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"Give them a ball's width on either side of the plate"
yikes!!!! no way, absolutely not
(yes, define what you mean by that criteria ... if you truly mean the ball is inches off the edge of the plate and you're calling that a strike, then that is just wrong)
"It is a hittable pitch, don't cheat the pitcher."
our job does not include making subjective allowances on the strike zone for batters or for pitchers ... if you're calling strikes on pitches that are inches off the plate then you are just confusing everyone on the diamond (pitchers, batters, coaches, fans, other umpires, etc)
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