NCAA Championship Umpiring

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Originally posted by Rick Vietti
I enjoyed all of the games on TV. The out of the box call was ridiculous. Even Jennie Finch commented that she was surprised and it is a very rare call.

The call was rare, but the violation wasn't. There were at least a half-dozen instances over the weekend in which it seemed a batter stepped in front of the plate to hit the ball. Especially the two slappers which lead off for Cal

Also, the TV angle gives the viewer a distorted view of the pitch. With one midgame exception by a particular umpire, I thought the strike zones were pretty decent.

However, during that period, the announcer made another stupid comment (don't know which one). The strike zone is "from the bottom of the letters to the knee". No kidding!?!? If that were the case, every team would have their team name at their waist. For those who are not umpires, the "letters" have nothing to do with the strike zone.