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When a pitch is inside and the batter jumps back because she is afraid to be hit but the ball is close to the strike zone. Is there a reason the umpire always calls it a strike?
 
Oct 11, 2010
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DD ducks, does not seam to work for her but she will keep trying.

There is a lot of movement going on, IMO it is easy to get distracted.
 
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JAD

Feb 20, 2012
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When a pitch is inside and the batter jumps back because she is afraid to be hit but the ball is close to the strike zone. Is there a reason the umpire always calls it a strike?

A lot of pitchers are afraid to throw inside, especially in the younger age groups. Therefore, batters are not used to seeing inside pitches, so when one is thrown inside it causes the knee jerk reaction of jumping out of the way, when in reality the pitch is on the inside corner (or in the river if the umpire is generous).
 
Dec 19, 2012
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When a pitch is inside and the batter jumps back because she is afraid to be hit but the ball is close to the strike zone. Is there a reason the umpire always calls it a strike?

The umpire does not call a strike because a batter jumps back. The umpire calls a strike because it is a strike in their opinion.
 
Jun 12, 2015
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I usually sit behind home plate if I can. Usually, they call a strike because it's a strike. I do think sometimes the umpires get annoyed by unnecessary jumping and ducking and will widen the strike zone accordingly.
 
Jun 12, 2015
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A lot of pitchers are afraid to throw inside, especially in the younger age groups. Therefore, batters are not used to seeing inside pitches, so when one is thrown inside it causes the knee jerk reaction of jumping out of the way, when in reality the pitch is on the inside corner (or in the river if the umpire is generous).

So true. My DD had to work hard for the inside pitch. I think she was just afraid to hit batters. So we made her pitch to her dad until she hit him. Got him right on the elbow with a fast ball, ouch. Way to take one for the team, dad. It worked though, seemed to break her mental block about it. I love watching her pitch inside now. They do jump back, and it is a strike, and as the pitcher's parent it's a beautiful thing to watch ;)

When she's at bat it's less beautiful.
 
May 13, 2012
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My perception is with the OP. May just stand out more when they jump but seems like if batter just stands there call is made and really dont notice anything. Butt and legs jerk back strike 80% of time.
 
Nov 26, 2010
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Maybe because the ump can see that her elbow is over the plate. And she jumps back he can see that she was about to be hit by a pitch that is in fact a strike.
 
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My perception is with the OP. May just stand out more when they jump but seems like if batter just stands there call is made and really dont notice anything. Butt and legs jerk back strike 80% of time.
Calls against you also tend to stand out (i.e. strike/batter or ball/pitcher)...

Umpires should be very accurate calling inside edge since they're in much better position than for outside edge.
 

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