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Posted on 08-20-2007 at 01:36pm
If You Like Baseball
Filed Under (Baseball) by Katherine Coble on 08-20-2007

you’ll love this post.

Baseball is a lot different than most other sports in that there isn’t really any subjectivity to the rules. Sure, umpires have to make judgements, but the rules are clearly defined. You never hear commentators say, “wow, they’re calling it really tight tonight” the way they do in football or basketball.

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Comments

nm on 20 August, 2007 at 1:59 pm #

I got two words for ya: strike zone. Totally susceptible to interpretation.


Paul Nicholson on 20 August, 2007 at 3:26 pm #

Are you kidding?! How many times have i heard one umps strike zone compared to another. “he has a loose strike zone” or “a conservative” calling ump.


Ron Coleman on 21 August, 2007 at 12:09 am #

I think these guys are right. Watch much baseball, Katherine?


Katherine Coble on 21 August, 2007 at 1:05 am #

Never.


kakemono on 21 August, 2007 at 9:15 am #

And to add… the subjectivity of the strike zone has the ability to decide a game just as much, if not moreso than other sports. Sometimes, the difference between a 10-8 score and a 2-1 score is the size of the strike zone.