QuesTec.

[chris s]

Originally posted by Jim Porter
I think there's an additional problem with Questec. It forces the umpires to call a strike zone that few participants want.

No one can deny that good umpires call the strike zone of least resistance. Questec takes that option away from the umpires. In Questec cities, no longer can an umpire call a strike just off the corner, or a curve where the catcher gloves it. The strike on the highest and most inside or outside point in the strike zone, a pitch that no one called a strike before, is now a strike thanks to Questec.

The real solution should've been to alter the strike zone definition to more closely resemble what has become the most accepted strike zone in baseball, rather than force a strike zone that no one seems to want. I've seen the look of surprise on hitter's faces this season when a ball is called on a pitch that would've been a strike two seasons ago. So, not even the hitters know where the strike zone is anymore. I've seen more than one hitter pause in the box on ball four, expecting a strike to be rung up. Baseball doesn't look natural anymore.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~You are dead to rights, Jim. BUT, how does Schilling fare when Kevin Brown has a "ques-tec" park and the lowest ERA??