03-07-2010, 01:40 PM
<!--quoteo(post=81863:date=Mar 7 2010, 10:51 AM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ Mar 7 2010, 10:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->And yes, I realize I'm the asshat that started this thread. I'm all over the place with this team. I still see us being better than last year regardless, but if it doesn't include a title, it's not anywhere close to good enough.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'd like to think that we can't string together another unbroken chain of bad luck, shit-headedness and suckitude like last season. But as far as I'm concerned, we can not go to the post-season and it still <i>could</i> be good enough. There are lots of things I can see this season that will make me happy even if we don't go to the playoffs. Does Lou have fire in his belly? Whether he does or doesn't, what sense do we get of who's managing the club in 2011? How is Ricketts impacting the franchise? How are our young players coming along? Was the Byrd deal good? Was the Jaramillo deal good? Are we just riding out back-loaded contracts or are we building the future a piece at a time as we go along?
Don't get me wrong. I would love a run deep into the post-season but I'm not going to call anything short of that failure.
I'd like to think that we can't string together another unbroken chain of bad luck, shit-headedness and suckitude like last season. But as far as I'm concerned, we can not go to the post-season and it still <i>could</i> be good enough. There are lots of things I can see this season that will make me happy even if we don't go to the playoffs. Does Lou have fire in his belly? Whether he does or doesn't, what sense do we get of who's managing the club in 2011? How is Ricketts impacting the franchise? How are our young players coming along? Was the Byrd deal good? Was the Jaramillo deal good? Are we just riding out back-loaded contracts or are we building the future a piece at a time as we go along?
Don't get me wrong. I would love a run deep into the post-season but I'm not going to call anything short of that failure.