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Baseball broadcasters say, "By now Jones has thrown 40 strikes and 20 balls" or whatever. Who decides? Many pitches are never called ball/strike, such as hits. And who says whether a batter's 3rd - 4th - 5th fouls were in the zone?

By cervus Asked Jul 2 2009 5:13AM
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by FoolishOne on Jul 4, 2009 at 12:20 pm Permalink

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Foul balls are considered strikes. I don't know what they do with the hit balls. Maybe they're not counted at all. Good question though.
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Avatar digger181 Jul, 19 2009 at 04:54 PM
Any hit ball, fair or foul, is considered a strike.
Avatar FoolishOne Jul, 20 2009 at 05:22 AM
Ya I looked that up later on. But thanks. Now pitch counts add up for me.


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