Question for Plate guys

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Poosey

I am generous to the inside pitch.

This is generally a good idea.

Too many umpires (imo) describe their strike zone as something like "I give nothing in the inside, but 2 balls on the outside." This leads to batters crowdng the plate and more hit batters (on which the umpire must decide if teh batter is "getting out of the way.").

Instead, make the zone 1 ball inside and 1 ball outside (or so). It's the same width, but you'll have fewer problems.