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Old 11-13-2012, 03:16 PM   #14
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Re: Why we need computers calling balls and strikes

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Originally Posted by bucksfan2 View Post
The pitch above doesn't look all that bad, looks like boarder line strike.
Home plate is 17 inches wide. That pitch was 19 inches from the center of home plate. If home plate is 17 inches wide, then from the center of home plate to the corner is 8.5 inches. That puts that pitch nearly a foot away (10.5 inches) from the plate as it crossed where home plate was at.
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