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Blue Jays fans want Ross Atkins fired following shutout loss
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Ross Atkins has made a lot of interesting moves for the Toronto Blue Jays, although it seems like fans have had enough of him after a loss to the Houston Astros.
As we reported earlier this morning, the Blue Jays were obliterated by the Astros, 10-0. It was a bad night for the Blue Jays bats, who were unable to get any hits on Houston Astros pitcher, Ronel Blanco. According to the Toronto Star, he had seven strikeouts, while the Blue Jays gave up four home runs to Yainer Diaz and Kyle Tucker.
It was a horrible performance from the Blue Jays, but manager Ross Atkins simply sees it as an outlier. He said as much to Sportsnet, following the Blue Jays' 10-0 loss to the Astros.
"Give him credit, that's really hard to do. (At the same time) a no-hitter's an outlier, you know? I think we're going all right with where we hope to be in terms of what the offence is supposed to do. Tonight, it's just one of those nights. You give credit to a guy that does something really, really hard to accomplish. And a loss is still a loss. You move on."
However, it was Ross Atkins who got the brunt of the hate. Following the game, fans took to Twitter to blame him for the loss. As you can see below, Blue Jays fans were quite brutal about it. They believe he is to blame for the stale offense, and they want him out. However, that decision is not up to them.
Perhaps those fans will change their minds if the Blue Jays win tonight. They are playing the Astros again, this time at 8:10 PM Eastern Standard Time. If you are in Canada, you can catch the game on Sportsnet.
"Ross Atkins may be the most hated man in Canadian sports right now."
"Jays winning window already close thanks to Ross Atkins"
"The 4th time the Blue Jays have been no hit under Ross Atkins. He is responsible for half of the no hits in franchise history"
"Fire Ross Atkins"
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AVRIL 2 | 161 ANSWERS Blue Jays fans want Ross Atkins fired following shutout loss Do you think Ross Atkins should be fired? | ||
| YES | 136 | 84.5 % |
| NO | 25 | 15.5 % |
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