Strike zone

[bsaucer]

Originally Posted by TussAgee11

"The Strike Zone is that area over home plate the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants, and the lower level is a line at the top of the knees. The Strike Zone shall be determined from the batter's stance as the batter is prepared to swing at a pitched ball."

So is the top of the strike zone determined by the batter's stance that he takes waiting for the pitch, or when he begins his motion to swing? I think his height drops down a little as he goes into motion. What about when he squares to bunt?

I think the strike zone is a five-sided prism suspended above the white part of the plate (not the black edges). The top and bottom planes determined by the batter's stance. If the top of the ball is between the upper and lower plane, and any part of the ball is within ths sides of the prism, then it's a strike.

It doesn't matter if the batter stands forward or backwards in his box, the zone is over the plate.