Hello Terry!
Sunday August 11 1996 19:45, Terry May wrote to Dan O'Reilly:
 TM> Re: _Glavine Vs Darling_, Dan O'Reilly wrote to All  on 11 Aug 96:
 DO>> After watching the Glavine vs Darling feud Friday night, I guess
 DO>> I would like to put in my $.02 here.  Glavine has been, IMHO, the
 DO>> prototype pitcher to whom announcers refer when they say "that's
 DO>> a pitch that's a strike for a veteran pitcher" when he throws
 DO>> OUTSIDE, but NEAR the strike zone.
 TM> Of course, the so-called centerfield camera (actually a
 TM> left-centerfield camera) makes pitches look more outside to
 TM> righthanded hitters than they really are.  Even the camera above the
 TM> plate is not centered very well, from what I hear.
 TM> Having said that, I agree that strike zones are wide, especially for
 TM> pitchers with outstanding control (such as Glavine).  However, strike
 TM> zones are also way too short, which obviously benefit the hitter.
I agree with that!  When I grew up playing ball, a pitch that was between
the numbers and the belt was a strike.  These days, it seems that it's
invariably called a ball.
Dan
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