Our typical tv view of the strikezone is distorted. The centerfield camera is most often located above and to the pitcher's right. Where our eyes see the strike zone, isn't the actual stikezone, it is really higher and further to the right than the perception that we receive.
And of course the strikezone we perceive when attending a game, is going to be distorted by our seat location. Even if the announcer is directly behind the plate, he will still be far above it and in no position to judge the vertical aspects of the pitch, however, he will be well set up for judging whether the ball is over the plate or not.
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