QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 9, 2013 -> 11:34 PM)
Which means the ball itself could have been millimeters outside the zone. Apparently every ball that isn't a strike "isn't close"
Also, by definition, any part of the ball "touching" the zone is a strike.
It wasn't though. And I know, they didn't look like strikes either, but they had them ever or so slightly touching it.