re: Anyone else uneasy that romero isnt in the lineup

I am very happy you're not the coach.

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Coach won't talk about this at the next meeting.

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The next meeting isn't until September. That should give you enough time to scrounge up $300 and you can ask Mainieri why he didn't bat Romero yesterday.....

Not now with his struggles both at the plate and in the field.

Pap is playing solid behind the plate again and actually hitting from the right side.. he's been awful from the left side though.

I think I am okay with Pap starting, however I am not okay with not using Romero in key pinch hitting spots like the other day vs Florida. He has proven time and time again to be clutch in those moments. No reason to go to a freshman. Proven/Veteran > Lefty/Righty matchup with a freshman.

Romero is our best bat off the bench and he should get into the games where we are struggling offensively.. either a pinch hitter or as a replacement player.

I'm sure they will figure out what's best for us.

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I get "uneasy" when the doctor tells me it's time to check the prostrate.


You get uneasy when your doctor tells you it's time to check your ability to lie face down?

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Yes I do....I'm afraid that's the position he is going to check my prostate in....

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Take a look at the RBI, BA, etc #s for the season. Romero should have had been at the plate last night. Coach won't talk about this at the next meeting.

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Look at most recent performances too as well as the entire season.

Romero is in a slump. He's struggled versus hard throwing righties especially those with a hard slider.

If memory serves he struggled mightily v Florida in BR. Dunning and Anderdon if memory serves had his number.

Look at the big picture and then look consider Mainieri has a great idea of what Romero is best suited for and I'm sure there are plenty of reasons for letting Jordan swing away on 3-1 and for not pinch hitting Romero against those righties.

But it's baseball and there are percentages, but no certainties.

[Look at most recent performances too as well as the entire season. ]

Fair enough. What do the stats tell you? BA, RBI, slugging %--.

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Pap is far superior to Romero

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If I had a nickel for every time someone posted this.

If you examine the numbers, Romero has caught 8 less games, he has the same number of passed balls as Paps, and teams attempt to run on him more, with greater success.

My best guess as to why he didn't pinch hit, and not that I agree, but if we happen to tie the game, he gets burnt because we'd have to sub in a 3b for him thus giving us no backup catcher going into extras. The only thing I can think of.

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It's a slump, most of which was against Florida who has the best pitchers in all of college baseball.

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Last year, both Chinea and Hale slumped big time in the NCAA tournament. Both finished with only 1 hit throughout the entire thing. Never benched.

I'm not saying they should have. But Romero doesn't get that kind of rope. And not saying he should either... He needed to sit to get his head straight. He's better than what he's been playing. We've all seen it. He knows it. He's harder on himself than anyone. He needs to learn to learn, if that makes sense. Instead of letting emotions get the best of him.

[I'm actually ok with the Wofford PH. Someone else has to step up and get clutch hits besides Romero and Krob all the time.]

Yeah, why PH the guy with the most HRs and highest slugging % ? Makes sense to me. Solid coaching move.