In his heyday, Sergio Romo was the talk of the town. At least, he was the talk of my town. A metaphorical town that was more accurately my college baseball locker room. Amidst non-Seattleites for the first time in my conscious life, my many Bay Area-based compatriots inundated me with discussion of El Mechón. The discussion was volatile, as talking through topics as mercurial as relief pitching are prone to be. Some days, he was the glue, a dominant righty specialist who has just two seasons of his 14-year career wherein he’s thrown more innings than games he’s appeared in.
40 in 25: Sergio Romo
