Message #1493964

[Baseball is Life]

Fangraphs proposes taking the check swing call away from the HP ump:
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/lets-take-check-swings-away-from-home-plate-umpires/

Also, earlier in the season, I'll have to see if I can find it, either Fangraphs or BaseballProspectus studied strike zones and found that on 0-2, the strike zone is really small (the ump doesn't want to ring you up) and on 3-0, the strike zone gets really big (the ump doesn't want to give away a walk). Which supports your claim that the umps are "doing" something - whether or not it is on purpose is different.

I propose taking check swings away from umps altogether. And giving the call to robots.