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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
Wow. Now I'm whacking myself upside the head trying to knock all of this post out of my head!! Ouch!!  |
Seconded.
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Originally Posted by tballump
Even if someone could draw a "picture", and everyone on this post finally came to an agreement on what the strike zone should be by definition, when the actual pitch crosses the plate, there would still be a difference as to what one umpire perceives as a ball hitting that strike zone, and what another umpire perceives as a ball hitting that strike zone.
Unfortunately, no matter how the strike zone is objectively defined and interpreted, it is still subjectively applied by each individual umpires own judgment.
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Well, of course it is. That's why so much of this thread has become a great discussion. It's really got me thinking for when I get back on the field.