Ends Quote by Sandy Alderson

Sometimes we're going to take marginal pitches on the edges and get called out on strike, but we want to get a pitch that…

— Alex Bregman

I don't want the electronic strike zone. I like the element of sometimes pitches don't get called. Guys don't receive it well or whatever…

— Kyle Schwarber

You had to pitch in and out. The zone didn't belong to the hitters it belonged to the pitchers. Today, if you pitch too…

— Juan Marichal

A lot of hitters stay away from the plate, some are close up, some are forward, some are back. The thing about hitting is…

— Stan Musial

America overflows with specious "victims" demanding redress for spurious grievances. However, one genuinely oppressed minority is getting overdue relief. Beginning with spring training in…

— George Will

Look, the umpires behind the plate? They're human. They're doing the best they can to try to call balls and strikes. I understand that…

— Max Scherzer

Umpires, like players, are expected to show constant improvement each season and at each level. Inconsistent plate work and the inability to handle situations…

— Jim Evans

I think umpires have too much power, without any system of checks and balances and the more money a player makes, the more the…

— Ozzie Smith

I don't think you can set up a computer to do a strike zone on a guy who's 6-foot-5 and then a guy who's…

— Johnny Bench

I'm working on a new pitch. It's called a strike.

— Jim Kern

At this point, I'm just grinding through it, trying to establish strikes in the zone with my pitches, using some information the opposition gives…

— Jake Arrieta

When the ball is over the middle of the plate, the batter is hitting it with the sweet part of the bat. When it's…

— Don Drysdale