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jinxy wrote:Yes, clearly by expecting us to be an RPI top 100 program even in bad years and to be in contention for regional that means i expect a CWSThose are legitimate expectations of the program, but not for this year or even next. We were in a big rebuild mode when Jackson took over. We finished seventh the year before he got here and were fourth the year before. The cupboard had some pieces but they were all the same piece. We didn’t have a full team or pitching staff. Add all that to our top three pitchers going down and this year was never going to be great. Being good would’ve been a stretch.
Jonathan Carone wrote:There is no room for reason and rational thought here. Who authorized you to think like a sane individual with a concept of time and reality?jinxy wrote:Yes, clearly by expecting us to be an RPI top 100 program even in bad years and to be in contention for regional that means i expect a CWSThose are legitimate expectations of the program, but not for this year or even next. We were in a big rebuild mode when Jackson took over. We finished seventh the year before he got here and were fourth the year before. The cupboard had some pieces but they were all the same piece. We didn’t have a full team or pitching staff. Add all that to our top three pitchers going down and this year was never going to be great. Being good would’ve been a stretch.
We’ve gotten much better in the field and at the plate. If we can get some more arms in, develop what’s here, and get our guys healthy, we will be on track for what you’re expecting. It’ll just take time.
jinxy wrote:It was one of the last trips they made to the burg. They brought quite a few fans with them and that particular crew i was sitting around was pushing for a change back then. It could be disgruntled parents who knows. It was Kyle Hansens senior year if memory serves correct. They were supposed to be a top 10 team and started out really really slow and finished .500 I believe. Rogers wrote a column that was pretty harsh on the program right around that same time I believe. This was like a group of 15 or so guys i was sitting near and struck up a conversation with.Also - let’s just clear this piece up a bit.
ballcoach15 wrote:We are a better team than our record.Ehh. Partially.