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Something that makes me go hmmmm . . .

If you go to the PITCHf/x site or watch the televised depiction of the pitch locations, they represent the strike zone as a two-dimensional rectangle.

But we know the strike zone has both depth and shape. It is a rectangular solid for the first 8-1/2" of its depth, then it becomes increasingly narrow until it reaches the point of the plate. 

I see lots of pitches become strikes that are not strikes at the front of the plate, such as the bottom-of-ball/top-of-zone/back of zone pitch. And I see lots of pitches that appear to be strikes based on where they are received that didn't fall within the 17-inch breadth of the plate until after they reached the depth where the plate narrows.

I work hard to keep my face in the zone to see those pitches.

When I see academic certainty that relies on two dimensional representations of the zone, I remain skeptical.

Last edited by Swampboy
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