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[OldTimer]

This answers why Vols don’t need to change their non conference schedule.

exactly, who wants to travel on a mid-week game getting back at midnight and then having school in a few hours. Stay at home, play lots of guys and win. CTV has always said that winning SEC games will get you hosting Regionals but winning all your weekday games will get you hosting Super Regionals

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

 

[@1RBFjr]

That guy is going to wake up with a different cause for his headache.

 

[VolPack22]

Sorry but that’s on Soto. If it’s that close you have to swing. Until the ABS strike zone is in place you can’t trust an umpire to make a good call on close plays.

 

[VolPack22]

LMAO .... this old man is 52 yo today.

My favorite player in all of sports. One of a kind

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

My favorite player in all of sports. One of a kind

I remember when he came up as an 18-19 yo player. That makes me at least 100.

 

[Volprofch05]

Just so you know, this is what men look like

 

[volplaya8]

Step your game up!

 

[fryeguy93]

 

[volplaya8]

exactly, who wants to travel on a mid-week game getting back at midnight and then having school in a few hours. Stay at home, play lots of guys and win. CTV has always said that winning SEC games will get you hosting Regionals but winning all your weekday games will get you hosting Super Regionals

Never travel widweek!!! That’s the motto! I would like to see teams all 150 and up though rankings wise. At end of day it’s probably all a moot point.

 

[fryeguy93]

 

[Volprofch05]

 

[fryeguy93]

Never travel widweek!!! That’s the motto! I would like to see teams all 150 and up though rankings wise. At end of day it’s probably all a moot point.

The nearby mid-majors aren’t paying 100s of millions for stadium renovations and upgrades.

Plus those with real grass, risk the Vols traveling hours for a game that may be rained out.

 

[fryeguy93]

Ah hell!

Let’s see if Garrett Crochet can shock the world and make me some money. The Sox have to win one of these games eventually

I've just placed a bet on Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins.
https://sports.tn.betmgm.com/en/share-my-bet/53a9c0e22c

 

[Drewbydoo]

Theressssss Chuckie !

Good for him and it makes me happy.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

 

[knoxvol52]

@cobbwebb0710 you watching your Mets playing the Giants now?

If not Mets lead 3-0 top 5th.

 

[volplaya8]

The nearby mid-majors aren’t paying 100s of millions for stadium renovations and upgrades.

Plus those with real grass, risk the Vols traveling hours for a game that may be rained out.

I would say teams like WKU would expect a return trip as well like they do with Louisville.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

 

[Sea Ray]

@cobbwebb0710 you watching your Mets playing the Giants now?

If not Mets lead 3-0 top 5th.

Make it 6-0 now

 

[Drewbydoo]

I’ll disagree on sending him to the minors. Just last season Olson was sporting a BA in the .220’s in mid-June but still managed to get hot and finish with his highest BA ever, the most HR and RBI in the NL. If you look at his OPS, it is more in line with his numbers from 2 seasons ago. As long as he is performing at that level then you can’t be too upset with him. The BA will probably pick up the second half of the season but last year was an aberration. It is not likely he finishes with a .280+ BA in a season for the rest of his career. His career average is .255 so anything over .260 is great for him. We just need his power hitting. We do have the best team BA in the majors after all so we can afford to have a guy that doesn’t consistently hit the ball as long as he is getting on base and producing in the power department.

If you ask me, I’m more concerned with Acuña. Yeah he is back to hitting .300 again, the OBP is there, and the stolen base numbers are there but the lack of power hitting from him is concerning. 1 HR this far into the season is not normal for him by any means. At least he is still contributing in other ways but we need him to be MVP level. I know he had the injury scare in spring training and maybe that is the reason but the power hitting is the only thing lacking from him this year. That’s usually a sign of apprehension towards full torque in your swing. I know it took him an entire season to get back to his normal self after the ACL injury. Hopefully he isn’t playing mind games with himself and starts letting loose with his swing.

I'm glad I could re-find this post again because you put a fair amount of effort into it and I didn't have time to do anything more than just click on the like button at the time.

I think batting is ripe for head games and while a player can and should rely on the-work-they-put-in, (to quote Tony V), I think that's a very difficult thing to do when coming up against a pitcher that's studying a player like Olsen or even Acuna for that matter because the battery is doing all they can to frustrate and deceive a batter.

I definitely see how head-games can creep in.

 

[Drewbydoo]

Vols fans should be prepared also, so put anti-Cicada bug spray on this week's shopping list so you know you already have some when you need it.

Nashville is one of the many places that's going to be impacted.

Is there some kind of countdown timer to (CET) Cicadas Emerge Time?

 

[Buddy’s Bandit]

“We stand on business”

 

[Halph66]

The Dr. will see you now.

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