#7 Arkansas is in town

[The Dude]

I was at the game on Saturday, and J.P. Arencibia did nothing to impress me. I know his hitting is fine, but as a catcher, he was below average. He had 3 opportunities to throw someone out stealing and he mailed into CF every time.

Another poor performance by Delmonico's Vols this weekend. Saturday, Delmonico (who is known for his manufacturing-run style game), had a chance to bunt Lima to second base on the bottom of the 8th, with the bottom of the lineup hitting, and instead he decides to let them hit and eventually Arkansas gets us out. IF you're going to hit instead of bunting and manufacturing the run, why not pinch-hit for the bottom of the order? I don't get that at all, much like I don't get most of his decisions.

Yeah, that style just hasn't been working out lately. Hamilton has to be confident on his abilities to hire, so I don't think Delmonico getting axed after this year is out of the question.

 

[Slick Rick Ricardo]

Slick Rick says, it was a disappointing weekend for the baseball Vols.

 

[volfanbill]

I was at the game on Saturday, and J.P. Arencibia did nothing to impress me. I know his hitting is fine, but as a catcher, he was below average. He had 3 opportunities to throw someone out stealing and he mailed into CF every time.

I'm not calling Arkansas cheaters because in my opinion it's part of the game, but they got their stolen bases on changeups and curveballs. it was like they knew they were coming. JP was doing everything he could just to get the ball near the base in time. Just smart play by Arkansas running the bases.