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Chasstev365

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5. I would argue the opposite: it's helping pitchers

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 11:41 AM

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When they show the box on TV, even if a millimeter of the ball is on the line it's called a strike. If you took the box off the screen, few would call the same pitch a strike.

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