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Originally Posted by GeoWar
The "K-Zone" strike area is simply a configuration of camera strike zone . It does not adjust to batters or to an angle that favors inside or outside pitches . Give me a consistent human umpire . Pitchers need to go back to throwing strikes (adjusting to umpires) Batters need to go back to hitting strikes ( and balls that can be hit ) .
Judge and Betts have different strike zones --- Judge has had Betts low strike called on him , Betts has had high strikes called but not a Judge high strike called on him .
It is a game - played with pride by coaches, players, and umpires - let them be accountable .
I am glad I can see the infield and/or outfielder positioning more and less of the catcher's crotch .
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I agree with some of this. However, it's not the Judge vs Betts / vertical strike zones that I have a problem with (I'm ALL for umps having discretion to make this call, without robot input). It's the over-the-plate-or-not part. It doesn't matter whether it's Judge, Betts, Richie Sexson, or Eddie Gaedel. Home plate doesn't move, and it's either over the plate or it's not. Pitches that are half a foot or even more outside of the K-zone are simply not strikes, regardless of the characteristics of the individual batter.
Umpires missing borderline pitches is one thing, but missing by that much - on the horizontal calls - is just bad umpiring and should not be tolerated, IMO.
Re "pitchers need to go back to throwing strikes (adjusting to umpires) Batters need to go back to hitting strikes..." that becomes more difficult when umpires lack consistency.
We have - and use - the technology to determine if a football has crossed the goal line. Since big league umps have demonstrated an inability to consistently call inside-outside pitches correctly, we should use that technology. IMO.