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Originally Posted by Dakota
It already is in line with what ASA wants called, if you read the WHOLE book, and not just the playing rules section. The arm pits are the starting reference for determining the top of the zone. The bottom of a pitched ball just touching the arm pit level is not in the strike zone as defined and instructed by ASA.
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Making presumptions about how much of the book I have read is neither stinging, nor relevant.
"STRIKE ZONE: That space over any part of home plate, when a batter assumes a natural batting stance adjacent to home plate, between the batter’s,
A. (Fast Pitch) Arm pits and the top of the knees...
In calling balls and strikes, it is generally accepted to bring the pitch down or up in the strike zone, and widen it out, making sure to give a good corner."
This wording describes the limits of the zone, but not "what ASA wants called". The last sentence seems to allow an official to call "their" zone, instead of "the" zone. One could consider this ASA sanctioned inconsistency. It's odd to me that an organization that requires it's umpires to button-hook on all balls hit to the outfield and signal all foul balls (no matter how far back over the backstop) would use vague terms like "down or up in the strike zone", "widen it out", and "good corner".