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Forgive me for this negative post but I love my Vols and this years season is hurting and as hard as I try to make allowances for losing the last five games (when each game something stupid happened) but a sequence of events last night was simply head scratching.
4-1 up in the 8th and Arvidsson, one of SECs best, walks the No 8 batter. He clearly didn't have his "A" game tonight with no command whatsoever specially of the fast ball. For any pitcher sometimes its just not there so you yank him.
But he allowed to continue with the 9th hitter and exactly the same result, you have now walked 8 & 9.This is definitely not his night so don't waste 7 great innings from Mack there is a range of options still in the ballpen.
What!! he is still pitching? and no surprise he has loaded the bases with none out with 3 straight walks. How could you let Arvidsson stay in the game so long? The only person more shocked than me would be Frank Anderson if he was watching
Noooo still no change and he is still pitching, and was really lucky that a blooper didn't clear Short Stop for a couple of runs.
After last night and add that to the four straight back breaking losses the confidence in holding on to any lead must have totally evaporated. Now look at the regression this season in Newstrom, Abernathy, Marin, Brown, and Krenzel (confidence seems to be total shot) and Rhudy who look about as stable as Joe Biden. I know I should be patient but right now I cannot come to any other conclusion other that Coach Elander just might be way in over his head. Please please prove me wrong
Maybe this a warning to all the Coach Barnes detractors, appreciate him whilst he is here as it is fast becoming clear how good Vitello was.
GBO
4-1 up in the 8th and Arvidsson, one of SECs best, walks the No 8 batter. He clearly didn't have his "A" game tonight with no command whatsoever specially of the fast ball. For any pitcher sometimes its just not there so you yank him.
But he allowed to continue with the 9th hitter and exactly the same result, you have now walked 8 & 9.This is definitely not his night so don't waste 7 great innings from Mack there is a range of options still in the ballpen.
What!! he is still pitching? and no surprise he has loaded the bases with none out with 3 straight walks. How could you let Arvidsson stay in the game so long? The only person more shocked than me would be Frank Anderson if he was watching
Noooo still no change and he is still pitching, and was really lucky that a blooper didn't clear Short Stop for a couple of runs.
After last night and add that to the four straight back breaking losses the confidence in holding on to any lead must have totally evaporated. Now look at the regression this season in Newstrom, Abernathy, Marin, Brown, and Krenzel (confidence seems to be total shot) and Rhudy who look about as stable as Joe Biden. I know I should be patient but right now I cannot come to any other conclusion other that Coach Elander just might be way in over his head. Please please prove me wrong
Maybe this a warning to all the Coach Barnes detractors, appreciate him whilst he is here as it is fast becoming clear how good Vitello was.
GBO
