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...or at least that is my guess.  You saw the pattern, went to fangraphs to see if you were correct, and were suprised to see it even more pronounced than you expected.
I just don't understand how the M's didn't know about the pattern.  How does Olivo not know what he's called first pitch every.single.time?
However, I think we should be concerned about the M's commitment to intelligent strategy versus comfortable execution.  I think it is every bit as troubling that the M's let the situation persist until a couple blown saves and bloggers made them look foolish, as it would be had they not even been aware of the pattern
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It reminds me of an issue the Sonics used to have that should have resonance for you Doc, if not most of your readers.  Gary talked about how the Sonics missed Derrick McKey because when George would call for endless half-court trapping during the playoffs, Derrick would just insist on the team playing strong straight-up defense (which was harder to do well with Detlef). 
While the traps worked well in the regular season and in the first game of each playoff series, they were gimicky and gave up a lot of easy shots once teams got used to them in a long series.  Sadly, the Sonics had no consistent offense without turnover derived easy shots.
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Anyway, back on topic.  I think it is funny that we ditched Morrow in large part because he was too vulnerable and fragile to reach his potential, but we may have replaced him with a pitcher too stubborn to reach his potential.  I want Morrow back, but I never wanted him to leave.