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Old Sun Jan 04, 2009, 06:52pm
Kevin Finnerty Kevin Finnerty is offline
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Originally Posted by SAump View Post
(3) + 3 + 17 + 3 + (3)
That would be a maximum 23 inches across. We stated the strike zone was 20 inches on each side or 23 inches from side to side. Add 3 inches of "gray area" to each side and the strike zone is still 23 inches wide. The 34 inch bat plus 24 inch arms, provides about 58 inches of total coverage. Subtract 6 inches of sweet spot, 12 inches of comfort roomfor the hands, and 23 inches of strike zone. That leaves about 17 inches {8.5 inches on both sides} of the plate for "decision" room.
I'm sorry, you said 29 inches, not 28. And you said that two balls off the plate on either side is a strike and should be a strike in the majors. Now you're saying that part of your zone is a gray area that's sometimes not a strike.

And the rest of that bat and arm length coverage stuff is as convoluted as it gets.
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