Re: Re: Eric Gregg's strike zone
> When Brown asked him if there were different strike zones for different
> umpires, he replied matter-of-factly, "There are 56 umpires in MLB. That's
5
> different strike zones."
> guidelines for the umpire to follow, with respect to the strike zone,
Barnett
> amazingly replied, "Basically, we call what we can get away with."
> He basically stated that as long as it's consistant, any strike zone is
okay,
> and it's up to the hitters to adjust. I'm still trying to figure out how
you
> adjust to a pitch more than a foot off the plate. I guess you adjust by
> getting longer bats.
The only thing consistent about the Umpires is they get away with it.
If the strikes zones were the same for both teams,then how did they explain
the difference in the strike zones between the marlins and The Braves.
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* Origin: A Horse of a Different Color (1:112/64)
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