Nothing I hate more (as player and as umpire) than batters going up there looking for a walk, taking pitches until they get a strike. Starting at 1-1 should help things, and get people swinging.
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"Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile." - Hall of Fame Pitcher Christy Mathewson
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