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Old Fri Jul 07, 2006, 05:23pm
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Originally Posted by Al
Hey Cecil,

With many 8, 9 and 10 year olds if the umpire didn't expand the strike zone some of the coaches would start telling his girls not to swing the bat, and who wants a game where most of the kids are walking? I think a little common sense would go a long way when taking into account the experience of the pitchers in regard to the strike zone. In the higher age groups the strike zone of many umpires is not as expanded... as we seen in the softball world series games. Take care, ...Al
Agree.
I was talking about shape rather than the extent or size for any age group. Others had described rectangles, octagons, ovals, trapezoids, etc.
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