no doubt that gary cederstrom is one of the more reliable "over" umps, not just because of his o/u numbers but also by virtue of his consistently low called strike % and k/bb ratio. last year he was 20-15 to the over, however his called strike and k/bb numbers spiked upward. in perspective, this was true with the majority of the umps last year because of pressure from the league to call the high strike. while past pressure from mlb to enlarge the strike zone had gone mostly ignored by the umps, last year they appeared to be infuenced a little more strongly (read: intimidated) by the commish because of their shakey labor situation. i've noticed that most of the umps this year have tended to gravitate back to their prevalent tendencies prior to 2001. in any event, until his nubers start to regress a little, cederstrom is probably worth an over play by himself in all but the most unfavorable circumstances.