1. I don't think Corey Hart having a .259 batting average, 11 HR, 39 RBI, and only 7 steals is hardly playing "well within reasonable expectations", especially coming after an All Star season and playing full time in the league for the prior two years. 2. Bill Hall was a key piece of our team two years ago. Remember, Bill Hall was the first player to receive a long term contract, even before Braun and Prince. Bill Hall has been regressing ever since, under mostly the same coaches. It could be because he sucks though. In fact, it probably is. 3. Dave Bush has been in 14 games and has started in 13 of them. Typically you are satisfied if a pitcher can give you 30 starts a year. Therefore, what we have here is legitimately half of a season, hardly a "few starts". 4. Hardy has had a down year. He has shown regression this year, just like the other five players I listed. Too many players are regressing under this staff. 5. Marry Parra. Having a record of 4-8, a 6.42 ERA, and being sent down to the minors is hardly "par for the course with young/growing SP." If that is par for the course, I would golf on that course every day and be Tiger Woods. 6. I did not create this thread to be a "vent thread". I created it to state why I think Macha has to shoulder the majority of the blame for this year and try to get an understanding why he has mostly been given a free pass by many fans while last year it was basically all of the manager's fault.