Judge may need to start fighting some of these strike zone battles himself.
He never says anything to the umps, and I think it costs him sometimes. The men in blue hear it from most players anytime they call a strike on a hitter, ever. Since Judge never says anything to these guys, I think they have it in the back of their minds, that they can call out Judge, and not get an argument. It's not intentionally done by the umps, but I think it is called that way (a subliminal message, you might say).
He never says anything to the umps, and I think it costs him sometimes. The men in blue hear it from most players anytime they call a strike on a hitter, ever. Since Judge never says anything to these guys, I think they have it in the back of their minds, that they can call out Judge, and not get an argument. It's not intentionally done by the umps, but I think it is called that way (a subliminal message, you might say).