Sounding off about the umps

Adrian Gonzalez was not pleased with Hunter Wendelstedt?s strike zone last night, and vented about the state of umpiring after the game:

?How are you supposed to have a professional at-bat with these umpires nowadays? Gosh. The first pitch in my last at-bat wasn?t even close. You?re up there, trying to have a professional at-bat and look for a pitch to hit and that?s called??So it puts you in swing mode, the guy throws a good split and all of a sudden you?re 0-2. It should have been 1-0 and then he probably doesn?t throw a split. Unbelievable.

?In that at-bat I went up there looking for a fastball middle away. I got a fastball way away. You can?t swing if it?s not a strike. You?re looking for a pitch middle away, and it?s away and you know you can?t swing because it?s off and you?re 0-1.?

MLB doesn?t like it when people criticize the ump, but hey, at least he didn?t throw his helmet or anything.

Gonzalez was then asked if problems with the strike zone are what has led to his lack of power this year:

?No. I?ll start hitting home runs. I?ll hit a homer tomorrow.?

We?re watching, Adrian! Good luck!

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