According to the umpire, YES. And since you insinuated that I never played. The strike zone is usually established early. So if it's close, you better be swinging. I know it sucks. But that's the way it is. And I'll acknowledge that 2-1 vs 1-2 or any favorable count for the pitcher increases the difficulty for the hitter. You deal with it. If the calls are totally lopsided. Favoring one team. Then again I'll acknowledge that it would be problematic