Watching ESPN try to glorify pitch framing in order to justify some obviously incorrect strike calls was emotionally and physically painful.

I'm touched at how safe my cat must feel to fall asleep with his fragile little toes under the wheels of my office chair while I am sitting in it. He's probably just stupid, but I'm still flattered!

I'm not saying that the home plate umpire should or could be replaced with a machine.

But maybe we could, say, give them an earpiece that let them know whether or not the ball went through the strike zone after everypitch.

I think that might be a good idea.