Recruiting Football Talk VII

[knoxvol52]

He abused his pitchers.

R.A. Dickey became a knuckle ball pitcher due to his arm issues .

 

[Orange_Crush]

Haven't been following the board much. What have I missed about Soda?

 

[DD4ME]

He abused his pitchers.

They all did. A guy my dad went to school with pitched under Bill Wright at UT. He said his coaches down to little league ruined his chances to play professionally. Coaches hurt talented kids back then unintentionally or selfishly to win games.

Best player from that time frame was Rick Honeycutt who this guy played with.

 

[Vols4us]

Kirby gives his all for Tennessee. Goes above and beyond. He's earned the right to come into the game in whatever situation Tony wants him. He has been a cornerstone for the program's development into the powerhouse it is. If Tony feels he is the right guy for the situation, he is the right guy. I don't like Stamos starting in front of Causey - at all. But that is Tony's call and I am here for it. He has his reasons. Nobody should ever feel he chooses player loyalty over winning.

FSU eats up junk ballers. That is one good line-up of hitters. Which is why FSU had no trouble handling Causey as well. They are disciplined and good. UNC doesn't have that firepower. Going power pitcher, junk baller, power pitcher messed them up. Sometimes it is as simple as that.

A few of us preferred Beam starting Friday. You saw why. The park suits his style better and we felt the match-up was better with Beam against FSU. Tony stuck with what he had done most of the season. Had our D played better it probably would have looked like the best decision ever.

We can all like certain players over others and that is fine. Tony was right about Kirby yesterday. His style and pitching smarts were the perfect antidote for a tough situation. Redmond had his day, Kirby now has his. Kirby's highpoint is bigger IMO. But at the end of the day, they both are outstanding VFL's.

 

[Vols4us]

That inning where Dean turned the DP and then caught the 3rd out I felt like was the "dagger" moment.

And just a freshman. So fortunate he is a Vol. The sky is the limit for that guy. Looking forward to an off-season of Elander's development for him.

 

[TrippieRedd]

He abused his pitchers.

I’m talking about him and his sons

 

[Go Fight Win]

It is great to be a Tennessee vol

 

[MoCo_Vol]

And just a freshman. So fortunate he is a Vol. The sky is the limit for that guy. Looking forward to an off-season of Elander's development for him.

Yep, next year should still be a pretty good team.

FR: Curley, Loy
SO: Dreiling, Snead, Chapman, Peebles, Bargo, Behnke, Garcia, AJ Russell

A few guys that are draft eligible but could return as well. Backus, Taylor, Hunter, Combs, Causey

 

[tn4elvis]

Didn't slow down even a tiny bit, even when he hit the warning track

One of the greatest catches I’ve ever seen. Especially on that stage. When we win it all that play should simply be known as “The Catch “

 

[Glitch]

You ought to be ashamed of yourself.

 

[knoxvol52]

One of the greatest catches I’ve ever seen. Especially on that stage. When we win it all that play should simply be known as “The Catch “

Willie Mays moves to edge of his seat..

 

[Glitch]

Willie Mays moves to edge of his seat..

 

[TrippieRedd]

Willie Mays moves to edge of his seat..

Dude from Clemson moves so far to the edge of his seat he’s basically floating

 

[mrMet]

And just a freshman. So fortunate he is a Vol. The sky is the limit for that guy. Looking forward to an off-season of Elander's development for him.

I wonder if he moves to second and Antigua slides into short. Or vice versa

 

[knoxvol52]

I wonder if he moves to second and Antigua slides into short. Or vice versa

Arm strength he has possibly replaces Amick at 3rd and Antigua plays SS.

 

[mrMet]

Arm strength he has possibly replaces Amick at 3rd and Antigua plays SS.

Ahh yes my little pea brain didn’t even consider third

 

[Kristy*]

Just read that delay lasted around 10 minutes, why was individuals acting like it was a long time?

I've watched half innings last longer with Tennessee at bat while the starting Pitcher sat in dugout, rocking back and forth like Leo Mazzone.

Looking at the replay, the umpire change took somewhere between 16 to 18 minutes (he left during a pitching change). By the time the new pitcher warmed up, it was more than a 20 minute break. And Beam spent more than 30 minutes waiting to retake the mound. It was a long time and messed with the flow of the game.

 

[Girth Brooks]

Weigel’s for the win!

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I like winning at everything, but combined amongst all the schools people have spent over $150k on jello shots. People can do what they want with their money, of course, but man a lot of good could be done with $150k.

I think that is the point of it...they donate the money to charity.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Redmond Walsh and Kirby Connell are entirely different pitchers woth different styles. I think people don't respect that enough.

For starters, neither are ace pitchers that are going to blow strikes past you or throw something filthy.

Walsh, as a closer, came in to throw strikes and give up ground balls for easy outs. You expect Walsh to get hit but you don't expect him to pile up baserunners, give up extra base hits, or walk a guy. But Walsh had great accuracy and consistency and always knew what you were getting. I think there was an outing (or several) he had where he threw 3 pitches for 3 groundouts to finish the game. That's his job. That's what he did.

Kirby seems to have a little more stuff and can make you miss. But he's also not even used as a closer anymore, probably because he allows more baserunners. But he can go through a lineup at least once and, again, he's a veteran who's pretty darn consistent.

All in all..they go about it in different ways, but the result and value to the team is about the same.

 

[SoilVol]

All in all..they go about it in different ways, but the result and value to the team is about the same.

Agreed.

Also, I guess my point was that just because they allow hits and aren't blowing past guys and throwing up great strikeout #'s doesn't make either of them "trash". They do their job and there's a reason Kirby has consistently pitched for some of the best college baseball teams in history. And it ain't because he's a charity.

 

[Glitch]

I think that is the point of it...they donate the money to charity.

Yeah. I saw that after I had already made full use of my Jump to Conclusions mat. I have sufficiently chastised myself and have put myself on half rations for the remainder of this post. lol

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I made this for you all.. <3

 

[Vfl2407]

Damn
Who’s that blonde

Tony’s roommate for the night.
“Sure, let’s go back to the room and talk more about my awesome staff”.

 

[SoilVol]

Walsh and Kirby were used differently and had different strengths and weaknesses. To call either of them trash is nothing more than intentionally stirring up.

Of course I fell for it, and this is why I should stop clicking on "Show Ignored Content"