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Feb 22, 2022 · “Pitchers want that 3-and-0 pitch just off the plate called a strike. Hitters don’t want that fastball at the letters to be called a strike even though it’s technically inside the rulebook ...
- Levi Weaver
- Staff Writer
Feb 1, 2023 · The 1969 reduction in mound height, in concert with the strike-zone alteration, contributed to an 11-point jump in leaguewide batting average and a 19% increase in runs scored. But this rise proved short-lived, for, by ‘72, runs per game had again drifted back to Deadball-style levels.
- Anthony Castrovince
Mar 5, 2020 · The strike zone is evolving, and for the first time in the history of baseball, we have the technology to directly record that evolution. And what it says about this month is very revealing.
Feb 23, 2016 · a nice, concerted definition to an age old problem….I developed my eye for the ball early in life by using a smaller bat/stick to hit 1/2″ stones I would pick off the driveway, leaving them scattered around the premises, occasionally to be hit again by the lawn mower…then on the farm we would use a good solid piece of a cob that had sat in mud for who knows how long, but by pitching to ...
The strike zone shown isn't perfect obviously because of the 2d to 3d, but it's a pretty good representation and it's a hell of a lot better than it used to be. Without the strike zone, it's practically impossible to call balls & strikes on TV unless they are obvious because you don't know the angle of the camera.
Jun 8, 2023 · Now you can see what the hitters have been telling us: There is such a thing as too much of an uppercut, and it does lead to strikeouts, and also to mis-hit balls. But since hitters know this ...
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Oct 13, 2014 · The strike zone is now 40 square inches larger than in 2009, coming on the bottom of the zone -- a benefit to pitchers, since low pitches are better for pitchers than hitters.
