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Announcers, Part 2,359,586
Was watching the Red Sox / A's game on NESN yesterday. The Sox had a 6-0 lead going into the top 9, and they almost let it get away from them. The A's scored three as the pitching and defense suddenly looked like a product of my local Little League.
In one play, the A's had the bases loaded with no outs. Batter hid a little comebacker toward the mound. Red Sox F1 threw home to get the force, and then F2 airmailed the throw well over F3's head. Almost immediately, F3 complained that the A's BR was out of the running lane as he approached first base.
The announcers went into a tizzy that interference should have been ruled because the BR's position caused F2's throw to go wild. Geez, don't these guys ever learn?
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