Strike zone

catcher091,000+ posts

I heard this today and it was new to me - sorry for my ignorance. A strike is called when the ball is over the plate and is between the letters and knees - meaning it is a "different" strike zone dependent on if the batter is way up in the box, in the middle or in the very back of the box. Can someone clarify the rule for me. Thanks

8/30/0611:33 PM

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nd943100+ posts

It doesn't matter where the batter is standing. It goes by the where the ball is when it crosses the plate.

8/31/065:52 AM

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catcher091,000+ posts

Thats what I always thought - the person I was talking to normally is very good woth rules and was insistent that this is they way the rules read.

8/31/066:41 AM

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LonBlue67100+ posts

The strike zone is that space over home plate between the batter's midpoint and the hollow beneath his kneecap as he begins to take his typical swing. The midpoint is 1/2 way between the top of his shoulders and the top of his uniform pants. (OBR 2.00).

emphasis added

9/4/062:06 PM

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piaa_ump5,000+ posts

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The strike zone is that space over home plate between the batter's midpoint and the hollow beneath his kneecap as he begins to take his typical swing. The midpoint is 1/2 way between the top of his shoulders and the top of his uniform pants. (OBR 2.00).

All correct of course..... the only dependent issue of the strike zone is the batters height.....

a knee high pitch on a 5'6" batter is too low to call on a 6'4" batter....

and that, my friends, is where an umpire is made... that is where the act of calling balls and strikes becomes the art of calling balls and strikes....

9/5/0610:55 AM

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Pirate Fan100+ posts

LonBlue -
and remember OVER HOME PLATE includes the black, and most likely the width of the ball off the corners.

9/6/067:01 AM

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