1996 The Strike Zone is expanded on the lower end, moving from the top of the knees to the bottom of the knees (bottom has been identified as the hollow beneath the kneecap). 1988 The Strike Zone is that area over home plate the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint…
Introduction Let’s be honest. You cannot (and will not) learn base mechanics from these articles – nor from PowerPoint presentations, books, blog posts, YouTube videos, or anything else. You learn proper base mechanics on the field, by way of proper instruction and repetition. Why, then, should you bother with these articles? Well, for the same reason…
Baseball is older than the movies themselves, and the first baseball movies featured well-recognized baseball players as the stars themselves; in many ways, they were our first movie stars. _Right Off the Bat_, widely considered the first baseball flick ever made, came out in 1915, the same year as the morally loathsome but cinematically groundbreaking…
The role of the designated hitter in high school baseball has been expanded to give coaches an additional option for the 2020 season. The revision to Rule 3-1-4 was the only change recommended by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Baseball Rules Committee at its June 2-4 meeting in Indianapolis. The change…
The following are the minimum instructional standards for the California Baseball Umpires Association (CBUA) and its member Units. Individual Units within the CBUA may specify more stringent requirements, but are NOT authorized to relax any requirement without prior written approval from the CBUA Executive Board. Such approval shall be requested through the CBUA President, and…
Common baseball myths debunked! The hands are part of the bat. Rule 5.09(a)(6) A tie goes to the runner. Rule 5.06(a)(1) If a batted ball hits home plate, it’s a foul ball. Rule 2.01 If on a checked swing the batter breaks his wrists, it’s a strike. Definitions (strike) On a third strike not caught,…
