http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/15633876/mlb-competition-committee-agrees-changes-strike-zone-intentional-walks
The committee agreed on a motion to effectively raise the lower part of the strike zone to the top of the hitter's knees, sources said.
NO.
The change in the intentional-walk rule would end the traditional practice of requiring the pitcher to lob four balls outside the strike zone. Instead, a team could signify it wants to issue an intentional walk, and the hitter would be immediately sent to first base, sources said.
OK.
― Andy K, Saturday, 21 May 2016 00:48 (seven years ago) link
Anything that was good enough for Vladimir Guerrero should be a strike.
― Andy K, Saturday, 21 May 2016 00:51 (seven years ago) link
i'll miss the annual minor league walk-off intentional-walk wild pitch, but okay
top of the knees is too high
― mookieproof, Saturday, 21 May 2016 00:52 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw0w9rhNtCk
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Monday, 23 May 2016 12:46 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6YzVvtxoaY
― qualx, Tuesday, 24 May 2016 02:23 (seven years ago) link
uh oh; unintended consequences...
http://www.sbnation.com/2017/2/7/14531960/mlb-strike-zone-changes-rules-chaos
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 February 2017 15:10 (seven years ago) link
i kinda feel like the entire strike zone should be higher (rather than just raising the bottom edge) but yeah it would definitely fuck with people. every young pitcher's mantra is 'keep the ball down in the zone'
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 8 February 2017 17:37 (seven years ago) link
Jeff Sullivan:
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/is-mlb-already-shrinking-the-strike-zone/
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 March 2017 15:09 (seven years ago) link
Nate Freiman (former Athletic/Red Sock) did a nice presentation at the Saberseminar on how the strike zone gets "better" as you rise in the minors (more consistent, and better for the hitters to learn). And here's his Fangraphs adaptation of it:
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-minor-league-strike-zone-is-objectively-different/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 15 August 2018 20:52 (five years ago) link
^^^ did not go to uconn
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 15 August 2018 21:03 (five years ago) link
I mean umps get promoted too. Sort of related:
when the NFL refs went on strike some wise galaxy brain said something like “the best refs in the world are in the nfl and the second best refs in the world aren’t available because they’re being paid by the SEC.” which is why high school and juco refs cocked shit up in the pros for a month
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 16 August 2018 01:09 (five years ago) link
Jacob Heyward tossed in an Arizona Fall League game for arguing balls and strikes called by a robot umpire. pic.twitter.com/toO2OrXXCe— Chad Baker (@ChadBlue_) October 16, 2019
― mookieproof, Thursday, 17 October 2019 15:47 (four years ago) link
https://theathletic.com/1344428/2019/11/05/automated-strike-zone-to-debut-in-minor-league-baseball-in-2020-rob-manfred-says/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 15:07 (four years ago) link