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Originally Posted by Mountaineer
Are you saying a ball at the bottom of the strike zone when it crosses the front of the plate and drops below the catcher's knees when he catches it is a ball??? I personally don't care where he catches it - where was the pitch when it enters the strike zone? That's my key. (IMHO)
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Your question has been answered; however, I just wanted to add again that the pitch you described should be called a ball everytime.
Now, we see this pitch called a strike very often, (seen it a lot on TV lately); however, you won't see that pitch called a strike in baseball.
As I often describe it, small ball is a different world with umpires who often just want to go home, help out a local league, etc.,
If you make the kids throw strikes, they will learn to throw strikes. If we reward them by calling balls a strike, we have taught them nothing.
Thanks
David