Zombi Runner

Baseball's called strike rule was instituted in 18 58 to stop batters not swinging when a runner was base catchers had absolutely no protective gear, and a past ball was bound to come. This idea was not anything like the modern strike zone and the duel between the pitcher and the batter. Rather, it was a mechanism for the umpire to recall the player who wasn't doing his duty. Regretfully, more in sadness than anger that pitchers are now throwing wild same pitches.