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Originally Posted by troutman
That umpire had it in for me! 
I showed him a divot in the ground where a "strike" hit wide of the base. He just stammered.
I'll take the blame for the bunt and pop-out but not the Ks. |
There is a common misconception (not saying you are operating under it...) that where the ball lands matters. It does not matter.
When the ball crosses the face/front of the plate (any slight part of that plane) and between your knees and your shoulders is a strike.
The ball can well land next to the plate and seemingly short/low. But if just a slight corner of the ball crossed that imaginary box over the front of the plate...strike.
ps pointing with the bat to where a ball landed is an excellent way to get kicked out of a game. Harsh yes, but the ump would be within his mandate to toss you for disrespect. I know it's only slopitch, but a fouler mood ump could do it. "mandate" hmm, why did that make me think of Locke and jdyk?