quote:Originally posted by CADad:
Heard the commentators complaining about the pitch in the 7th before Berkman hit the double. They said it was over the plate. Gameday showed the pitch was marginal at best. It also showed that the umpire's strike zone was biased toward the outside on lefties and that hitters (and pitchers) should have made that adjustment by that point in the game. As a hitter or a pitcher you learn the umpire's zone and play to that zone.
I had noticed the same thing on the first two strike calls to Berkman, they appeared to be well off the plate (assuming that TBS Pitch Trax is accurate?). Adjustments should have been made by both teams, especially by the 5th inning? Wendlestadt seemed to be consistent with his zone...you still gotta love Gardenhire, there's no doubt he's a "Players Coach"!