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I tend to agree with Dave, you can call the pitch most of the time, (60 to 75%), based upon how the catcher - catches the ball. The obvious deviation is the looping curveball, and the slider. Timing helps tremendously, slow down then slow down some more. Watch the ball to the glove, hear the pop, try to read the mfg label on the glove, you know the R, W, or whatever, then call the pitch.
Build your zone based upon the "hittable pitch". I use distinguishable landmarks that exist on the field and every batter. A couple inches inside (my nose in the slot), the catchers knees set the low end (in the squat, they are roughly 3 to 5 inches below the batters knees and he's roughly 2 to 3' behind the batter - I can't calculate the physics of how much a ball drops going at a particular speed over a specific distance, but it works), just under the batters elbows in a normal stance (this is also my eye level for the upper end of the zone), and extend accross. Imagine a vertical line for the outside corner that is equal to the inside corner and voila.
For wood bat games I'll adjust my inside corner to the edge of the plate and keep everything else. This is usually accomplished by moving over in the slot just a bit.
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