[blackwidow]

Before you start dogging the kid, what was said to him and by who? Remember senior Andrew Brown walked out on the team in the preseason, when a certain assistant told him to run. He was allowed to come back. If the team and fans just want to brush it off and act like it's not a big deal, then by all means do so. You can't lose your #2 pitcher and expect to be okay, this will hurt Paintsville down the road terribly.

Not trying to dog the kid at all, I've known him for a very very long time. I was just stating the obvious IMO. I don't think anyone is trying to blow this off at all, it just isn't surprising to some of us that know him. There is quite a big difference in walking out during preseason and realizing your mistake and stripping out of your uniform in the dugout when you're due up to bat in your next half of the inning. Certainly not the leadership example you'd expect from your #2 pitcher I wouldn't think. Now who knows, come Monday everything may be settled and he'll be back in uniform I really don't know, but whatever the outcome I'm sure Coach Howard and his staff will make the right decisions for everyone involved.