Strike zone

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Tim C

I want to make one thing clear. . .

I respect WWTB and his stance on "get the call right."

WWTB has never waivered from his committment to this 21st Century edict from the "powers that be."

That being said, I stand firmly behind his committment that he calls ALL PITCHES STRIKES that are strikes.

I will continue to disagree with him on calling a strike that passes through the strike zone and bounces to the catcher's mitt -- but that is all I do. . . I disagree but respect his right to call games as he sees necessary.

BTW, I also call strikes that may be eventually uncaught by F2.

Regards,

My demands are about as high as yours, Tee. I got hit cleanly with a pitch I called a strike this season. Right down the middle, catcher crossed up, hit me in the chest protector. Strike. Defensive coach yelled at his catcher, offensive coach said nothing, life went on. Later that game I rang someone up on a fastball clearly at the knee the catcher caught palm-side-up. I can't help it D3 catchers aren't as skilled as I'd like.

I work to not leave any real strikes on the table. The top part of my zone (the so-called "high strike") has been sliding down this summer, for some reason, but I'm working hard to get it back.