<font size="2">Boys it has been a fun season keeping up with the perpetual letdown that has been Ryan "The Needle" Collins' season. Why "The Needle"? Well, like stabbing a balloon, he always seemed to deflate our momentum whenever there was a chance. Today being no different. I wasn't going to do this, but someone mentioned earlier how we would be in Omaha if he could have come up with one clutch hit in his life. Well, he didn't so after a few beers I have finished off my capstone project with the following stats.
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">
SEASON TOTALS
SEC ONLY TOTALS POSTSEASON</span>
</font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Nobody on</span> Base 26-95 .274
19-58 .328
2-11 .182
</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Runner(s) on Base 25-107 .234 8-44 .182 2-8 .250
<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>RISP
14-73 .192 6-29 .207 1-5 .200</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span>Now I am a huge John Cohen supporter and am amazed how fast he got this ship turned around but I will always have to wonder what would have been if he had inserted Norris at 1B this season when it was proven Collins was a disaster. I have visions of vast corn fields if you catch my drift. I'm sorry if some of you feel this is piling on but its the truth. The blame is not on Collins, but rather Cohen for continuing to write his name on the lineup card, batting 2nd no less in many games, yet not producing anything. As for the future all the remnants of the Polk era are gone and I have high hopes that we will continue to be a Super Regional/Omaha contender for many years down the road.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2">Now on to Football!</font></p>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">
SEASON TOTALS
SEC ONLY TOTALS POSTSEASON</span>
</font><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Nobody on</span> Base 26-95 .274
19-58 .328
2-11 .182
</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Runner(s) on Base 25-107 .234 8-44 .182 2-8 .250
<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>RISP
14-73 .192 6-29 .207 1-5 .200</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span>Now I am a huge John Cohen supporter and am amazed how fast he got this ship turned around but I will always have to wonder what would have been if he had inserted Norris at 1B this season when it was proven Collins was a disaster. I have visions of vast corn fields if you catch my drift. I'm sorry if some of you feel this is piling on but its the truth. The blame is not on Collins, but rather Cohen for continuing to write his name on the lineup card, batting 2nd no less in many games, yet not producing anything. As for the future all the remnants of the Polk era are gone and I have high hopes that we will continue to be a Super Regional/Omaha contender for many years down the road.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2">Now on to Football!</font></p>