Illegally batted ball?

[yawetag]

Originally Posted by Simply The Best

another would be pitch-counts which alter ball-strike zones

Could you be more specific on this? I'm confused.

[Simply The Best]

Originally Posted by Simply The Best
another would be pitch-counts which alter ball-strike zones

Originally Posted by yawetag

Could you be more specific on this? I'm confused.

There is a common line of thinking that the strike zone should shift with the pitch count. The best example of this is widening 3-0 especially if B is sitting the bat on his shoulder; up and out of the zone is the most often expansion I see.

Another is the 0-2 pitch where B has sat his bat watching two perfectly hittable strikes and the call goes F1 way when it is on location of the mitt but outside the zone. I see this most often with good breaking balls or two seamed, moving fastballs.