Quote:I've never considered Hacker much of a thinker.  He should stick to his milk challenge and trivia nights.  Other than that, he's horrible.

 

When Gus and Dave said the team is built, it's clear you didn't understand their point based on your repeated reference to this as the basis for your angst. 

 

I'll try to explain this as simply as I can.  When they say the team is built, my interpretation is that they have identified the foundation for this team that will ultimately be the basis for returning the franchise to relevance.  Nowhere in that comment did they say it was going to be an instant conversion from lousy to good.  In the quote you keep referencing, Gus was clear in saying that it's time for the younger guys to start to recognize where the team is at and to start to establish the mindset that they are the key to the future success of the franchise.

 

From the start, they've targeted year 3 as the season where the team would make the turn, and year 4 where they'd have this group competing for a playoff spot.  For some reason, saying the team is built confuses people like you and others on this board, primarily because you're desperately looking for something you can latch on to to bash the team.  That's fine.  You're more than welcome to read more into a comment than was actually intended if it allows you to complain.