I can tell you on the PS3 the umps have their own strike zones as always.
Woody Kellers crew (with my old pal Clyde Washington) have their nutty inconsistent strike zones. I dread that crew every time I get them LOL. Especially Clyde and Woody. They also blow some calls on steals. Last night Brett Gardner was clearly safe on a steal of second by was called out. I was flipping.
But it is the variability that I want. Of course now we have replay challenges IRL....I wonder if The Show will implement that next year.
I don't know if it is placebo or if they actually tuned check swings....but they seem improved since the patch. I am getting more favorable calls on checks that are clearly checks where as before I was getting rung up on them.