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Originally Posted by NIump50
................... It has nothing to do...... never mind, if I have to explain the point of the story it's obvious the skull is a bit too thick.
If you grow up only hearing what sex with a girl is like from a bunch of gay guys then you might not ever have a desire to try it. You may even make judgements and accusations upon those who are enjoying such activities, never realizing how wrong you really are.
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Now I'm a thick headed gay man? You were doing better when grandma was cutting 4" off the pot roast.
It's obvious from your post that you do very low level "baby ball". Nothing at all wrong with that I enjoy doing those youth games sometimes too, but the strike zone is different. The zone I call for 10 year olds is not the same as for players in their 20's+.
Bottom line is simple....if you want to call strikes that you observe caught the lower limit of the "true strike zone" and end up in the dirt then do it. But I can assure you that any assignor looking at you for higher level games will not be thrilled. You need to learn that IF you want to advance up in the umpire ranks you will call the game they way it is expected.....
So my answer to your question "Why call the pitches in the dirt balls?" Because that's the accepted way of doing it, it's what every one expects & wants, and it's what you'll be evaluated on. Is it the right things to do? Based on this you bet.....
Finally, I have tried to "be true to the strike zone", as you call it, and had the worst game of my life..... Both sides hated my zone, the fans hated my zone, the guy from my association observing me hated my zone, my assignor hated my zone, Even my dog bit me for calling those pitches caught in the dirt strikes.