Terry was waived by Sparky Anderson and then ranted:
 TM> If they called proper balls and strikes, it would lead to more
 TM> strikeouts, more home runs and shorter games.  Just about everything
 TM> baseball should want!
I've watched the strike zone evolve and contrary to what you quoted an umpire 
saying, it hasn't been the same over the last 25 years. The definition has 
been the same but the implementation hasn't. I can still remember when they 
called the strike at the pits and now, it's a damn ball. Hell, 3 inches above 
the belt is a damn ball for some umps. Stats Inc. actually tracks the umps 
and has a hitters and pitchers list that they publish in their books. There 
is a significant difference between the two groups.
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