ESPN.com: MLB – Getting a better read on balls and strikes

ESPN.com: MLB – Getting a better read on balls and strikes

Craig Wright is one of the smartest baseball guys around, and his point is dead on. By agreeing with him, Rob Neyer is pretty dead on, too.

The umpires really have to deal with this: How can it be bad if all balls are called balls and all strikes are called strikes?

During the period of transition there may be some oddball affects, but in the end the game will stabilize around a set of secure standards, and would be fans (and dedicated fans, too) won’t be tormented by the multitude of inconsistent ball-strike calls that we endure even today.