So far, we are getting pretty much what I expected this year. Outstanding pitching, good defense (for the most part) and no offense to speak of. The blame falls squarely on the coaching staff. I have taken a peek at the stats through the first 9 games and compared them to the past seasons. I looked at 5 returning players, Georgie Salem, Mikey White, Ben Moore, Austen Smith and Kyle Overstreet. Every one but Georgie has a lower batting average, slugging percentage and on base percentage than last year. For Ben and Austen, who have been here for three and four years respectively, their stats have steadily decreased over their careers. These guys didn't forget how to hit over the off season. Something is wrong with how they are coached. These are not isolated cases. Nearly every player who has played here with Andy as the hitting coach has seen his production at the plate drop. I don't see anything changing that.
At some point, the lack of offense, along with the losses that will pile up as a result, will cost CMG his job. He can either accept that or he can make a change after the season. As far as the CMG addressing the anemic offense and accepting some of the blame, I don't expect that to happen. We will just hear more of the same crap. He will just continue talking about how we can't seem to get the key hit, blah,blah, blah. Well Coach ... it is your and your hitting coach's responsibility to figure out what the problem is and to fix it. If you can't, someone else should be given that opportunity.
