Boiler considers the human element of umpires as one of the best parts of baseball.
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Originally posted by: rayxtwo
I'm not just talking about my team(s). I'm talking about every team. EVERY TEAM! And don't think this doesn't effect you too. You go bet on a baseball game. You be the game "under". That night you get an umpire that has a "tight" strike zone meaning the pitcher has to get more of the plate to get a strike called for him. The pitcher has to "groove" more pitches which results in the batters sitting on those pitches and getting more hits and walks. This is the zone that's in the rule book and it should be followed to the letter.
Major League Baseball defines, in the most recent issue of its official rule book (Definition of Terms - 2.00), a baseball strike zone with the following description:
The STRIKE ZONE is that area over home plate the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants, and the lower level is a line at the hollow beneath the knee cap. The Strike Zone shall be determined from the batter's stance as the batter is prepared to swing at a pitched ball.
Every time a player sets foot on the field, every thing he does effects his contract for the following year(s). You're talking, in some cases, hundreds of millions of dollars. They keep stats on every thing now except how many times you scratch your balls during the game. Turn five strike outs into five walks for a player might mean another $100,000 on a players contract. How would you feel if you thought that some guys "opinion" cost you that kind of money.
Ray
Originally posted by: rayxtwo
I'm not just talking about my team(s). I'm talking about every team. EVERY TEAM! And don't think this doesn't effect you too. You go bet on a baseball game. You be the game "under". That night you get an umpire that has a "tight" strike zone meaning the pitcher has to get more of the plate to get a strike called for him. The pitcher has to "groove" more pitches which results in the batters sitting on those pitches and getting more hits and walks. This is the zone that's in the rule book and it should be followed to the letter.
Major League Baseball defines, in the most recent issue of its official rule book (Definition of Terms - 2.00), a baseball strike zone with the following description:
The STRIKE ZONE is that area over home plate the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants, and the lower level is a line at the hollow beneath the knee cap. The Strike Zone shall be determined from the batter's stance as the batter is prepared to swing at a pitched ball.
Every time a player sets foot on the field, every thing he does effects his contract for the following year(s). You're talking, in some cases, hundreds of millions of dollars. They keep stats on every thing now except how many times you scratch your balls during the game. Turn five strike outs into five walks for a player might mean another $100,000 on a players contract. How would you feel if you thought that some guys "opinion" cost you that kind of money.
Ray
