KebertXela
Two walk-offs I think: last night in Seattle and one against the Yankees.
You might be onto something in that he’s had more struggles with tie-games; I can’t find data on how he pitches in those situations. Personally speaking, I can think of at least three times he’s lost the lead in non-save situations (last night, game 1 with Oakland in Toronto, and a game in May against Baltimore).
However, despite those struggles, he’s still been an elite closer who is tied for the second fewest amount of blown saves (3), tied for third most saves overall (26), and has MLB’s best save conversion rate with 26/29 chances for a 90% save rate (https://sports.betmgm.com/en/blog/mlb/blown-saves-stats-most-blown-saves-teams-players-bm03/).
It’s always frustrating when he fails, but he succeeds a lot too. More than many other good relievers. Especially when the team puts him in a position to lock down the game.
Having said that, I would rather never see Romano pitch against Seattle again after this and the wild card game last year. Talk about heartbreak!
You love to see it! I’m happy for Twins fans.
Is that the team’s second CGSO this year? I think Joe Ryan had one too.
Manoah completely exceeded my expectations for his return, I hope he’s turned it around. It would be amazing for the team to have a full rotation again.
Don’t look now but the Jays are tied with the Astros for the second wild card and have the head-to-head advantage against them.
I’m disappointed. I think they should have done more to improve the Jays’ offensive floor, and their were opportunities to do so.
I suspect they didn’t like other teams’ asks. The farm isn’t exactly strong, they traded away two solid starting pitching prospects for Hicks, and we know Atkins can be risk averse.
It could also be that they liked their minor league options more than the players they could afford to acquire via trade. I wouldn’t mind seeing Horwitz or Schneider called up.
Is Cachoeira one of the dirtiest fighters competing today?
It seems to me like they’re going to face a lot of backlash unless they extend him.
They can let one of the best players ever walk and get nothing in return, or they can trade him for a return that will feel insufficient and risk a strong contender, such as the Dodgers, extending him.
It’s a tough spot for the Angels.
This is an interesting question. From Foot’s own neo-Aristotelian ethical naturalist perspective, I don’t think she would accept executing an innocent person.
Her account of the practical rationality of the Sudetenland farm boy who chose death over joining the Nazis seems to indicate her preference for avoiding participation in others’ evil acts.
Just as well, it seems to conflict with virtues such as courage (giving into fear of a riot), wisdom (abandoning the rule of law to placate a mob), justice (murdering an innocent person), and so on.
