Kevin
I believe as the historian you would know that several high school age players that went right to the big leagues. So, it is very possible there are still excellent high school players and competition in certain areas of the country. This kid with both the 72 mph deuce and a 82 mph hook sounds impressive.
Now back to topic. Would the good respected umpires who are known to have a "tight" but consistent strike zone, be the ones who make the ball hit the some part of the white, and the good respected umps who are know to have a more "liberal" zone be the ones who make the ball hit some part of the black? I would assume the ones who start going farther out start getting the reputation of being too liberal even if they are consistent.
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