Reply to "Mlb testing rule changes in independent Atlantic league"

Go44dad10,000+ posts

I've seen a lot of furor over this. It's a test in an independent league. Let's wait and see.

Just a robot umpire calling the rule book strike zone may be a really big change. I assume each hitter will have a strike zone based on his (height, knee, etc)

Did you ever see Hakeem Olajuwon standing next to Pat Ewing or Kareem Abdul Jabbar? Hakeem had really short legs compared to many of the bigs. Conversely a longer torso. Although not an exact height match (Hakeem was 6'10 3/4"), Hakeem would have a larger strike zone than Pat/Kareem.

Can't think of any big men from Boston to compare him to....

3/9/192:19 PM

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