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Article: A widely exaggerated strike zone

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August 17, 1998
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Drive two six-foot poles 12 inches into the ground, 15 feet apart," Branch Rickey said in a day when the world was young. "Place a home plate midway between the poles with the right angle apex of the plate exactly in line with the poles. Connect the poles with two parallel small strings, one shoulder high, the other knee high (top and bottom limits of the strike zone).

"Attach two very light strings to the top lateral string 17 inches apart, and wind the strings' bottom extensions one or two loops around the lower lateral string, the two loops also 17 inches apart ...

"Regardless of where a batsman stands, the strings create a visible strike zone in the pitcher's mind. Pitching to the ...

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