I am on the sidelines these days being on vacation. I didn’t even watch today’s Giants’ loss. But I read some tweets saying Sergio Romo blew off the media after he blew the game and he said the media only wants to talk to him when he screws up. That last assertion is untrue. The media wants to talk to Romo any time he wants to talk. I can tell you that from experience. When he wins, he’s a delightful guy and I have written columns about that delightful guy. Romo has no obligation to address the media after he does poorly — although it’s bad form to fib and say the media only wants him after a loss. But most closers are standup guys. That’s why they are closers. Dennis Eckersley and Rod Beck faced the music. It is a failing in Romo that he cannot and as Henry Schulman pointed out on Twitter, it puts other players in the awkward position of talking for Romo. I do not know whether this lack of courage after a bad game translates to lack of courage on the mound.

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