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An in Depth Look at the 2015 Strike Zone

There is no other aspect of baseball disputed so greatly as the ball or strike call. How much of it is deserved?

The Setup

It seems every day in every game there are at least a handful of calls by the home-plate umpire which defy reasoning. In Tuesdays game against St. Louis Ender Inciarte checked a bunt attempt for a ball that was in the dirt.  He was given a strike because the umpire thought it hit is bat.  All views of the replay show that Ender didn't just miss the ball with his bat, he didn't come within 2 feet of it.