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Originally Posted by ManInBlue
Really? And in your great omniscient existance, how many times have you actually seen a player get hit in the strike zone?
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Gosh, the only reason you could possibly ask that is if you haven't had any length of time calling amateur ball

. FYI, dozens of times back when I was calling several hundred games a year of 12U-18U baseball.
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Probably can be counted on one hand.
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So much for that guess.
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So having solid skills and knowledge of the rules actually allows you to make the correct call...you don't need great balls of fire to send a batter to 1st for HBP.
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Tell that to the hundreds of umpires I have seen miss this call who knew the rules.Gosh, you trolls are aggressive around here.