#21 Tennessee @ #15 Auburn Game 3 Thread - 2PM, SECN+

[vol66]

Get well soon, 66! Great that you were able to check in today.

I am fine, just busy. Thanks tho!

 

[TX2TN]

Coaching mistake not to bring Shultz in to start 8th. I was the one yelling at TV to get him in now.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Yep. Happened just exactly the way I figured it would. Wouldn't expect any differently.

This Sunday was NOT a Tenn Vols FAN. Both boys teams lost plus the girls lost to Texas in softball.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Coaching mistake not to bring Shultz in to start 8th. I was the one yelling at TV to get him in now.

Funny in that the coach didn't hear you screaming that.

 

[Alex10]

This is Vol baseball.

Damn being a Vol is frustrating sometimes.

Sometimes? I figure I was a mass murderer in another lifetime to be saddled with being a Vols fan.

 

[Alex10]

That was a bad weekend. Wasted Stallings great outing with defensive mistakes. Multiple blown opportunities today. No way the Vols should have lost today.

It’s what the Vols do in all sports man, find ways to screw it up.

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

Horrible freaking day but I do think it will get better soon

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Hope it gets better but this is a very discouraging opening SEC series.

 

[Gilbert]

We may very well be 2-10 or 3-9 headed into the UGA series.

SC was swept by UGA. Must win series next weekend, almost need to sweep.

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

TN baseball starts off in familiar territory in SEC play!

 

[MagnoliaVol]

SC was swept by UGA. Must win series next weekend, almost need to sweep.

Another tough one. No rest for the weary, then there's 8 more weeks of it after that.

 

[Vol B-Ball 643]

Funny in that the coach didn't hear you screaming that.

Correct!

 

[1985Vols]

It’s what the Vols do in all sports man, find ways to screw it up.

Always keep your cup on when your a Tennessee fan!

 

[1985Vols]

TN baseball starts off in familiar territory in SEC play!

Same crap, different year

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Horrible freaking day but I do think it will get better soon

You get one at-a-boy like from me. Keep the candle burning in that window of hope.

 

[TAD]

Same ole same ole

 

[zachpack]

We clean up some in the field and we could have taken all 3 this weekend. I’m still all in with these guys. Not having Luc is really hurting us but we have to fix this infield ASAP!

 

[OldTimer]

We clean up some in the field and we could have taken all 3 this weekend. I’m still all in with these guys. Not having Luc is really hurting us but we have to fix this infield ASAP!

there was a fine line between 3-0 and 0-3.....looking forward to 0-3 South Carolina.

 

[StrangeVol]

I watched all three games and here is what I saw: Our pitching was good enough to win Friday and Sunday's games. Saturday was not a good day for our pitchers. Our bats and fielding were not very good in any of the games. This is still a pretty young team and they can learn a lot from this series if they will. I really hate we start the SEC season by getting swept but I think we all knew that this was when baseball would get real. It did.

Now, can we, will we dust ourselves off and get ready for the next weekend? I think we'll do better.

 

[Volfan2012]

Tough series but always that way on the road in the SEC. We need to come back strong in this home series at least 2 of 3 hopefully we can get it done this weekend.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

I think SC is as close to a must win series this early in the schedule as you're going to get. The team needs to get over the funk. A sweep by SC and this season probably gets ugly quickly.

 

[zachpack]

I watched all three games and here is what I saw: Our pitching was good enough to win Friday and Sunday's games. Saturday was not a good day for our pitchers. Our bats and fielding were not very good in any of the games. This is still a pretty young team and they can learn a lot from this series if they will. I really hate we start the SEC season by getting swept but I think we all knew that this was when baseball would get real. It did.

Now, can we, will we dust ourselves off and get ready for the next weekend? I think we'll do better.

Lingo walked a few too many but I don’t think it was a bad performance by the pitchers. If Derkay catches the pop up in foul territory it is out 3, with no damage. If the play at 2nd is not mysteriously reversed we still get out down one. Guys have to make these routine plays in the field.

 

[Volsbaseballfan]

the hitting will get better...

Pitching and Defense will be the Strength...Biggest things that concerned me was Holding runners on , got to do a better job and getting beat yesterday on a 1-2 count on an off speed pitch...Paint the Outside black at about 93....make these hitters hit your best stuff!! The margin of getting Guys out on a 93 MPH fastball on the Black is just to Big , i watched 3 games and there's not that much difference in these line up's.........

Friday night - Missed timely hitting...give Tanner Burns & Closer lots of Credit.... Made some BIG time pitches. Balled bounced their way 3 times too...
Sat. Night - Take the Calls and the mis played ball at first away , and we missed a 2 run homer by a couple feet. this is anybodys Game.
Sunday - hands down should have won.....We over coached and second guessed ourselves here...Hold runners better, sac bunt in certain spots , and throw our best pitches in a pitchers count we win this game in My Opinion... Auburn is 11-0 at home.....

I think everyone involved grew up a lot this weekend.....A little Humbling might have brought us back to reality! that's not always a bad thing.

I would challenge ALL UT FANS - Go to an AWAY SEC Series and Experience some of the Adversity these kids face....It's Absolutely Pathetic what some grown Men will say to these kids!!! So before everyone Beats up on our guys to much , give them some Support!! ...Guys i Really think we have a Really Solid Baseball Team..!!! Don't Jump ship just yet!!!


This team wasn't far off from being 3-0 against a very good Auburn team....We don't need to panic just yet... Omaha might be a stretch but we are still in March.....Let's stay focused....One good note - 3 other SEC east teams got swept too and we play 2 of the 3 at home. SEC is tough task on the road.....

 

[sccshortstop]

Lingo walked a few too many but I don’t think it was a bad performance by the pitchers. If Derkay catches the pop up in foul territory it is out 3, with no damage. If the play at 2nd is not mysteriously reversed we still get out down one. Guys have to make these routine plays in the field.

Agree but that call at second should have been reversed!

 

[zachpack]

Agree but that call at second should have been reversed!

Not based on the replay. The announcers, who know a little bit about baseball, said the same thing.