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Old Tue Feb 22, 2011, 07:48am
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Old Tue Feb 22, 2011, 07:49am
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Yesterday, I attemted to glibly add to the conversation, but in my rush to be cute, I made an error.
I since edited it to correct the statement....

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3/4 correct

correction: 1/4 correct ....
(1/4 was my first typing, but in my rush to give a "cute answer", I misread the rule)

What I am trying to say is that in NCAA, at the top of the strike zone, the entire ball must be in the zone.

"The top of the ball must be on or within the horizontal plane
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Old Tue Feb 22, 2011, 08:41am
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The entire ball DOES NOT need to be "within the window". A strke could be called if any part of the ball passes through the strike zone.
A strike could be called, but if the top of the ball is above the horizontal plane of the top of the zone, it's not a strike. Just clarifying.
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Old Tue Feb 22, 2011, 01:45pm
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A strike could be called, but if the top of the ball is above the horizontal plane of the top of the zone, it's not a strike. Just clarifying.

Well if your going to be that way:

If a strike is called, it IS a strike.....

.....it just wasn't in the strike zone!!!!!
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Old Tue Feb 22, 2011, 04:27pm
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Sounds like a game of Angry Birds gone bad
However, the yellow (bird) doesn't break the glass
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Old Wed Feb 23, 2011, 08:36am
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However, the yellow (bird) doesn't break the glass
You must not be touching the screen after you launch him. He is a pretty potent fowl once he gets the boost.
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Old Wed Feb 23, 2011, 09:17am
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You must not be touching the screen after you launch him. He is a pretty potent fowl once he gets the boost.
He breaks the wood, so if the strike zone is a wooden frame . . . .
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Old Wed Feb 23, 2011, 10:53am
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Knees

We had an interesting discussion in our high school meeting. The instructor pointed out that the rule book states, Rule 2-56 ART. 3, "The strike zone....................the top of the knees.............." What he said was that the rule says that the ball has be at the top of the KNEES. Plural. Not one knee but it has to be at the top of both knees. So a pitch the is at the top of the front knee but drops and is below the back knee is a ball.

What is your interpretation?
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We had an interesting discussion in our high school meeting. The instructor pointed out that the rule book states, Rule 2-56 ART. 3, "The strike zone....................the top of the knees.............." What he said was that the rule says that the ball has be at the top of the KNEES. Plural. Not one knee but it has to be at the top of both knees. So a pitch the is at the top of the front knee but drops and is below the back knee is a ball.

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I strongly disagree. "The top of the knees" establishes the (horizontal) bottom of the zone. A ball over any part of the plate that is high enough to touch that plane is a strike. It doesn't have to cross the whole plate. What if she is way back (or forward) in the box. Do you consider the height as it passes her knees, or where it crosses the plate?
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We had an interesting discussion in our high school meeting. The instructor pointed out that the rule book states, Rule 2-56 ART. 3, "The strike zone....................the top of the knees.............." What he said was that the rule says that the ball has be at the top of the KNEES. Plural. Not one knee but it has to be at the top of both knees. So a pitch the is at the top of the front knee but drops and is below the back knee is a ball.

What is your interpretation?
Don't agree. Any part of the ball touching any part of the strike zone is a principle that should be followed unless clearly stated otherwise (NCAA entire ball must be at or below the horizontal plane of the bottom of the sternum).

It is my opinion that the intent and meaning in NFHS, including the wording and principle of "between" is "at the top of (either of) the knees", allowing that it a drop might hit the front knee at the front of the plate but not the back knee at the back of the plate, while ALSO allowing that a low rise might be UNDER the front knee at the front of the plate, but rise up to catch the back knee at the back of the plate.
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Old Wed Feb 23, 2011, 01:46pm
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It all boils down to this...What do we get paid for? Outs. What gets you outs? Strikes. Therefore, I call any ball that touches any part of the area above the plate with a max height at the chest and the min height at the knees a strike.

Wow. We need more games when we're discussing fractions of an inch on strike zones.
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Old Thu Feb 24, 2011, 01:42am
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Don't agree. Any part of the ball touching any part of the strike zone is a principle that should be followed unless clearly stated otherwise (NCAA entire ball must be at or below the horizontal plane of the bottom of the sternum).

It is my opinion that the intent and meaning in NFHS, including the wording and principle of "between" is "at the top of (either of) the knees", allowing that it a drop might hit the front knee at the front of the plate but not the back knee at the back of the plate, while ALSO allowing that a low rise might be UNDER the front knee at the front of the plate, but rise up to catch the back knee at the back of the plate.
Good response.
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Old Thu Feb 24, 2011, 09:33am
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Not to hijack, but an earlier post, for some reason, brought this to mind:

What is the airspeed velocity of a softball-laden swallow?
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Old Tue Mar 01, 2011, 05:34pm
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OK it’s really simple. If a pitch makes my right arm go up with a fist and makes me sing out my “called strike” call; it’s a strike! Right?
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Old Tue Mar 01, 2011, 06:49pm
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OK it’s really simple. If a pitch makes my right arm go up with a fist and makes me sing out my “called strike” call; it’s a strike! Right?
As long as it doesnt turn into the dreaded strike-ball.
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