone."
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I do what azbigdawg says, and I get the same kind of review. But like Alameda says, even the vets aren't a good example.
The vets I have to watch just pretty much stand there, upright, half-slotted, and make the call from that perspective.
Sorry, but I need to line my eyes up with the batter's shoulder. This also reminds F1 that the height of the zone depends on the height of the batter (my set crouch is REALLY low for short hitters!).
Sigh. I have to find what I'm comfortable with. The guys writing my evaluation aren't calling my game for me: I am. They can have any impression they want. Maybe I'll learn the upright sighting of the zone next year. Certainly not this one.