Super Regionals/World Series
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100% agree. She was a pitcher in Colorado but we only wanted her as a full time player. She saved our rear ends a lot of times. I have stated in the past that for some reason we do not really like our pitchers to play every day. Cant remember the last one that was a pitcher first that did. JHMO:thud:
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Are the Weeklys going to stick with Geer in the 5 hole until the bitter end? If so, the bitter end may come tomorrow. Geer has been a excellent leader and has had a good/very good career--but she has been BRUTAL the last four weeks + of the season. She has been an absolute classic rally killer in the 5 spot: Our first four get on base, get things going...and she makes an out. The first four get hits and walks...and she makes an out. You have to put somebody else in the 5 spot--Bearden or Weimer. We get 11 hits today and Geer was 0-4 and left four runners on base, including two in the 7th inning. You hate to see her career fizzle like this, but you can't keep her in the 5 spot.
--The Weeklys should have worked on changing McSwain's swing starting about two years ago. I've said it before, as have others, you just cannot be a decent hitter with that very long, loopy swing of hers. Good hitters have short, compact swings and take outside pitches to the opposite field. The inability to do that is why our 5-8 hitters are struggling. McSwain will be a senior next year--and that's very late to mess with a kid's swing, but it's worth trying because it is hard to see her playing otherwise next year. She had the great series against Kentucky--and I'm not sure she's had a hit since! The irony is, I think McSwain has the second most home runs on the team, despite her poor average. This has to be one of our worst power-hitting teams in years. It is a good run-scoring team, thanks to our top 4, but I think Gregg alone has close to half our home runs.
I want to have a good feeling about tomorrow--but don't. When you have a team all but beaten, you have to beat them. When you don't, you often get burned. A&M will be jacked up and full of confidence tomorrow, and our pitching is an issue. Our top 4 are capable of winning it for us--7 of our 11 hits today--but there is only so much they can do. We've kind of maxed out as a team given our lack of production from the bottom of the order and the limitations of our staff.
--The Weeklys should have worked on changing McSwain's swing starting about two years ago. I've said it before, as have others, you just cannot be a decent hitter with that very long, loopy swing of hers. Good hitters have short, compact swings and take outside pitches to the opposite field. The inability to do that is why our 5-8 hitters are struggling. McSwain will be a senior next year--and that's very late to mess with a kid's swing, but it's worth trying because it is hard to see her playing otherwise next year. She had the great series against Kentucky--and I'm not sure she's had a hit since! The irony is, I think McSwain has the second most home runs on the team, despite her poor average. This has to be one of our worst power-hitting teams in years. It is a good run-scoring team, thanks to our top 4, but I think Gregg alone has close to half our home runs.
I want to have a good feeling about tomorrow--but don't. When you have a team all but beaten, you have to beat them. When you don't, you often get burned. A&M will be jacked up and full of confidence tomorrow, and our pitching is an issue. Our top 4 are capable of winning it for us--7 of our 11 hits today--but there is only so much they can do. We've kind of maxed out as a team given our lack of production from the bottom of the order and the limitations of our staff.
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South Carolina 9 Tennessee 1 (6 innings)
Florida 9 Tennessee 0
Texas AM 5 Tennessee 1
3 of our most lopsided losses this year. What do they all have in common? We came back and beat those 3 teams the next day. Come on guys. Texas AM has a good team but so do we. We had more hits and more base runners today. We've hit Show - we've hit Harrington. We've seen McBride enough now that hopefully we can adjust if we see her again. We are at home. Don't be so pessimistic
Florida 9 Tennessee 0
Texas AM 5 Tennessee 1
3 of our most lopsided losses this year. What do they all have in common? We came back and beat those 3 teams the next day. Come on guys. Texas AM has a good team but so do we. We had more hits and more base runners today. We've hit Show - we've hit Harrington. We've seen McBride enough now that hopefully we can adjust if we see her again. We are at home. Don't be so pessimistic
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As stubborn as Ralph is yes is the answer on Geer.
I listened to Ralph in the press conference and he said that they expected CJ to make that catch that came off the wall because she is a great centerfielder not a good one. No good one could have but she thought she should have got back and timed the jump better. I got hammered on this thread for basically saying she should have had it but she herself thought so as well. She is a great one and has proved it all year.
He thinks Matty is a little tired and Caylan is still a little star struck as young as she is and being from Knoxville as well. He said we had to hit better as we all know. I don't think anyone asked him about the the baserunning blunders but there were 3 I remember.
JMHO as always!
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The ump wasn't calling Matty's strikes today. Karen was livid, but it did no good.
Geer got on base with an error, but she's something like 0-16 for the postseason. She has been the third out with bases loaded a lot lately. It's sad to see a good career end with such a lousy slump. Today was the day to step up and finish strong, but she couldn't do it.
We needed to close out the series today. A rubber game favors aTm. They have the momentum and a deep pitching staff. Leach and Gregg can only take us so far... and aTm will pitch around Gregg tomorrow unless Vines becomes more of a threat.
Geer got on base with an error, but she's something like 0-16 for the postseason. She has been the third out with bases loaded a lot lately. It's sad to see a good career end with such a lousy slump. Today was the day to step up and finish strong, but she couldn't do it.
We needed to close out the series today. A rubber game favors aTm. They have the momentum and a deep pitching staff. Leach and Gregg can only take us so far... and aTm will pitch around Gregg tomorrow unless Vines becomes more of a threat.
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As stubborn as Ralph is yes is the answer on Geer.
I listened to Ralph in the press conference and he said that they expected CJ to make that catch that came off the wall because she is a great centerfielder not a good one. No good one could have but she thought she should have got back and timed the jump better. I got hammered on this thread for basically saying she should have had it but she herself thought so as well. She is a great one and has proved it all year.
He thinks Matty is a little tired and Caylan is still a little star struck as young as she is and being from Knoxville as well. He said we had to hit better as we all know. I don't think anyone asked him about the the baserunning blunders but there were 3 I remember.
JMHO as always!
I thought CJ should have had that catch, as well. She misses very few, but the timing was bad.
Baserunning has become a bit of an issue in the postseason. Pitching is what's going to sink our boat, though, unless Matty can find another gear for tomorrow. Kaitlin Lee and Rachel Garcia did it; maybe Matty can, too.
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Then you really haven't watched her live and in person. Worst crow hop to a replant I've ever seen. She is throwing from much closer than any other pitcher. And yes, she routinely throws from outside the plant box for her screw ball.
Coaches have complained, but have learned that this is a matter than no one will call. Once they've turned a blind eye to it for a big portion of season, they won't be the ump to budge. Was told personally by a coach that they know it, but can't waste time arguing it. They know it won't be called.
I also spoke with an SEC Network analyst that also said it was well-known and an obvious crow hop. OFTEN.
I have been reading current umpire blogs asking each other why it's not being called. Umps saying they see it but are very hesitant to be the one since no one had until now.
It's all a big political joke. They've turned a good pitcher into an untouchable one BY CHEATING.
Gaffin was NOT a better pitcher than Gabriel or anywhere near the Renfroes. She essentially had only one pitch, the drop ball. And she often couldn't throw it for strikes. She was a great closer by coaxing batters (esp if their team was behind) to hit grounders.
She was a terrific all around player, but not a masterful pitcher. Sorry.
She pitched some in high school and decided with her coach to be recruited as a hitter. She did save us a few times because her pitching was very different. But she couldn't be relied on to pitch full games with high pitch counts and to hit spots consistently. She had one pitch. Not taking away from her as a terrific player. Glad she was a Vol, but she would tell you herself that Cat Osterman she ain't.
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