Sure as the sunrise and sunset, the passing of the National Championship game and the Super Bowl mean that the time for Stanford baseball is fast approaching. And as we've written here, Cardinal baseball is at a crossroads. This is the 40th year of Coach Mark Marquess's long and legendary tenure at Stanford. But in 2015, the Cardinal notched their fewest wins since 1974, finished 11th in the Conference, and missed the tournament for just the fourth time this century. The stage does not seem set for a quick turnaround: the pre-season Coaches Poll projects the Cardinal to finish 7th in the Pac-12.