radness
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- Dec 13, 2019
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What I can share as a possible reasoning might be that because the batter is moving it changes the visual perspective of the umpire.Same pitch to a non slapper is usually a ball. Very irritating! been going on for years. I think we need more women umpires. Maybe those who have actually played the game of fastpitch rather than baseball or, ugh, football. I think slapping is still not accepted by some of these people. Think in reality. What is more exciting a home run or a awesome slap by a very fast ATHLETE who is safe at first base. Home runs are great but a great slapper safe at first base is world class. So is her speed. Slapping is a very athletic art. The work that goes into becoming good at slapping is unbelievable. I don't think many umpires understand this. Some don't care. A few are trying. Many thanks to those few.
aka: what umpire would use as a visual reference has changed in motion.
Of which some umpires change their Zone dramatically with the height of batter to batter. While others do not.
From my catching perspective not all umpires change their Zone because of a batter on either side of the box or a slapper moving.
Will ask again, ? are you looking at pitches from coaching from the sides of the field or from directly behind the plate?