WSB stirke zone

[Blaise]

Re: WSB stirke zone

It looks like they fixed the Strike Zone in this years version, from the videos Ive seen. Any improvement on last years would be a blessing.

[Blaise]

Re: WSB stirke zone

It looks like they fixed the Strike Zone in this years version, from the videos Ive seen. Any improvement on last years would be a blessing.

[ryan36]

Re: WSB stirke zone

Touche.

[ryan36]

Re: WSB stirke zone

Touche.

[FatPitcher]

Re: WSB stirke zone

It's smaller. It doesn't shrink to match batting stances, though, so it'll look too big for players with crouched stances.

The bigger problem of the CPU not throwing enough balls has been taken care of. If you still aren't getting enough walks, there's a slider that adjusts how often the CPU throws strikes.

[FatPitcher]

Re: WSB stirke zone

It's smaller. It doesn't shrink to match batting stances, though, so it'll look too big for players with crouched stances.

The bigger problem of the CPU not throwing enough balls has been taken care of. If you still aren't getting enough walks, there's a slider that adjusts how often the CPU throws strikes.

[Blaise]

Re: WSB stirke zone

You know, in real baseball, the strike zone only changes for height, not stance.

[Blaise]

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You know, in real baseball, the strike zone only changes for height, not stance.

[FatPitcher]

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That's incorrect, both according to the rule book and in practice.

Under 2.00 Definition of Terms, Strike Zone:

"The Strike Zone shall be determined from the batter's stance as the batter is prepared to swing at a pitched ball"

[FatPitcher]

Re: WSB stirke zone

That's incorrect, both according to the rule book and in practice.

Under 2.00 Definition of Terms, Strike Zone:

"The Strike Zone shall be determined from the batter's stance as the batter is prepared to swing at a pitched ball"

[Blaise]

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And Ive read the rule before, unfortunately, in practice it doesnt deem to work out that way.

Ive seen players get call for strike that were above the shouldersl, even though they had a crouched stance. Explain that to me then. Even though im not a Yankee fan, I can give you examples of two players, Soriano, and Knoblauch.

Also, The "Zone", even though the rule says the top of the shoulders, is pretty wildly regarded to as the letters, or middle of the chest, because no one really calls the high strike. I'll also make a reference to College Baseball, which changed their strike to reflect the applied MLB zone.
College Rule Change

[Blaise]

Re: WSB stirke zone

And Ive read the rule before, unfortunately, in practice it doesnt deem to work out that way.

Ive seen players get call for strike that were above the shouldersl, even though they had a crouched stance. Explain that to me then. Even though im not a Yankee fan, I can give you examples of two players, Soriano, and Knoblauch.

Also, The "Zone", even though the rule says the top of the shoulders, is pretty wildly regarded to as the letters, or middle of the chest, because no one really calls the high strike. I'll also make a reference to College Baseball, which changed their strike to reflect the applied MLB zone.
College Rule Change

[snowmizer]

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Ive seen players get call for strike that were above the shouldersl, even though they had a crouched stance. Explain that to me then.

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Okay.

As a home plate umpire, you'd hopefully set up with your eyes right at the upper limit of the strike zone, with that upper limit based on the batter's positioning during his swing. If you have to look up, it's a ball.

For players that stay in their crouch for the entirety of the pitch (say taking all the way on a 3-0 count) something that looks borderline high could very easily be in the batter's strike zone.

If there's actually ever been a strike called above the shoulders, it would have to be someone who sets up in a deep crouch, but then attempts contact with a pretty much "normal", full height swing.

[snowmizer]

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Ive seen players get call for strike that were above the shouldersl, even though they had a crouched stance. Explain that to me then.

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Okay.

As a home plate umpire, you'd hopefully set up with your eyes right at the upper limit of the strike zone, with that upper limit based on the batter's positioning during his swing. If you have to look up, it's a ball.

For players that stay in their crouch for the entirety of the pitch (say taking all the way on a 3-0 count) something that looks borderline high could very easily be in the batter's strike zone.

If there's actually ever been a strike called above the shoulders, it would have to be someone who sets up in a deep crouch, but then attempts contact with a pretty much "normal", full height swing.

[K_GUN]

Re: WSB stirke zone

thats why WSB should have a "variable ump option"

cuz in real life each ump has a diff interpretation of the strike zone