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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 5090526, member: 289"] The use of technology to call balls and strikes could also put an end to this "framing", which was always ridiculous because the plate defines the width of the strike zone, not where the catcher catches the ball. He can make it look like a strike to the centerfield camera but that's not where the umpire is standing - and he's looking at the plate, not the catcher's mitt. I know people don't want to lose the 'human element' in the game but we almost lost a human being last night. Oh, and batters should hold onto the bat with both hands until they compete their swing. Maybe it could be a strike if they don't and an out if they lose the bat altogether. To heck with Charley Lau! [/QUOTE]