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That isn't Blue's job and I wish the ones who think this way would stop thinking it is. What is the point of spending all that time becoming a better pitcher if they are going to take it away from you because you worked hard or they "are trying to keep it close/even things out".
You are absolutely correct. OTOH, you constantly have people who think that everyone involved is supposed to envelope the "its all about the girls" mantra. Well, unless you are a volunteer umpire for a league, that should be your last concern. If that is how one feels, s/he should be coaching, not umpiring.
And yes - there is nothing worse than an umpire who insists on calling only meatball pitches strikes or the 8U/10U rec umpire who insists that a pitcher who has been learning for all of 3 months throw it in a tiny box strike zone on the midget batter who has no real strike zone because she is barely 40" tall.
There is nothing worse than an umpire squeezing any zone. It is counterproductive for the players and the umpire.