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Aside from the fact that we haven't done much w/ this staff by oggie

I don't have enough info to make that call. I'm sure we can do better on the field, so I'd always hope we're not satisfied with the past X years and looking to improve the program. I just don't know if it's the staff or institutional obstacles (cold weather, moderate baseball tradition, etc.) behind our struggles.

I can say that in some instances (e.g., base running), the staff don't appear to be quick learners. As another example, they pitch Hearn most of the season mid-week where he kills it, finally give him a weekend start, and he gets the only win against UNC. Things like that make you question how they use personnel.

I say all this with a gigantic caveat -- I'm more of a casual fan and not that plugged in.