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Jered Weaver Had A Pretty Generous Strike Zone During His No-HitterThe red squares were called strikes in Weaver's favor by home plate umpire Mark Carlson. The human element, everybody....

Better Know An Umpire: Mark CarlsonWelcome to Better Know An Umpire, an effort to educate ourselves on the human elements who have ultimate decision-making power over some 2,500 Major League Baseball games a year. (All cumulative statistics are through the 2011 season, unless otherwise stated.)...