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Old Fri Feb 17, 2006, 10:28pm
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Re: Are the lines the river or the ocean?

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Originally posted by rwest
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Originally posted by whiskers_ump
If the batter's box lines are properly drawn and you see them for a couple of
innings, you know that a softball can pass into this area and be a strike.

I use the river, ocean theory. Stays out of lines of BB, then it is in
the river and a strike, goes inside box, "ocean" ball. Lay a softball on
the side of the plate in the blank area between HP and BB lines. Looks
like a strike to me.

If any part of the ball is over the Batter's box line closest to home plate, is that a ball? To state it another way, does the entire ball have to be between the Batter's box line and the plate to be a strike?
NO, it can center the line, but that's cutting it fine.

Do you give the same strike zone on the outside corner as well?

YES In or Out side corners. Honestly, I rarely have problems from
coaches, catchers, cause I call it for both teams and they know it.

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