1. Better be ready to expand that strike zone, Robbie.

2. How about starting with the strike zone, fellas?

3. After all, Greg Maddux enjoyed the same strike zone and struck out nine in seven innings.

4. The strike zone shall be determined from the batter's stance as the batter is prepared to swing at a pitched ball.

5. The strike zone is a three dimensional right angle pentagonal . The bottom starts at the hollow of the batter's knees and the top is at a midpoint between the batter's belt and shoulders.

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6. He will attack the strike zone with his power sinker.

7. He was really poised, really comfortable attacking the strike zone.

8. I never thought there was a question how low a strike zone is.

9. Gregg was called into the postgame interview room and asked about his strike zone.

10. Glossary of popular terms Ball: called by the umpire when a pitch misses the strike zone.

11. He expects to profit from the high strike mostly when he throws his overhand curve which breaks late into the strike zone.

12. All 68 major-league umpires went through orientation sessions this winter and have vowed to create a uniform strike zone.

13. Wang (7-4) had both his slider and change-up working to perfection, making the Mets hitters a little uneasy at the plate with pitches dropping through the strike zone.

14. He primarily works the middle and bottom thirds of the strike zone, rather than aiming low.

15. Knowing doesn't help you when you swing at something five feet out of the strike zone.

16. Wang must produce groundball outs with his power sinker thrown down in the strike zone.

17. When the pitcher throws to the batter, it is a strike if he swings and misses, if he hits the pitch into foul territory, or if he does not swing at a pitch in the strike zone.