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Fred Hofstetter on April 13, 2020
When it comes to the size and dimensions of the strike zone, it sure doesn't seem anyone cares much about MLB's official rules.
When the unwritten rules overwrite the written rules.
Don’t ask me why I was casually scrolling through MLB.com’s 188 page PDF of MLB’s official 2019 rules.
On page 174 of the document linked here I found something interesting. Simply titled, “The Strike Zone”:
Many thanks to Mark Bellhorn for posing for this instructional photo.
I guess the wrist-high strike has gone the way of the dead ball era. Something tells me an umpire would get an earful for calling a strike up there in 2020.
Fred Hofstetter on February 11, 2023
There's good reason why The Glory of Their Times appears on every "best baseball book of all time" list you'll find anywhere.
Fred Hofstetter on January 8, 2023
Discover how amateur and pro baseball scouting is done, how departments are built, and how organizations find talent in Future Value.
Fred Hofstetter on April 9, 2022
Practicality explains why baseball players may want to wear a billed cap. But why does every player always wear a hat? Because it’s the right thing to do.
Fred Hofstetter on March 19, 2022
Roam the hallways of baseball history and observe baseball's greatest characters and practitioners in Joe Posnanski's The Baseball 100.