In his prime, Greg Maddux has a (ahem) generous strike zone. It seemed to me that some pitchers got the benefit of the doubt. Is this 'cheating'? I like to take the optimistic road- great players do get marginal calls. . .you cannot take away the human element in baseball. I think that's in part what makes it such a great game- it is free from the confines of a clock or replay. Thus, I don't think it's a big deal.
