Jays 2023

[shack]

Mark Lemongello

TBH, that's probably as good as any other suggestion for a replacement for Romano.

 

[Toronto Passions]

LOL. Some of you guys are too funny.

I believe he has 21 saves in 24 opportunities. 2.6 ERA. Career ERA of 2.5. Whip of 1.12

It sounds like he needs to allow no base hits, let alone no blown saves to satisfy some people. Even an out is no good if the ball is hard hit.

Seriously, tell me how many relievers have better stats?

Based on that, Vladdy must be the best hitter in the game with all of his GIDPs because so many are off of hard hit balls.

It is true on paper, he looks outstanding…… but in actuality, he makes way too many outings more interesting than they need to be, and he basically needs a clean ninth. Bring Romano in with runners in scoring position and it’s 50/50. A true closer gets you out of jams. Not just comes in to pitch one clean inning for the score cards. They baby him, and I think anyone can do his job.

I sure as hell don’t feel comfortable with him in a tie score with RISP. He ain’t no nasty boy that’s for sure.

Philip

 

[Big Rig]

Wouldn't our stars be our core?

there would be a core left to build around plus with what we get for them and then we pick up some FAs maybe even some of those we let go if not they would be gone anyways
so we gave up nothing except this year which is going no where

as a bonus we lose their salary for rest of year

 

[Toronto Passions]

I can’t believe this team is one game out of the final wildcard. They would also be in first place in the National League central I believe. I’m not cross referencing stats. This is off the top of my head..My goodness what a sad state of affairs. Never mind the fact that in 2023 stealing a base is like taking candy away from a baby.

Baseball is probably one of my true loves in life. I can’t even watch these losers play a full game right now. I’m sick and tired of looking at Vladimir Guerrero and his 9 home runs. I’d rather watch an O.J. Simpson documentary on YouTube come game time.

Philip

 

[Big Rig]

I'm interested your calculations too.

odds of getting WC times odds of a WC team winning the big show based on the history of a WC doing it

 

[Toronto Passions]

It is true on paper, he looks outstanding…… but in actuality, he makes way too many outings more interesting than they need to be, and he basically needs a clean ninth. Bring Romano in with runners in scoring position and it’s 50/50. A true closer gets you out of jams. Not just comes in to pitch one clean inning for the score cards. They baby him, and I think anyone can do his job.

I sure as hell don’t feel comfortable with him in a tie score with RISP. He ain’t no nasty boy that’s for sure.

Philip

….. and how convenient, he’s blown games and saves with other pitchers runners coming in to score. He keeps his own ERA undesirably low. It’s all smoke and mirrors.

Philip

 

[black booty lover]

odds of getting WC times odds of a WC team winning the big show based on the history of a WC doing it

Okay, some give me the actual odds and calculations.

 

[shack]

It is true on paper, he looks outstanding…… but in actuality, he makes way too many outings more interesting than they need to be, and he basically needs a clean ninth. Bring Romano in with runners in scoring position and it’s 50/50. A true closer gets you out of jams. Not just comes in to pitch one clean inning for the score cards. They baby him, and I think anyone can do his job.

I sure as hell don’t feel comfortable with him in a tie score with RISP. He ain’t no nasty boy that’s for sure.

Philip

He leads the majors in saves and is 12 for his last 12. There's gotta be more than just luck going on there.

As I asked before, are there any better options?

 

[shack]

odds of getting WC times odds of a WC team winning the big show based on the history of a WC doing it

Please show us the actual numbers and where those numbers came from..

 

[onomatopoeia]

I can’t believe this team is one game out of the final wildcard. They would also be in first place in the National League central I believe. I’m not cross referencing stats. This is off the top of my head..My goodness what a sad state of affairs. Never mind the fact that in 2023 stealing a base is like taking candy away from a baby.

