The loss was part of a season-long trend of bullpen failures and blowups. The Cremona group, the group of birational automorphisms of the plane, is generated by blowups. BCD blowups can occur when the inflation valve sticks open. "Blowups Happen" is a science fiction short story by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. Unfortunately reliability was a big issue with several blowups during the season.