re: Is Mainieri on the hot seat for next year?

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Of course, I don't live my life vicariously though the efforts of 18-22 year olds and therefore I don't get all that worked up over missing the CWS by one win.

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If you are implying that I live vicariously through a bunch of 18-22 year old baseball players, you probably couldn't be further from the truth.

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So if we don't make it to Omaha next year, do you think he should be fired?

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I think you have serious discussions about it.

What's funny is I've never even suggested that they fire him next year, but every single person who's attacked my position or argument is operating under the assumption that I'm some unreasonable person who can't recognize all the parity and changes in college baseball, blah blah blah, and that I want him fired if he doesn't make Omaha next year.

For the record, this was my initial statement:

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If Mainieri doesn't make Omaha next year, things could get really interesting.

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I don't know if you fire him. I'd probably lean towards not firing him because he is a good coach and you always worry about getting someone. However, simply because you're a good coach doesn't mean that you can skirt expectations and I think it would be reasonably justified if they did fire him next year if he failed to make Omaha.