Strike zone

[Rich]

Originally Posted by NIump50

Nothing to do with perception. He said a ball that catches the knee(i'm assuming over the plate) and then breaks to the dirt cannot be called a strike.
Are you suggesting we poll the audience before we make our calls?
I thought the ol umpire slogan was 'I call em the way I see em'

If everyone in the park thinks the hands are part of the bat, do I make my call based on there opinion?
If everyone in the park thinks a tie goes to the runner, do I make my call accordingly?
If everyone in the park thinks a foul tip is a foul ball should I rule foul ball?
I think you get my point.
Why should a pitch judged by you to have crossed the strike zone and picked cleanly by the catcher be called anything but a strike?
All things being equal, if you see a strike and call a ball you're a coward.

OK, when you start working games that are NOT on the small diamond, come back and tell us how your "philosophy" is working for you.

BTW, if a curve ball doesn't finish and the catcher doesn't stick the pitch, I don't see a strike and neither does anyone else. Well, except you.