In baseball, what does it mean to throw a "ball" as opposed to a strike?

Question

In baseball, what does it mean to throw a "ball" as opposed to a strike?

Answer 1

theres a designated strike zone the goes from the batters chest to their knees and the width of the homeplate. A strike is a pitch that is anywhere in the 'box'  but a ball is where it is outside this 'box' and if theres 4 balls the batter gets 2 first free.

Answer 2

the omp decides where is the srike zone a srike zone is a rectangel if they throw it in the srike zone it is a srike and if they dont throw it in the srike zone it is a ball if they throw it to high,low, to much to the left, or right it is a ball

Answer 3

it means that your throw was c**p.

Answer 4

The strike zone is dictated by the umpire, if the ball it out of the strike zone,it's a ball.

Answer 5

the ball wasnt thrown in the umpires strike zone, meaning it was too far to the left, right, up, or down. If they pitch four balls then the hitter gets to walk to first base.

Answer 6

meaning the pitcher threw the batter a ball the ump thought was out of the strikezone

Answer 7

A Ball is outside of the Set "Strikezone" set up by the Umpire

And A Strike is inside the stike zone

Answer 8

If it doesn't hit the Umpires Strike Zone. Its a ball.

All umpires have different view on the strike zone.

Jack

Answer 9

It means the pitch was not thrown in the strike zone.

Answer 10

In baseball there is a strike zone. It ranges in height from about the batter's knees to his letters. The width of the zone is from each side of the plate. A strike is a ball thrown inside of this zone. A ball is thrown outside of the zone. If 4 balls are thrown the player is walked. If two strikes are thrown and the third strike is either swung at and missed or goes through the zone without the batter swinging, he is out. Hope this helped!