The Official #1 Tennessee @ Kentucky Thur-Sat Game Thread (Thur. 7PM EST SEC NETWORK) (Fri. 6:30PM EST SEC NETWORK+) (Sat. 2PM EST SEC NETWORK +)

[chuckiepoo]

I have dropped my drawers for the weekend and will require an alcohol contribution to continue.

Did we win? I’m

 

[vol66]

I have dropped my drawers for the weekend and will require an alcohol contribution to continue.

This ain’t part of that butt chugging thing is it?

 

[Volprofch05]

I have made a decision. I changed hats. We scored 2 runs. When we resume the 8th, I’m gonna rock the flannel. That would be three hat changes for one game spread across two days. What y’all think?

Seems like a sound strategic maneuver, let’s roll with it!

 

[chuckiepoo]

This ain’t part of that butt chugging thing is it?

Butt chuggin’ …accelerated intoxication? Sounds like an Ole Miss thingiie.

 

[minorvol]

Im sensing BVS ..[/QUOTE
You’re right. Sorry. Calling my counselor now.

 

[MAD]

SECURITY!!!

 

[Hallie]

Teams may have figured us out .. the slower the better ..we seem to have trouble picking up breaking pitches ...middle part of plate moving to off the corner...lots of awkward swings last 2 nights .. alot of it junk pitches and the sneak a 93 mph fastball on ya. Our studs in top of order aren't learning anything.. ive seen some bad at bats all thru the lineup .. lipsiis, beck, Ortega, Russell, Lawson, Lipscomb ...all have had some really bad looking at bats .. see ball hit ball .. back to basics ...they look to be guessing too much..

 

[fryeguy93]

Bourbon barrel ale and I’m ready for bed. My feet are finally warm and dry

 

[vol66]

Seems like a sound strategic maneuver, let’s roll with it!

The Professor has ruled. You get 50% of the credit or 50% of the blame, however it shakes out.

 

[vol66]

SECURITY!!!

They all in bed by now! Yer stuck!

 

[vol66]

T9, UCSB up 2-0 over UC Irvine…

B9, last Chance for the Anteaters…lead off man is on!

Foul out, 1 down…fly out to LF, 2 away…single, runners on the corners…catcher throws him out at 2B to end it!

 

[Bigorange123]

Due to SEC rules, Saturday's second game will be a seven-inning game.
Game 2 Between Vols & Wildcats Suspended in Eighth Inning, Will Conclude Saturday - University of Tennessee Athletics

 

[vol66]

I hope this is not inappropriate, but tomorrow is gonna be a bit of a day, baseball wise. Just a reminder…Mother’s Day is Sunday so…plan accordingly.

GBO!!!

 

[BruisedOrange]

I assume modern batting machines can be programmed, and in practice players can "repeat" multiple at-bats pitch-by-pitch.

 

[VolPack22]

I’m sorry but this makes no sense to me. They can somehow be ok with UT-UK playing 13 innings on Thursday, but we can’t play 11 innings on Saturday? If Game 2 ends up going into extras, fine I’m cool with Game 3 being 7 innings. If Game 2 finishes in regulation then Game 3 should be 9 innings imo.

 

[VolPack22]

I assume modern batting machines can be programmed, and in practice players can "repeat" multiple at-bats pitch-by-pitch.

Yes they have high tech pitching machines with every pitch you can think of and have a simulated game with base runners, innings, etc. Even has a virtual pitcher that you can switch from right/left handed on the back drop to simulate it coming out of the pitcher’s hand. It had a programmed strike zone by height on the screen and you could tell it where you wanted the pitch within the strike zone. You could even go on the computer and make up your own pitch with a % of a certain pitch. Say if you wanted the pitch to be 65% curve, 25% slider, 10% change up. I can’t recall but I feel like you could mix up to like 4 or 5 pitches into one pitch if you wanted. You could program it to do random or specific pitches throughout an AB. It honestly felt like the options were limitless on this thing. This was probably about 13-15 years ago whenever I was fortunate enough to use one with one of my summer travel teams, so I can only imagine what they are like now with the advancements in today’s technology.

 

[JCP201]

they play double headers all the time? confused

 

[Bigorange123]

they play double headers all the time? confused

Due to SEC rules, Saturday's second game will be a seven-inning game.

 

[therealitytheory]

Another late night of UTBB in the books. I strongly believe we'll break out of our mini-slump in the light of day.
GBO!!!

 

[VolPack22]

they play double headers all the time? confused

I think the way double headers are played in the SEC are a little outdated. If the postponed game is resuming on the last day of the series, they require the second game being played that day to be 7 innings. If this were Game 1 being postponed and being made up on Game 2’s day, then Game 2 can still be a 9 inning game. I could be wrong but if someone with more knowledge can say otherwise, I believe this is their policy unfortunately.

I could understand if you had to try to get two full games in, yeah just make them both 7 inning games, but that isn’t the case here. There’s only 2 innings left in Game 2. Game 3 could easily be 9 innings without any issues.

 

[VolPack22]

Heck I remember playing triple headers growing up. Started the first game at 10am. Had an hour break between games. Players don’t care, at least the ones that truly love the game.

 

[theroyz71]

Damn that corporate weather for not wanting to cooperate.

 

[NighthawkVol]

If that were true you wouldn't see teams jump many spots for a good weekend.

Yes you would, especially early in the season. But that’s the point…now that the season is later, teams are moving less and Tennessee shouldn’t move down.

It it were only about that week, Tennessee wouldn’t have been #1 after losing to TT and Bama.

 

[NighthawkVol]

If we have tickets to the Saturday game (and we do), can we get into the end of the suspended game with our tickets? It’s not like there aren’t seats available. And we’re getting shorted 2 innings anyway.

 

[CAVPUT]

Teams may have figured us out .. the slower the better ..we seem to have trouble picking up breaking pitches ...middle part of plate moving to off the corner...lots of awkward swings last 2 nights .. alot of it junk pitches and the sneak a 93 mph fastball on ya. Our studs in top of order aren't learning anything.. ive seen some bad at bats all thru the lineup .. lipsiis, beck, Ortega, Russell, Lawson, Lipscomb ...all have had some really bad looking at bats .. see ball hit ball .. back to basics ...they look to be guessing too much..

Likely some of it. I also wonder if a deeper fence is causing us to want to swing harder and have a lack of patience at the plate? Maybe a lack of energy in the place has us pushing too hard? Love me some home runs, but when you let that be your offense and stop playing baseball, you're gonna struggle. We need to get back to making pitchers work and doing the little things. Then there's the history with these "super teams" and chasing records. Might be that chase that has so few of them actually doing anything in the post season? This team needs to forget records and homers. Just get back to one pitch at a time and playing good fundamental baseball. You combine that with our talent and pitching and we'll be fine. Keep along this path and.....