WhatWuzThatBlue,
Even the American Legion, who, after reading their umpire manual, are by far the most anal of all amateur sports organizations, agree that one should widen the strike zone in a game that has gotten lopsided. If a game is 21 to 0, the team with 21 better know to swing the bat when they're up. In blowouts, I've had coaches with the 0 tell me to open it up. They don't want to be there any more than do the fans, players, and umpires.
