Apparently Sergio Romo also thinks these umpire checks are ridiculous pic.twitter.com/gHJcXA1rMc
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You can only wonder what he does in the TSA line.
Sergio Romo, the always funny former Giant and now-Oakland A’s reliever is not a fan of the new crackdown on “sticky stuff” by Major League Baseball. (Or maybe he’s a huge fan?). In the A’s’ Tuesday night contest, Romo allowed one run in the eighth inning, as the A’s led 9-5 over the Rangers. As Romo exited the mound, he was checked by umpires for that “sticky stuff.”
Romo, unprompted, looked like he was about to completely strip. As he was stopped heading towards the dugout, he threw his hat off, slipped off his belt and tossed it to the ground, then dropped trou, all in a matter of seconds as the onlooking umpire looked both exasperated and entertained as he encouraged Romo to, ya know, keep his pants on.
After Romo’s night against Texas, he’s up to a 5.04 ERA in 24 innings pitched with 23 strikeouts.
