Quote Originally Posted by Todd4State View Post
And then on top of that- Butch's insistence on using Ross Mitchell and hoping that he would "figure it out" at some point. [/B] Butch needs to understand that if by the third series of the SEC season a guy is getting shelled- his ass needs to sit. Starting Preston Brown was almost as bad- both Ross and Preston had ERA's of over 6.00 apiece in SEC play.
Most of that post is just cockamamie nonsense, but this part I agree with. However, I won't get on the staff too bad for going with upperclassmen who have proved themselves before.

On the younger guys (who are now doing well in summer), they got plenty of chances but could not throw strikes. Sexton started all year, and Tatum was given every opportunity to start and stay there. Houston and Hudson obviously had the light click on later in the year, as evidenced by their performance.

I know some of you cannot fathom not having someone to blame, but that's the bottom line.