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Get Ryan McKenna off this team right now.  

Felix Bautista can be had.  I've said it before, I'll say it again, he makes me nervous.  He lets batters get back into at bats and he'll give up dingers.  Saw the Duvall shot coming a mile away.

The outfield defense, on the whole, has been atrocious.  Quite frankly, it shouldn't have come down to McKenna botching that catch, but it did because THE REST OF THE OUTFIELD DEFENSE SUCKS.

They can score runs so far, which is great.  Adley and Gunnar, two guys in the lineup that can work the count and take a walk and keep the inning going is fantastic.  

Didn't think the bullpen would be great but my God the outfield defense is pathetic.  They need to fix that and Game 1 isn't that close and neither is today.

And get McKenna sent packing.

 

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That was bad enough of an error by McKenna where a roster move isn't out of the question tomorrow. When I'm certain that I would have caught that pop up then there's no excuse for an MLB player.

And believe me I was not a very good outfielder in my baseball and softball playing days, but I usually caught those high fly balls with no problem.

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1 minute ago, Moose Milligan said:

Get Ryan McKenna off this team right now.  

Felix Bautista can be had.  I've said it before, I'll say it again, he makes me nervous.  He lets batters get back into at bats and he'll give up dingers.  Saw the Duvall shot coming a mile away.

The outfield defense, on the whole, has been atrocious.  Quite frankly, it shouldn't have come down to McKenna botching that catch, but it did because THE REST OF THE OUTFIELD DEFENSE SUCKS.

They can score runs so far, which is great.  Adley and Gunnar, two guys in the lineup that can work the count and take a walk and keep the inning going is fantastic.  

Didn't think the bullpen would be great but my God the outfield defense is pathetic.  They need to fix that and Game 1 isn't that close and neither is today.

And get McKenna sent packing.

 

Normally, early season games tend to fade into distant memory as the season churns along and the months go by. 

But if the O's miss a playoff spot by a game this year, EVERYONE'S going to remember McKenna dropping the game on April 1.  And to us, it will feel like our version of Bill Buckner. 

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I'm usually not overreaction guy, but yes, dude needs to be sent down tomorrow. 

That was like a game from the pre-2012 dark era. Finding absurd ways to lose. I like where this team is headed so this is not something I need to be reminded of in 2023. 

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