Romero’s No. 1 Is Tops Vs. Lefties
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Mon, September 15, 2008 11:43 AM | Comments: 10
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According to Stats Inc. — via ESPN — left-handed hitters can’t hit JC Romero’s fastball.
The statistic is batting average of left-handed hitters against left-handed pitchers via the last pitch in the at bat, minimum 40 at bats. Mouthful, right?
Well, lefty hitters are 7-for-77 (.091) against Romero when he finishes with a fastball, the best of any lefty pitcher. Further, Scott Downs is best finishing with a curveball and — no surprise — Johan Santana is best finishing with a changeup.
For my money, when Romero has his fastball and curve working, he’s as good as any late-innings reliever. And his fire and rowdiness adds an extra glow to his persona. Left-handed situations or not, imagine the Phillies without him. Hard to, isn’t it?
Posts: 0 Chris.I
My bestfriend is cousins with JC, and she got us free tix for saturdays game, and we sat with the players families..Cole hamels wife, Howards family, etc..It was awesome. After the game we were invited in the back (family room) to meet the players. It was the greatest expierience I ever had. I met alot of Brewers players too as well…I had the best time of my life. Not alot of people expierience that, and JC is a really humble guy. I see where he get’s his success from.
Posted: 12:16 PM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Don M
its funny that we idolize these guys.. who are sometimes our own age, or even younger.. and if you meet them, it turns out they are just regular dudes, that happen to be better as baseball then the rest of us…
thats awesome though!
Posted: 12:21 PM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Chris.I
Yea it was really awesome! I’m not going to lie though..A few players seemed like they had bats stuck up their asses (Howard especially). JC actually invited me back down on Monday for the final homestand game against the Braves. I even asked him about the fallout that he had with Coste last week on the field…He laughed and said ”It was over a pitch selection”, and said that he has a diffrent way of showing his emotions than the other players. He said that him and Coste are actually really close.
Posted: 12:30 PM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Craig
I’d like to meet Cole Hamels wife
Posted: 12:36 PM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Manny
That’s awesome, Chris. I wish I could meet a Phillies player sometime soon ha.
JC Romero is incredible. Oh, and Myers is quickly becoming one of my favorites too. Tons of energy and fightin spirit
Posted: 12:50 PM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Myers is one of my favorites on the field…off the field he should be in jail for beating his wife. Just because he’s a baseball player making millions doesn’t mean he should get away with beating his wife.
Posted: 12:56 PM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Johnny
J.C. makes me want to pound my chest and scream spanish expletives.
Posted: 01:02 PM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 NJ
JC makes me want to take a trip to Beanetown to thank Theo Epstein and see who else he’s willing to waive.
Posted: 01:57 PM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 Richie Allen
I think dumping Romero is one of the few bad moves the Red Sox have made lately….. they are usually right on the money with getting rid of players but they made a big mistake on him.
I am sure glad we have him .
By the way..I wish I was Chris for that game….that must have been awesome.
Posted: 02:52 PM on September 15, 2008
Posts: 0 ryan
the problem with romero is that he only has a fastball. if he had a better slider like the one billy wagner had in his heyday romero would be one of the most dominant pitchers in the game.
Posted: 03:27 PM on September 15, 2008