GDT - Romero in Louisville version

[TheHurl]

A little behind here but was BBQ'ing. I will give a review of the Bison vs. Bats game.

[TheHurl]

Buffalo spot Romero a 2-0 lead on a Luis Jimenez (Beeg Mon jr) 2 run homer

 

Billy Hamilton led off with a single. Romero got a soft grounder from Rodriguez. First pitch (ball) and Hamilton took off safely to third. He then scored on a wild pitch. Romero proceeded to walk Perez on 4 pitches. Now caught up. I'll actually be able to watch closely.

[TheHurl]

Got Soto to hit a grounder, Double play out of the first inning.

[TheHurl]

ah glad to see there is a second watching. Make it tough to play by play and watch.

[TheHurl]

Thole hits a loop single that should have been a double. Thole turned at 1st and came to a halt.

[admin]

Wonder if Romero's been to a psychologist. You'd have to assume yes.

His last minor league start he only walked one. (I think, off the top of my head)

He started his start up here great, then that one inning it was gone, and it carried over to his next start.

Now if he's down there and throwing strikes again, the only thing it could be, is a mental problem.

I mean there were times up here he simply couldn't hit the strike zone.

[TheHurl]

It's so frustrating for me watching the two Bisons I like best (Gose and Goins) taking so few pitches. Gose it's not all the time, just seems like when he finds a power stroke he changes things up.

[TheHurl]

Romero started the second with a ball to the leadoff hitter. He then got a grounder to third. Started off Phipps with a curveball for a strike and then gave up a single to CF. Facing Negron, he started off 3 - 1 missing out outiside on most of the pitches

[TheHurl]

Gets Negron to fly out to CF on a 3-2 FB that was up.

[TheHurl]

Burriss hit a single up the middle making it 2 out men on first and third. But Schmidt hits one up the middle that Ricky got a piece of. Knocked it down and made the play at first. Thole is getting all the calls from the dugout, and is setting up outside on every single righty.

[TheHurl]

Romero doesn't look good, missing all over with his fastball.

 

yeah I think the only first pitch he's put over for a strike was a curve

[TheHurl]

Billy Hamilton had a horrible read on a line drive to centre. End up leaping up to make the play though to end the inning for the Bisons. Negrych walked and scored a dropped double play ball by the 1B Soto.

[TheHurl]

Gose just participated in a dance off with a mascot.

[Abomination]

Thole is getting all the calls from the dugout, and is setting up outside on every single righty.

 

I really dislike coaching staffs doing that. Pitch outs, pickoffs, etc are fine, but not pitch selection.

[TheHurl]

so far it's been his best pitches this inning but he's giving up hits and a run. He gets Hamilton to hit a weak 1-2 hit to the mound which Romero misplays, they call it a hit. He ends up balking him over to 2nd. Rodriguez hits a hard liner to CF and Gose comes up throwing home to get Hamilton...but Thole can't hold on to it.

[TheHurl]

Walks Perez after starting 1-2 Romero is visibly bothered

[admin]

Actually walked zero I believe in that start.

 

Maybe he got those guys out because of poor approaches. Minor leaguers want to take their hacks and drive in runs, not work a walk.

 

Good point. Even still though, you can see he's no where close. After a few batters it should be pretty obvious.

[dmrich28]

Romero still sucks no matter where he goes so far down 4-3 in the 3rd

[TheHurl]

Romero missed by a mile on a 3-2 pitch to walk his third. The bottom of the lineup got aggressive with him and despite one double play, they got back to back singles (again up the middle) to score two more 4-3 Bats. 54 pitches just 28 for strikes. I swear he's under 40% of his fastballs.

[dmrich28]

6 runs..no control..hitters teeing off

[TheHurl]

he starts the 4th with a ball, then a hard hit single at 1-0. Hamilton swings first pitch Flyout. Then first pitch single for Schmidt. He starts 0-1 with a curve up on Perez. Then misses badly on the next pitches and walks Perez for the 3rd time. He hangs a curve to Soto with the bases loaded and he hits it for a single to left. 2 score and they throw Perez out at third. Soto moves to second

[Caper]

I think this is expected... and a good thing. Romero needs reps... the Jays (or Bisons) don't have to pull him.... let him get shelled and make in game adjustments.

[dmrich28]

hmm...he could get his reps by throwing well too.

[TheHurl]

0-2 and he throw 4 of the next 5 up. Lucky for him they've been fouling them off. 2-2 now

[TheHurl]

Throws the 2-2 about 2 feet high and then walks him with a high curve.

[dmrich28]

5 walks..6 runs he's done

[TheHurl]

He's pulled. Probably worse than I saw him all of last year. Even when he's hitting the plate it's up in the zone.

[dmrich28]

I'm logging off TheHurls account if anyone wants to watch the rest

[TheHurl]

Final line for Ricky

 

3.2 innings.

10 hits

6 ER

5 BB

0 K

 

76 pitches 41 for strikes. This was to a Bats team that was being pretty aggressive with him.

[TheHurl]

I'm logging off TheHurls account if anyone wants to watch the rest

 

You were on my account? No need to log-off MILB doesn't track these things I've had 3 watching the same game before