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re: It seems like runs are up in baseball this year
Posted on 5/12/16 at 12:36 pm to someoldhussy
Posted on 5/12/16 at 12:36 pm to someoldhussy
I believe the strike zone has expanded over the past few years. Not the rulebook zone, but what is actually called. Especially low. I'm fine with baseball as it is now, but if they wanted more runs/less strikeouts, a tighter, more textbook zone would probably help.
Posted on 5/12/16 at 12:41 pm to The Seaward
MLB won't confirm it, but there's been rumors for a while that the umps have been calling a bigger zone. To me, the proof is in the old OBP guys (Napoli) just staring at so many strike 3's that used to be called balls.
Posted on 5/12/16 at 12:52 pm to The Seaward
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I believe the strike zone has expanded over the past few years. Not the rulebook zone, but what is actually called. Especially low. I'm fine with baseball as it is now, but if they wanted more runs/less strikeouts, a tighter, more textbook zone would probably help.
I think that is true, and there has been talk of raising the zone, which I don't think is a bad idea. My personal suspicion is that called zone increase is the result of more fastballs being thrown, which are easier for an umpire to track and call.
I'd like to see more hitters modify their approach to increase contact rates, especially late in counts. I also wouldn't mind seeing extreme defensive shifts bunted out of existence.
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