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Forum: Baseball Wed Apr 19, 2006, 10:32am

Replies: 64 Strike Pitch - Do you still call it? Views: 5,097 Posted By Carl Childress No doubt I'm going to regret getting back into... No doubt I'm going to regret getting back into this thread. It began as an effort to show that the catcher can affect how pitches are called. It's degenerated into chit-chat about umpires who want...

Forum: Baseball Tue Apr 18, 2006, 06:15pm

Replies: 64 Strike Pitch - Do you still call it? Views: 5,097 Posted By Carl Childress Yeah, there is that. The catcher will enjoy that... Yeah, there is that. The catcher will enjoy that trip to Brokeback Mountain, if you call the "ball" a "strike." What I was trying to say is that you have someone from each side watching the pitch,...

Forum: Baseball Tue Apr 18, 2006, 12:48pm

Replies: 64 Strike Pitch - Do you still call it? Views: 5,097 Posted By Carl Childress I used to think that was true - and taught it in... I used to think that was true - and taught it in my clinics back in the early 70s. But you can't ever do it in an NCAA game because there's an off-duty pitcher whose only job is to chart pitches....

Forum: Baseball Mon Apr 17, 2006, 08:28am

Replies: 64 Strike Pitch - Do you still call it? Views: 5,097 Posted By Carl Childress I don't understand. If a coach wants to know... I don't understand. If a coach wants to know where a pitch was - in relation to his <i>batter</i> - I would simply say: "Where was the pitch? In the strike zone." No need to get clever, right? ...

Forum: Baseball Mon Apr 17, 2006, 05:57am

Replies: 64 Strike Pitch - Do you still call it? Views: 5,097 Posted By Carl Childress I don't agree with Rich very often; he's... I don't agree with Rich very often; he's management, I was always labor. But.... Rich Garcia's comment describing the strike zone is one of umpiring's classic statements: "A strike is where I call...

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