Umpires are a rogue operation

"But not all the All-Stars get special treatment. Relative to his height, Alex Rodriguez has the third biggest (least favorable) strike zone among current Yankees starters, only smaller than Nick Johnson's and Mr. Gardner's.

• "He's rubbed some of the umpires the wrong way," says two-time Cy Young Award winner Bret Saberhagen."...

So MLB umpires are an independent rogue operation. (ed). (Item about Arod at end of article which mainly talks about how easy the Yankees have it).

• "Jeter gets the most strike-zone love among Yankees," Wall St. Journal, by David Biderman, 5/4/10

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