Is it just me......

[thumpferee]

Is it just me, or have others been seeing more and more balks being committed in MLB and NOT being called?

I have been seeing pitchers, while in contact with the rubber in stretch position with men on base, taking the ball out of their glove, taking hat off while wiping off sweat using their pitching arm with the ball in hand, winding up arm as to losen up or pull jersey sleeve up. Why is this not being called a balk?

Also, are the PU's getting away from going to their partners on check swings? I have seen more and more check swings being called strikes by the PU rather than waiting for the inevitable appeal. Are they going to begin the practice of calling those variable swings strikes based on the batter's attempt at the pitch?