oldsox Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Has the size of the strike zone gotten bigger this year? It sure seems like it. In addition to the four Sox games to date, I have watched parts of many others, and I think the strike zone grew over the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Krush in 3...2...1... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokona Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Seems like everyone is rung up on check swings around the league as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 QUOTE (oldsox @ Apr 5, 2014 -> 12:20 AM) Has the size of the strike zone gotten bigger this year? It sure seems like it. In addition to the four Sox games to date, I have watched parts of many others, and I think the strike zone grew over the winter. I sure hope so. I haven't watched enough baseball yet, but I was shocked in one of the games I've watched that a letter high fastball was actually called a strike. I loved that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 10:28 PM) Krush in 3...2...1... Haha. I'll be honest, I haven't seen anything outside the Sox games this year, and one I was at the game where I'm not going to call pitches from the stands. Couldn't tell you one way or another right now. I guess if I think about it most pitches right on the edge of the pitch trax they've had as strikes, which is a good thing. Sometimes those hit the outside of the box on the pitch trax, but it's called a ball. Early in the season, you're generally trying to get guys swinging and keep the game moving, within reason. Hitters seem to still be ahead of pitchers anyway. Call strikes, and call them often (obviously within reason). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Has the size of the strike zone gotten bigger this year? It sure seems like it. In addition to the four Sox games to date, I have watched parts of many others, and I think the strike zone grew over the winter. If this is true, this is to the Sox' advantage. They swing at everything anyway, so more called strikes helps their pitchers more than the opponents'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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