Mets Wagner bender for a BALL in 9th

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

The pitch is low. Why fight it? Those that say the catcher has no bearing on whether a pitch is a ball or a strike don't work higher level baseball or get yelled at a lot.

Hi gang, just getting ready to leave Pittsburgh on my road trip back to San Diego, and just thought I'd weigh in on this before leaving you for a few days (everyone praise the Lord all together now!).

The ball was down all the way, and though Darling started to ring it up, he should tremendous restraint in stopping his call, knowing full well that it was going to look bad. I compare it to when Tiger Woods stops in the middle of his downswing when he hears a camera shutter. It takes a lot of discipline to do this, which speaks well of Gary Darling's years of MLB experience.

See everyone Monday!