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Questec Interview (December 18, 2003)
Discussion ThreadPosted 11:34 a.m.,
December 19, 2003
(#3) -
Red
Tango,
I think he means just what he says: the strike zone (as Questec sees it) is adjusted (up and down) for every pitch thrown. This makes sense, as batters could change stances (or location within the batters box) between pitches during any at-bat. This change in position would then, by definition, change the actual strike zone. I think the real point is that the zone isn't fixed for any specific at-bat.
Questec Interview (December 18, 2003)
Posted 2:14 p.m.,
December 19, 2003
(#5) -
Red
Tango,
I know that the position of the player within the batter's box doesn't change the location of the strike zone. However, it may change the apparent location of the zone from the Questec cameras point of view. For instance if the batter is farther back in the box, the zone may appear to be lower than if the batter was closer to the pitcher. In this case you would want to make that adjustment.
Does anybody know how many camera locations the system uses at each ballpark?
In any event I don't think that adjusting the zone for every pitch makes that big of a difference, but it probably is the more accurate way of looking at the issue.