strike zone is the volume of space through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike even if the batter does not swing. The strike zone is...
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MLB Network (redirect from MLB Network Strike Zone)
history of the team and city (originally produced by iNHD in 2005). MLB Strike Zone is a channel launched on April 10, 2012, which allows viewers to see...
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Strike zone may refer to: Strike zone, in baseball, the area over home plate through which a pitch must pass in order to count as a strike Strike Zone...
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the strike zone and close to the batter. A fastball thrown high in the strike zone. A fastball thrown high in, or above the strike zone. A strike thrown...
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Mike Piazza's StrikeZone is a baseball game licensed by Major League Baseball and was released for the Nintendo 64. It was developed by Devil's Thumb Entertainment...
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"On strike", a term used to refer to the striker in cricket Strike zone, a term used in baseball Strike (1912 film), a lost Australian film Strike (1925...
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marked area behind the plate, therefore standardizing the strike zone. A pitch outside the strike zone is a ball. If the batter reaches four balls, the batter...
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Strike Zone is a Star Trek: The Next Generation novel by Peter David, published by Pocket Books in March 1989. It was the author's first novel set in...
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lower strike zone to induce a batter to not swing at a pitch that they believe will drop out of the strike zone, but in fact travels through the zone causing...
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two fielders. The strike zone is very different from baseball as there is a physical strike zone for pitches to hit. The strike zone is 23 inches by 18...
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Strikeout (redirect from Strike out)
through the strike zone. Any pitch at which the batter swings unsuccessfully or, that in that umpire's judgement passes through the strike zone, is ruled...
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bullies, bigots, and hypocrites." In 2018, Avlon described the Beast's "strike zone" as "politics, pop culture, and power". The Daily Beast began publishing...
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Ford Frick (section The Strike Zone Change)
across the Majors, Frick convinced the owners to agree to having the strike zone widened before the 1963 season. The change led to a significant decrease...
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Strike Zones is a concerto for percussion and orchestra by the American composer Joan Tower. The work was commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra...
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Until 1887, batters could call for either a high or low pitch, and the strike zone was either above or below the waist. In 1885, the rules changed, to allow...
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within the zone of complex interaction between several tectonic plates, involving multiple subduction zones and one large zone of strike-slip, all of...
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pitch outside the strike zone, provided the batter does not swing and attempts to avoid being hit.) Crucial to determining balls and strikes is the umpire's...
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fastball overpowers the batter with velocity, normally zipping through the strike zone before the batter can timely commit to swing. The faster a four-seamer...
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A strike in baseball results when a batter swings at and misses a pitch, does not swing at a pitch in the strike zone, or hits a foul ball that is not...
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the major leagues), and he swung at only 19.1% of pitches outside the strike zone (the lowest percentage in the majors). Following the season, Votto was...
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"bad-ball hitter", Guerrero consistently hit balls thrown well outside the strike zone, a skill evident on August 14, 2009, when he hit a pitch after it bounced...
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Glossary of tropical cyclone terms (redirect from Hurricane strike zone)
cyclones. Strike strike zone diagram For any particular location, a hurricane strike occurs if that location passes within the hurricane's strike circle...
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stance, which reduced his strike zone without sacrificing much power. Sportswriter Jim Murray described Henderson's strike zone as being "smaller than Hitler's...
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League Championship Series—when his generous strike zone helped the Florida Marlins' Liván Hernández strike out 15 Atlanta Braves batters. Throughout his...
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(BB/K) is a measure of a hitter's plate discipline and knowledge of the strike zone. Generally, a hitter with a good walk-to-strikeout ratio must exhibit...
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is called a strike if any part of the ball passes through the strike zone and a ball when no part of the ball passes through the strike zone. A check swing...
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an out occurred. For strike outs: A strike out looking means that a third strike was called because the ball was in the strike zone A strikeout swinging...
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Pitch quantification (section Strike Zone Plus/Minus)
its framing in the strike zone and resulting call made by the catcher as a ball or a strike. They have named their system, Strike Zone Plus/Minus. This...
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brushback pitch is a pitch–usually a fastball–thrown high and inside the strike zone to intimidate the batter away from the plate on subsequent pitches. It...
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as having a wider strike zone.) Often, batters will "take" (not swing at) a 3–0 pitch, since the pitcher has missed the strike zone three straight times...
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