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[Rrcox1951]

Keith Law came out with his 1st top 30 draft list today in The Athletic. Three Vols were listed, including his #1 prospect (Doyle).

 

[CobbWebb71]

He put it right next to his Chipper Jones signed baseball.

I’m leaning more toward @knoxvol52 being a Bruce Benedict guy...

 

[VolPack22]

Basketball rooting interests this week for SECT 2 seed:


Tennessee beats Ole Miss, South Carolina

Alabama beats Florida

Auburn beats Alabama


2 Tennessee 13-5 (2-1 vs AL, FL)
3 Alabama 13-5 (1-1 vs FL, UT)
4 Florida 13-5 (1-2 vs AL, UT)

*If Florida beats Alabama, they clinch the 2 seed no matter what happens on Saturday. We would both have a 2-1 record in the 3-way tie scenario and they would win the tiebreaker over us due to their win over Auburn.

 

[VolPack22]

I’m leaning more toward @knoxvol52 being a Bruce Benedict guy...

I hear he wears a Matt Kemp Braves jersey during Braves-Dodgers games.

 

[VolPack22]

@chuckiepoo what do you think about Altuve being in LF this year?

 

[Aerie Vol]

I’m leaning more toward @knoxvol52 being a Bruce Benedict guy...

Heckuva catcher. Didn't have the physical makeup for it but just always battled. I'll never forget the game vs. the Dodgers on the west coast where he got tagged by a ball on the thigh and the ump said it didn't hit him. Critical call in the late innings that could have flipped the game. He dropped his pants right on live tv to show the ump the red mark. LOL

Ump didn't change the decision, of course, and we went on to lose. I must have been 8 years old or so and went to bed crying over how unfair it was. Ah, baseball.

 

[chuckiepoo]

@chuckiepoo what do you think about Altuve being in LF this year?

Kinda spooky. We’ve had Alvarez out there in recent years so it may work out. Those Crawford Boxes create a short outfield which should help him. I would equate it to Mookie’s move to the outfield years ago.

 

[CobbWebb71]

@chuckiepoo what do you think about Altuve being in LF this year?

God you just set me up for a smart @$$ response to this, but chuckiepoo is my guy and I can’t go there.

 

[chuckiepoo]

God you just set me up for a smart @$$ response to this, but chuckiepoo is my guy and I can’t go there.

Go for it! I’ve got thick skin.

 

[knoxvol52]

I’m leaning more toward @knoxvol52 being a Bruce Benedict guy...

I'm more of a Mike Scoisca Guy. Dodger Legend behind the plate had privilege to receive pitches from both Fernando Valenzuela and Orel Hershiser...

 

[CobbWebb71]

@chuckiepoo what do you think about Altuve being in LF this year?

Gonna be harder for him to hear the banging all the way out there...

 

[CobbWebb71]

@chuckiepoo hasn’t responded yet.
He must be digging up some good dirt on me.

 

[knoxvol52]

@taylorvol

Thoughts on how pitching is going to be used this week with a game today, tomorrow and a 3 game set starting Friday.

 

[chuckiepoo]

@taylorvol

Thoughts on how pitching is going to be used this week with a game today, tomorrow and a 3 game set starting Friday.

Get to see the yoots! No changes to weekend rotation.

 

[taylorvol]

@taylorvol

Thoughts on how pitching is going to be used this week with a game today, tomorrow and a 3 game set starting Friday.

I’m just guessing but I believe we see AJ Russell opening today for one inning. Not sure about tomorrow but obviously lots of folks to empty the bullpen and see some arms. I’m hopeful to see Behnke get an inning depending if his arm soreness is better.
I think weekend rotation will be unchanged: Doyle, Phillips, and Kuhns/Arvidson. Snead will be used as high leverage weekend relief as he‘s so valuable being able to go multiple innings and days. TN is blessed with a deep and uber talented stable of arms.