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Once, a long time ago in Boston, there was the Mother’s Day Massacre. Today, we witnessed the April Fool’s Day Massacre.

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This is about a painful loss as it gets, but the one constant in these games were poor relief pitching and awful outfield defense.  I can't imagine that Mullins and Hays suddenly forgot how to pl

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Two points: 1) The ball appears to have a rabbit in it.  Rangers  16 runs, Angels 13, Rays 12.   It really flies. 2)  This is the reason the players play so hard for Hyde.  He doesn't throw

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3 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

You guys need to calm down. We have talent now. It’s over. On to tomorrow. 

If they miss the playoffs by a game or two, this is one we'll look back at.

I don't understand how anyone can be invested in this team the way we are on here and not almost have a stroke due to McKenna.  And then Bautista.

But like I said, it shouldn't have come to that.  Mullins flailing around in the outfield Thursday and today, not having any idea where the wall is...Hays today, somehow running into the corner near the Pesky Pole and having that ball bounce BEHIND HIM.  Santander looking like a monkey ****ing a doorknob in leftfield Thursday...it's pathetic.  They look awful.

No, I'm not calming down.  McKenna was sledge hammer that broke the camels back today.  ****ing inexcusable.  HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE THERE FOR HIS DEFENSE.

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It is one thing to get beat on a homer by a clutch player (which Duvall has been over the years).  But it’s another to lose a game bc of an error that a high school kid wouldn’t make.  Doesn’t matter that it shouldn’t have come down to him.  It DID come down to him and he blew it.  You can’t lose games like that.

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2 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

If they miss the playoffs by a game or two, this is one we'll look back at.

I don't understand how anyone can be invested in this team the way we are on here and not almost have a stroke due to McKenna.  And then Bautista.

But like I said, it shouldn't have come to that.  Mullins flailing around in the outfield Thursday and today, not having any idea where the wall is...Hays today, somehow running into the corner near the Pesky Pole and having that ball bounce BEHIND HIM.  Santander looking like a monkey ****ing a doorknob in leftfield Thursday...it's pathetic.  They look awful.

No, I'm not calming down.  McKenna was sledge hammer that broke the camels back today.  ****ing inexcusable.  HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE THERE FOR HIS DEFENSE.

I have seen worse defense the first two games than I have for a months worth of games. If this team misses the playoffs by a game it won’t be because of today. 
 

These two games look like a bunch of guys playing softball with a keg at the pitchers mound. 

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Just now, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Reading between the lines on hearing Mckenna's explanation about why he dropped that ball was due to him losing focus on the field. How does a player known for his defense/speed just drop the last out of a baseball game much less if it was the fourth inning.

Ball hit the heel of his glove. Floors me. 

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1 minute ago, yeoledugger said:

Once, a long time ago in Boston, there was the Mother’s Day Massacre. Today, we witnessed the April Fool’s Day Massacre.

Still remember that game. Guthrie was absolutely dealing , Ramon Hernandez drops a pop-up that would have been the second out of the 9th, and Sam Perlozzo pulls Guthrie out of the game with just 91 pitches.  It was such a ridiculous decision. Granted, you still don’t expect to blow a 5-0 lead, but it was bad.

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Just now, Moose Milligan said:

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Yes I’m serious. There are 160 games left. This isn’t late September. This is like a horrible call goes against you with 10 minutes left in the first quarter and you lose by 2 points. 
 

The outfield defense so far has been high school like. 

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