Ron Darling - Post-retirement

Post-retirement

Since 2000, Darling has been active in television. He worked as a broadcaster for the A's, had a FOX show called Baseball Today and appeared on The Best Damn Sports Show Period. He also provided baseball analysis for the YES Network, Fox Sports Net and, in 2004, CSTV.

Darling appeared on the Hall of Fame balloting for 2001, receiving one vote.

In 2005, Darling was involved in banking ventures in Southern California. He was then hired to be the television color commentator for the inaugural season of the Washington Nationals. Darling worked alongside veteran play-by-play announcer Mel Proctor on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, which suffered from low viewership due to legal battles between Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos and Comcast cable television. Darling and Proctor were not asked back by the Nationals for 2006.

In 2006, Darling was hired by SportsNet New York as a color commentator and studio analyst for the Mets, joining veteran Gary Cohen and former Mets teammate Keith Hernandez. Darling also appears on some of the SNY-produced WPIX broadcasts in the New York Metropolitan Area. He won an Emmy Award as "Best Sports Analyst" for his work on the Mets broadcasts. Darling currently lives in Manhattan. He appeared in a Sovereign Bank commercial in 2008, which is frequently shown on SNY and is often joked about between the three Mets broadcasters during games.

Because of their popularity, Darling along with Cohen and Hernandez have created a website (www.pitchinforagoodcause.org), where the net profit from the merchandise sold by the website goes to charity; specifically, the Cobble Hill Health Center, Juvenile Diabetes Research Center, and The Danbury Women's Center.

Darling had small roles in the films Shallow Hal and The Day After Tomorrow. He also played himself in Mr. 3000.

He threw out the ceremonial first pitch during Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS

In 2007, Darling was a color analyst for TBS' coverage of the 2007 MLB playoffs. He was paired with play-by-play man Dick Stockton. As of 2008, he provides commentary for the network's regular-season coverage, paired with Chip Caray. During the playoffs, he joined Caray's other regular partner, Buck Martinez.

As of 2011, Darling is still a color analyst for TBS.