QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 10, 2005 -> 03:36 PM)
True, but we're also putting ourselves in a situation to get beat by the umpires. If you keep taking close pitches, the ump is going to ring you up on a regular basis. You don't see the A's getting called out on the third strike. They'll fight off the tough pitches, and then walk on a pitch way out of the zone.
Whatever, there was nothing Carl could have done with that pitch, it started off so high and it didn't even really finish that close, oh yeah it was outside as well, that was just a terrible call, period and it cost us atleast a run.