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Old Tue Mar 18, 2008, 11:45pm
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Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)
kylejt,

I believe that rngrck (& mbyron) were simply suggesting that pitches "at the knees" were "lower" to the plate than they would have been had the batters' feet not been in the hoes in the batter's box.

If the batter's feet are 6" below the level of the plate, his strike zone is going to be lower as well, no?

JM
That is exactly my point! Any smart pitcher will let a batter dig in as much as he wants.
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