Quote Originally Posted by War Machine Dawg View Post
Speaking for myself only, I don't hate Cohen. I just think he meddles too much and we won't maximize our potential under him. He's recruited a bunch of soft, untalented players who have no fight in them. Plus he has a need to prove he's the smartest guy in baseball so he does ridiculously quirky and unorthodox things that just don't work. Examples:

We went 82 straight games with a different lineup.
We're using our fastest player, a midget slap hitter, in the 4 hole behind our slowest player. We basically negate his greatest asset, which is his speed.
We routinely fail to get more than 1 good to great year out of high ceiling prospects, particularly pitchers. Basically, we get an outstanding JR season then they leave.
We have failed to recruit power arms, preferring pitchers who rely on movement and contact.
We routinely make pitching changes in the middle of ABs, i.e. count is 1-1.....time for a pitching change!

Basically, we've become a clown show trying to outsmart the competition and it's backfired on us. We became known for being "unconventional" during our CWS run and went too far with it. We have to get back to basics and improve our talent level. I'm sure there are some who hate Cohen given the Polk situation, but I'm guessing they are a very small group. I just want to win. If Cohen can do it, I'd be thrilled. If he can't, he needs to go. It's just that simple for me. I'm loyal to the program, not the coach.
I know I am late to the party with this copy and reply, but you hit the nail on the head WMD great post and it explains my thoughts to a tee.