[SAump]

What we are telling you is that there is no such thing as a "RISE" in baseball. We purposefully refrain from addressing the issue, believing it is best not to leave the issue HANGING over any single pitcher. There is no rule that says, "a rise from his 100 mph velocity..." Thrust, lift, drag, seams, and air flow are ignored. NEW baseballs fall or curve cause of gravity. Of course it doesn't fall or curve 3 feet off the table as predicted on every single pitch either. Every player {8:1} likes the smaller vertical ZONE. The only sound that matters is the crack of the bat or the pop of the mitt. That's why MLB umpires get such huge amounts of money for tracking these pitches. Stop fighting reality and ball everything HIGH and everything that HOPS.