MLB UMPIRES AND PITCH COUNT: Expansion and Contraction Avid baseball followers have all seen it! Suddenly, an Umpire's strike zone seems to expand or contract as the game reaches the later innings. We've all seen games that we pegged as OVERS suddenly make us smile as 7 runs go across the plate in the first 4 innings, and we have had times where those games end on the same 7 runs on the last pitch! Most frustrated... Read more

The Adverse Affects of an OVER Umpire Gerry Davis and Mark Buehrle Mark Buehrle is a southpaw pitcher for the The White Sox. In many ways, this is your next Jamie Moyer in the making. He's a guy that has to have his "edges" and if they get taken away his pitches become VERY hittable. He no longer has any real power, and his "movement" is his only true weapon. So this is a pitcher that DEPENDS on an UNDER or NEUTRAL... Read more