Ejs!

[Rich]

Originally Posted by GA Umpire

No it wasn't a strike in his game. And, I don't have to have been at the game to know. I know b/c he called it a ball and that is all I need to know.

So, it was not a strike.

This whole view of "the catcher didn't catch it right" is interesting, but I'm not passing on a pitch that's clearly a strike regardless. The way I use the catcher is if the pitch is borderline and I need the catcher's presentation and he botches it, then it's a ball. But just cause the catcher reaches back over the plate? Strike all day. HS, NCAA, whatever.