Posted by ButterBall Devil on March 25, 19 at 18:07:20:
In Reply to: Flabbergasted posted by LocoDiablo on March 25, 19 at 13:51:25:
: I argued for weeks with my brother last year when he asserted how good this team was going to be this year.
: I hate to say it, just because admitting he is correct hurts, but he was right!!
Although I did not argue with your brother, I am also sort of stunned at the success. The schedule has been underwhelming. But beating the Ducks in Eugene was sort of a litmus test.
I think UCLA, Stanford and perhaps AU may be better, but winning sure makes ASU baseball a lot more enjoyable. I am not convinced we needed 3 years to get here, but I will give CTS credit for getting it done this season so far.
I continue to believe he is on a short leash, and presume the program needs to have significant success, or else a change will be required. I also hope that the recruiting can make more strides. Finally, player development seems to be part of "the process", which is really needed - especially the pitchers. ASU seems to be performing on all phases - even with a reduced size for the team.