smackover buckaroos chances

[benchwarmer99]

whats everyones thoughts about us winning it all?

[WhosOnFirst]

My thoughts are that Strickland will screw it up just like he did with football.

[RabidWolf]

I've never been a fan of questioning another teams coach because you hardly see that team enough to make a reasonable judgement.

But prescott has seen smackover a lot. In baseball
And football. Strickland seems to lack judgement in key game management situations. Is that a fair statement buck fans?

[sixthman]

I've never been a fan of questioning another teams coach because you hardly see that team enough to make a reasonable judgement.

I agree. But from the outside looking in, here's a thought...and I could be wrong about the first part of this, so correct me if so.

Before Strickland came to Smackover, it is my understanding that they were not very good at baseball. In fact, my understanding is that they were pretty bad. Strickland turned the program around into one that is competitive and wins. Now he is suddenly a bad coach if he doesn't win a state title?

Like I said, I could be wrong. Maybe they were ten-running everyone in the district before Strickland's arrival as baseball coach and I just don't remember.

[sixthman]

One more thought, if I may.

If the good folks in Smackover think Strickland is not right for them, they could give him back to Dierks and see which baseball team goes deeper in the playoffs.

[WhosOnFirst]

Dierks just played in the state championship two years ago. Nothing wrong with that program at all. Plus I gotta feeling Strickland is done coaching baseball after this May.

[JohnMarkTomayo]

Smackover is historically very good in baseball.

[sixthman]

Dierks just played in the state championship two years ago. Nothing wrong with that program at all. Plus I gotta feeling Strickland is done coaching baseball after this May.

No argument there. But that also makes a point. A coach can only do so much. At some point it has to be up to the players to play. If a coach needs talent to win, and if Strickland would do fine in Dierks, maybe he is not all of the problem in Smackover.

If he is about to be done coaching baseball, I'm sorry to hear it. I know nothing about the mans ability as a football coach, but if his baseball team doesn't do pretty well, it ain't him that's the problem.

Smackover is historically very good in baseball.

Good enough for me. I was just under the impression that they were struggling at the time Strickland came in. Sorry if I suggested something that wasn't true.