Quote Originally Posted by the_real_MSU_is_us View Post
Well, my pessimists take: 1) Pilk didn't take the next step to be a truly elite Ace, 2) Leibelt isn't nearly good enough to help us in SEC play, 3) Gordon didn't take a step forward. Unless Small is pretty good, the overall staff didn't improve much. Oh and we have no catcher

Optimists take: This team knows how to fight, Hatcher is the man, and Smith will be a good replacement for Price in the closer role
Lord knows I am prone to jumping to conclusions over SSSs, but I think you are too some here. It is very early.