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| » Hauptforum » Forum: Lanparty 20.-22 Juli 2007 » Thread: it a sacrifice fly. After Ramire |
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DUNEDIN, Fla. -- It was a challenging climb to the top for Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ricky Romero. Expectations were high for the first-round draft pick, who toiled in the minors for years before breaking through at the major-league level in 2009. He cracked the starting rotation the following spring and has now established himself as a franchise cornerstone. The team was patient with the 27-year-old left-hander and it paid off. "Now that I look back at it, Im thankful that I went through those times," Romero said Wednesday. "Being in double-A for two and a half years, I learned a lot about myself as a person. "I matured a lot and I was able to learn to deal with failure." There were plenty of trying times after the Los Angeles native was taken with the sixth overall pick of the 2005 amateur draft. He struggled with a 16-23 record in Torontos minor-league system. The Blue Jays felt he was ready for a look in 2009. He made 29 starts in his rookie year and posted a solid 13-9 mark and 4.30 earned-run average. "When I got to the big leagues, I wasnt going to let one bad start get to me or get to my head," Romero said. "It was just move on to the next one." Manager John Farrell said its not uncommon for first-round picks to have a challenging time in the minors. "Everyone assumes theyre going to get to the big leagues as a first-rounder so when they finally get there, they somewhat relax and say, OK, Ive made it to where my draft number has said I should be," he said. "And then things come out." Romero continued to make strides in 2010, going 14-9 and trimming his ERA to 3.73. He was signed to a long-term contract that summer and was rewarded with the opening day starting assignment last year. His ascent to staff ace was complete. "Youre looked at as a tone-setter to get things going," Romero said. His 2011 campaign was his best yet. Romero was 15-11 with a 2.92 ERA and got the call as a late replacement on the American League all-star team. Farrell, who previously spent four years as Bostons pitching coach, credits Romeros strong work ethic for his consistent growth. "When you look at his ability to maintain his stuff from start to finish last year -- it was one of the more impressive years Ive seen from a given pitcher," said Farrell. "We never saw a visible dropoff in either action to his secondary stuff or velocity to his fastball. "That to me was probably one of the most impressive things about a very good year for him." Romero wears his hat pulled down tight so you cant see the beads of sweat on his forehead on another warm, sunny day at spring training. Like many players on the team, hes serious when he needs to be yet still keeps the mood rather light. The six-foot, 215-pound left-hander often jokes around with teammates and management types alike, spitting sunflower seeds with abandon wherever he goes. Romero has had great action on his pitches even though its early in camp. Hes proud of the solid repertoire he has developed on the mound. "You dont need to go out there and try to overpower anyone," he said. "If you go out there and pitch and let your defence work, it gets you deep in games. I think I learned a lot about myself (last season) and thats what this games all about." Romero anchors a starting rotation that is still very much unsettled. Brandon Morrow will likely be the No. 2 starter with Brett Cecil, Henderson Alvarez and Dustin McGowan the early favourites for the next three slots. "We have players that underperformed a lot last year," said general manager Alex Anthopoulos. "We dont need anybody to have a career year. We just need everybody to be solid and to play to the ability that they have, and I think were going to be a great team." Romero is ready to soak up the innings as the staffs workhorse. A big grin spreads across his face when asked about the upcoming season. "You see the determination and the work that were putting in," he said. "Were ready to take it to the next level." LOS ANGELES -- Through most of the first two months of the season, Yasiel Puig batted second and Hanley Ramirez hit third for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ramirez is still hitting behind Puig, only now they are in the third and fourth spots, and the change is starting to generate positive results for manager Don Mattingly. Ramirez homered twice, drove in five runs and scored four times, tying career highs in all three categories and leading the defending NL West champions to a 12-2 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. "I just try to help the team any way I can," Ramirez said. "When Donnie asked me if I was OK with it, I said: "I just want to win. Puigs been doing a great job, so why not hit him third so he can learn how to drive runs in?" Ramirez, whose 4 for 4 day increased his career average against Pittsburgh to .362, hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning against Brandon Cumpton and led off the sixth against Bryan Morris with his ninth of the season. The 2009 NL batting champion and three-time All-Star shortstop is 8 for 20 with eight RBIs in five starts in the cleanup spot after missing four games because of a sore left calf. "He found some good pitches to hunt and put some good swings on some balls," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "The history hes got against this organization is significant. I saw him break in. I had him on the All-Star team in 2008. Hes a good player, a good hitter, and hes done some damage at the plate. He also stole a base today, so that shows you his wheels OK." Puig had an infield hit in the third inning and has reached base in 32 straight games, the longest active streak in the majors. He is 13 for 32 with a homer and three RBIs in nine games since Mattingly moved him from second to third in the lineup, and the Dodgers are 5-4 during that stretch. Hyun-Jin Ryu (6-2) breezed to his third straight victory, allowing two runs and 10 hits with four strikeouts and no walks. Last Monday at Dodger Stadium, Ryu did not allow a baserunner through the first seven innings of his 4-3 victory over Cincinnati. "He threw the ball really well," catcher Drew Butera said. "He had good command, changed speeds well in and out and did a real good job focusing on every pitch, and he made my job easy. Our guys do a really good job of having a plan and purposse every pitch.dddddddddddd" Jamey Wright was credited with his second save in 19 major league seasons, after pitching the final three innings and allowing one hit. His other save was in 2011 with Seattle. Cumpton (0-2) was charged with 11 runs -- 10 earned -- and 11 hits in 3 2-3 innings. The 25-year-old right-hander had allowed a total of one run during the first four innings of his eight previous major league starts. "I was getting behind guys, so they were sitting on heaters and doing what they get paid to do," Cumpton said. "When I made my pitch, it found a hole -- and when I didnt make my pitch, it found a gap. Its discouraging, but its only one start. Ive gotten beaten around before and Im sure its going to happen again. But Im not going to hang my head over it." The Dodgers staked Ryu to an 11-1 lead with two runs in the first inning, four in the third and five more in the fourth. Ramirez and Matt Kemp triggered the onslaught with two-out RBI singles during Cumptons 28-pitch first inning. Cumpton threw only 18 pitches during the Dodgers third-inning rally, as four batters put the ball in play on the first offering and two others did on the second. "I knew almost all of them were going to be aggressive early in the count," Cumpton said. "Thats a great lineup. They made me throw pitches, and when I got behind, they made me pay." Andre Ethier started things off in the third with a drive that popped out of left fielder Starling Martes glove for a two-base error as his left arm hit the fence. Ramirez and Justin Turner had RBI singles, Adrian Gonzalez doubled home a run and Kemp hit a sacrifice fly. After Ramirezs first homer, Turner chased Cumpton three batters later with another RBI single and Butera greeted Jeanmar Gomez with a two-run triple. NOTES: 3B Josh Harrison had two hits, including a single on Ryus third pitch of the game. He is batting .324 in the 19 games hes started in the leadoff spot. ... Reigning NL MVP Andrew McCutchen has no RBIs or extra-base hits in nine games and 32 at-bats since his run-scoring single against Washingtons Blake Treinen on May 22. ... Marte has no RBIs in 42 career at-bats against the Dodgers, and teammate Jose Tabata has none in 29 at-bats against them. ... 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