Baseball is probably one of my true loves in life. I can’t even watch these losers play a full game right now. I’m sick and tired of looking at Vladimir Guerrero and his 9 home runs. I’d rather watch an O.J. Simpson documentary on YouTube come game time.

Philip

https://ia802800.us.archive.org/4/items/o.j.simpsonjuiceontheloose1974/O.J.%20Simpson%20-%20Juice%20on%20the%20Loose%20%281974%29.mp4

O.J Simpson - Juice on the Loose, 1974 TV documentary directed by George A Romero.

 

[Toronto Passions]

As I asked before, are there any better options?

My two favourite pitchers of all time. Roger Clemens and Duane Ward. They may be 60 now, but I’ll take them instead of Romano lol.

Philip

 

[black booty lover]

….. and how convenient, he’s blown games and saves with other pitchers runners coming in to score. He keeps his own ERA undesirably low. It’s all smoke and mirrors.

Philip

Literally no truth to this what so ever. For whatever reason, you can continue to think he's not a good closer, but he's literally one of the best in baseball right now. The numbers don't lie.

 

[funstick]

An elite closer on a winning team usually has at least one exceptional pitch. Occasionally, an elite closer will have 3 very good pitches that contrast and complement each other. Romano does not fit either prototype. He has 2 pitches that are way above average but not exceptional. If he is just a bit off with one of his pitches, he is vulnerable. Even when both pitches are on, good hitters are able to square up if they guess what he will throw. That being said, Romano is a good relief pitcher. He's just not an elite closer.

 

[onomatopoeia]

An elite closer on a winning team usually has at least one exceptional pitch. Occasionally, an elite closer will have 3 very good pitches that contrast and complement each other. Romano does not fit either prototype. He has 2 pitches that are way above average but not exceptional. If he is just a bit off with one of his pitches, he is vulnerable. Even when both pitches are on, good hitters are able to square up if they guess what he will throw. That being said, Romano is a good relief pitcher. He's just not an elite closer.

Back in the day, we'd say 'He's pretty good, for a Canadian'.

 

[funstick]

Back in the day, we'd say 'He's pretty good, for a Canadian'.

A bronze medal closer that should be celebrated

 

[black booty lover]

. He's just not an elite closer.

His numbers says otherwise.

 

[Big Rig]

Please show us the actual numbers and where those numbers came from..

You do it

The odds of getting in via WC should be easy to figure out
How many serious competitors for WC spots ? How good
are we compared to them?

The odds of a WC winning the show is easily researched

The issue is when do you start counting WCs winning the
show as WC numbers have grown as owners get greedy
so I use odds based on todays WC selection of 3 WCs

now you multiple the fractions

IE the odds of getting heads twice in a row is 1 in 2 times
1 in 2 or 1 in 4. 3 times in a row is 1 in 8 etc

My method is imperfect and can be improved so do so
then we can argue

 

[Big Rig]

His numbers says otherwise.

Romano era, ba against him, strikeouts and evertything else is very good
but not with the elite

the only elite thing is his save numbers

he does not come with RISP as he closes the whole
9 th inning and if he does and they score they are not counted

our greatly improved outfield defense hustles hard
for those balls that get hammered

 

[shack]

My two favourite pitchers of all time. Roger Clemens and Duane Ward. They may be 60 now, but I’ll take them instead of Romano lol.

Philip

So there's no better options than Romero available for the Jays.

 

[shack]

You do it

The odds of getting in via WC should be easy to figure out
How many serious competitors for WC spots ? How good
are we compared to them?

The odds of a WC winning the show is easily researched

The issue is when do you start counting WCs winning the
show as WC numbers have grown as owners get greedy
so I use odds based on todays WC selection of 3 WCs

now you multiple the fractions

IE the odds of getting heads twice in a row is 1 in 2 times
1 in 2 or 1 in 4. 3 times in a row is 1 in 8 etc

My method is imperfect and can be improved so do so
then we can argue

Thanks for admitting, as suspected, that you picked a number out of your ass and there were no actual calculations.