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Legends Welcome Rosas to HOF Wednesday, January 4th , 2079 "He was steely-eyed and focused when he was on the mound. Batters had a little fear when they faced him... and you didn't dig in on him." That is how his manager described one of the best relief pitchers of all time at his Hall of Fame induction ceremony. "I never had any pitcher as good as Romeo. When he came into a close game, he did it." Romeo Rosas retired at the age of 39 and today became a member of baseball's elite in the Pro Baseball Experience Hall of Fame. In his speech he gave the secret of his success. "I learned an important lesson from my first baseball coach. He said if you take care of the basics, you will win more often than you lose. Batters had to swing at strikes. Outfielders had to religiously hit the cutoff man. Pitchers had to religiously throw strikes. If you didn't, he would yank you." Rosas learned his lesson well. During his career, this remarkable bullpen specialist made 664 relief appearances with 116 saves, while recording a 63-44 mark. He put up a 3.18 ERA with 1265 strikeouts in 1007.1 innings and held other clubs to a .213 batting average. Just your ordinary, everyday Hall of Fame numbers, folks... that's all. |
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