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Just got home. Already down 0-3. lol. Unreal. Pressing offense and every game having an early hole does nothing to ease that up. So ridiculous. Way to be Jones, Adam. wow.

And what? Many at leadoff??? I don't like to question Buck. but seriously???? That's how you take pressure off of a guy whose struggling badly at the plate- get him MORE at bats?!?!?!?!?

Seeing us down already and a double play followed by a typical Jones strikeout just took me from 0-100 in less than a minute.

This season needs to end. At this point- even if we somehow make the playoffs- it will just be more nights like this. Is that a good thing??

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