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Originally Posted by amusedofficial
The striek zone is established by rule, not by where, when, how or if the catcher catches the ball. The rules also anticipate, and address, a dropped third strike, which seems to indicate the rule-makers intent that the strike call be independent of hte catcher's handling of the pitch.
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True, but we call strikes and balls based on how they are caught. So that is going to be a factor. Not the only factor, but a factor. And usually a dropped third strike is usually one that is swung at and missed.
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