We Messed with Texas

Ricky Romero did the best thing one can do after a struggling start. He completely owned. After the clusterfuck that was Friday night pitching, Romero pitched his first complete game shut out. I hope he becomes a star, not just because it's good for the team, but because I can take credit for it because I gave him that stellar pep talk last summer. The one he laughed at.

Romero succeeding often brings up JP's drafting of him over Tulowitski.

The reason it was so frustrating, let's use that word, for some in the Tulo/Ricky draft was that short stop had been a gaping hole in the organization for a long time. JP had drafted Russ Adams (with Jon Lester on the table), and left Tulowitski on the table a few drafts later. Tulo was ready for primetime before Ricky, and was a big league short stop when the position here was still up in the air. I'm not saying it as a bad idea or that it was a mistake, but just a speculation on a different path. A woulda, shoulda, coulda.

Following Romero's lead, Brandon Morrow and his big time arm found enough stability to pitch effectively for 6+ innings. And winning when the pitching gives up more hits than their opponent means the golden horse shoe is well implanted.