your HS varsity strike zone.

[Recontra]

9 hours ago, noumpere said:

another analogy some have used:  the strike zone isn't a rectangle, it's more of an egg shape, with the pointy end at the top.

 

I prefer this mental image of my high school strike zone:  J Lo's hips!!   🙂

 

[Velho]

5 hours ago, Mister B said:

As he stormed back to the dugout, the on-deck batter says, "That's been a strike all day, you gotta swing at that." 

That warms an old baseball guys heart

[Catch18]

it might also matter whether it's directly over the middle of the plate and near the letters/ knees or it's near the edge of the plate AND near the letters / knees -- some might say a pitcher can miss (a bit) in one direction and get a call, but can't miss in two directions
 
another analogy some have used:  the strike zone isn't a rectangle, it's more of an egg shape, with the pointy end at the top.

Yeah, that’s what we need as amateur umpires, fewer strikes being called.


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[noumpere]

1 hour ago, Catch18 said:

 

Yeah, that’s what we need as amateur umpires, fewer strikes being called.


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Yeah, that's pretty much what I said. /s

[BLWizzRanger]

23 hours ago, BLWizzRanger said:

IAS, what does this mean?  Are you giving the batters the corners on high pitches? And I would guess giving the extreme corners on the low pitch?  I can't vision an egg shape for a strike zone.

ok, you got me.  egg shape.  should have known better.

[StatsUmp]

On 9/29/2021 at 2:31 PM, Mister B said:

Last weekend, I rung a kid up on a low outside fastball. He was pissed. As he stormed back to the dugout, the on-deck batter says, "That's been a strike all day, you gotta swing at that." 

The smarter kids/players usually key in on what's being called and adjust accordingly. I had a similar experience in my baseball debut when I called a low outside strike in the bottom of the last inning. The ODB said, "He's been calling it all day, you have to be ready for that!"

[conbo61]

On 9/28/2021 at 6:04 PM, Matt said:

My front one is flesh-colored.

Won't be long before Razzer is offering an Umpire Loincloth.

[noumpere]

1 hour ago, conbo61 said:

Won't be long before Razzer is offering an Umpire Loincloth.

"This is how I measure the 10" mound height."

[BLWizzRanger]

34 minutes ago, noumpere said:

"This is how I measure the 10" mound height."

Well, that is better than confirming base height of less than 3 inches.