03-02-2010, 10:57 AM
I pretty much agree with Clapp on the 85 win forecast. People forget how crappy we looked all of last year and we still managed to win 83 games. I know this is a different season and people have gotten older, some more fragile, etc, but I think this may be the last season of our window of opportunity. I think it closes at the end of this season, and then we go in a slightly different direction next season with a ton of contracts coming off the books. But again, I think our players realize this, and they will surprise us a bit and be competitive for one more season.