Post#714 » by PowerPlant1 » Sun Sep 24, 2023 9:38 pm
Ha the Romano arguments...... My take.
I am kind of annoyed by how many posters came down on Romano for his performance in game 2. The guy saves what 26 games in a row and some people seemed like they wanted to burn him in effigy. Then it is revealed he has a broken fingernail and some infer he is a wuss or something for not being able to pitch through it and get a save. I mean come on. First of all, who says a broken fingernail doesn't impact pitching? If so JS should have taken him out. That is what a manager is supposed to assess. The only thing you can blame Romano for is that he himself should have been open to being removed but maybe he tried to stay in to not let the team down. That is just how it is sometimes.
I do agree that despite the results, Romano is not a dominating closer as he does give up his fair share of hits per inning. He is very good IMO. I kind of see him just like Kevin Gausman who is called the ace of the staff but does have some flaws to his game. As to whether Romano is trustworthy in the big moment, we'll see. I do get some people wanting Hicks as closer due to FB velocity but who says he is trustworthy in big moments either? Romano, despite his non dominating pitches, seems to get the results he gets and therefore he is the guy going forward.