Uh, oh..."Expectations"

I've never been a big fan of Jim Mashek of the Sun Herald. Maybe it goes back to his continual bashing of Sherrill, before there was anything to really bash him about. But, whatever it is, this guy also seems to be trying his hardest to make Mr. State Fan's life miserable.

In today's rag, he boasts on the undefeated Dogs, which is nice, but damn it, everyone who has followed State over the years is well aware of the choking nature of any State club with *gasp* expectations. The fellas over at the SixPack call it the "Cream Theory."

"The Cream Theory - Whenever MSU is in a position to achieve success on a national level, everyone associated with MSU from coaches to fans to players to staff experiences a dramatic tightening of the sphincter so great, we cannot help but choke. This theory was created by Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs, author of Cream Talk."

The following gems were uttered over the past weekend and put into print by our good friend Mashek today.

"I think we're an Omaha team," Rea said.

"It's a veteran ballclub," Polk said. "Two or three years ago, these kids might not have been able to handle a series like we had over the weekend with Arizona. Our pitchers are throwing strikes, and our earned-run average is right around 2.00. We've had some timely hitting and played great defense. I think we can hit the ball a little better."

"We have high expectations. We're going to win a lot of games," Dunn said.