The Official #1 Tennessee @ Vandy SEC Tourney Semi-Final Game Thread (Sat. May 25 4:30PM EST SEC NETWORK)

[MAD]

Do you remember it for the wins, or that we were knocked out in supers (or both)?

I remember it because that was the greatest team in the history of college baseball.

 

[VolGee4]

Somebody was up throwing but I couldn’t tell who it was from my seat.

Loy.

But pretty sure they want him to start tomorrow. Bringing him in probably changes that.

 

[Vol4gzus]

Not a kiss to Vol fans in attendance?

 

[TheBigOne10]

Screw history man. History doesn’t play the game on the field. History says Tennessee basketball isn’t any good in March and we made the Elite 8 this year. History isn’t playing next weekend. If we lose, some will try to paint it as “should have lost in Hoover” but the two things aren’t linked. It’s pure coincidence.

Do you play to win the game or do you play to lose the game? Pretty sure you play to win the game and this team wants ALL the trophies. We aren’t here to lose. We’re here to win, dammit.

Hell yes!!

 

[VolPack22]

I would strongly just disagree with that statement even though I love you very much. My son will leave as the all-time leader and appearances and will owe $60-$70,000 to have played. I’m not complaining, but there are very few guys getting paid money to play there.

Exactly why we should never put these kids down. Kirby, and several of these other players bleed orange. Baseball is not the sport that is making players money. Football and basketball get all the glory but these kids literally have to pay their own way through school.

 

[Freak]

My apologies as well Freak. My threads are never negative and was honestly trying to determine what an open forum was about when someone name calls another for their observations.
This team is awesome and has exceeded many expectations and we all want the same thing which is the ultimate national championship.
I appreciate your apology and hope you respect mine. Have a good evening and we’ll bring this home tomorrow

I never had an issue with your posts. It was someone else we were debating about. Lol. And I agree that there shouldn’t be any name calling at all.

 

[volplaya8]

Somebody was up throwing but I couldn’t tell who it was from my seat.

Loy was up and they almost made the move but they also need him tomorrow in the worst way

 

[volplaya8]

Exactly why we should never put these kids down. Kirby, and several of these other players bleed orange. Baseball is not the sport that is making players money. Football and basketball get all the glory but these kids literally have to pay their own way through school.

I was never talking baseball…I was talking in general if it didn’t come across….Volplaya loves the players!!! We all know this!

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Which part of Tennessee baseball history do you think most fans remember (or care about):

1. 2022 team that won regular season and tournament titles but failed to make it to the World Series

2. 2023 team that won no sec titles but made it to the World Series.

We judge teams by history all the time, and there’s one metric that matters in our sport - and it’s not a tournament title.

All I know is wanting the Vols to lose is a loser mentality man. I know you’re better than this.

6 of our 9 lineup members are about 6 weeks from joining a league that plays 162 games a year. If they are too tired after 60 games to play at a high level, they’ll never make it in the MLB. Fatigue isn’t an excuse.

 

[Caz]

I never had an issue with your posts. It was someone else we were debating about. Lol. And I agree that there shouldn’t be any name calling at all.

understood Freak!

 

[VolPack22]

I was never talking baseball…I was talking in general if it didn’t come across….Volplaya loves the players!!! We all know this!

That wasn’t directed towards you. It was just a general comment towards the people that want to throw dirt on the players whenever they aren’t performing up to fans expectations.

 

[drvenner]

Watch this quote or you’ll be told you just don’t know baseball or be perceived as a “nega”. Hell, I thought this was a forum for everyone’s input and not a place where people get called idiots for voicing an opinion. Most of the people guilty of this never played an inning in their lives

It's a public forum. Why anyone would think their unpopular opinion would not be commented about is puzzling to me.

 

[volplaya8]

That wasn’t directed towards you. It was just a general comment towards the people that want to throw dirt on the players whenever they aren’t performing up to fans expectations.

Oh yeah….wires get crossed in here all the time…When typing as well things come across differently all the time that are not meant how they are taken or would have been stated differently if spoken…just the way it goes!

 

[txbo]

I drank beer with it! Wut?

Dude. That’s like a peanut butter and pimento cheese sandwich.

 

[vol66]

Dude. That’s like a peanut butter and pimento cheese sandwich.

Never tried that.

 

[vol66]

OSU is hammering OU!

 

[CDB]

Which part of Tennessee baseball history do you think most fans remember (or care about):

1. 2022 team that won regular season and tournament titles but failed to make it to the World Series

2. 2023 team that won no sec titles but made it to the World Series.

We judge teams by history all the time, and there’s one metric that matters in our sport - and it’s not a tournament title.

I loved watching both teams, but neither one of them got the final trophy. They were still two great seasons. That’s baseball…

 

[volmanNC]

We backed into the championship playing ok baseball, tweaking the lineup. This team is deep. The will to win is strong.

The Force is strong in this one.

 

[VolGee4]

All I know is wanting the Vols to lose is a loser mentality man. I know you’re better than this.

6 of our 9 lineup members are about 6 weeks from joining a league that plays 162 games a year. If they are too tired after 60 games to play at a high level, they’ll never make it in the MLB. Fatigue isn’t an excuse.

No one wants us to lose. But we will have to win with our depth. There seemed to be some complaining about keeping Phillips on the mound. You aren’t sacrificing your high end arms for a win.

There is some nuance to this discussion. If we win pitching 3 young guys, then fantastic. But winning today and tomorrow has no bearing on what we do going forward.

 

[volplaya8]

Since plenty of us are here

@BradentonVol

do you basically just come in for baseball games…I hope you can tell I really enjoy you in this place…we all love the Vols and we get up here and down there but I just wanted to say I enjoy your presence around these parts…none of us takes the time to tell people we enjoy them…so since @preacherman20 spread some love my way…I wanted to spread some love yours!

 

[Zues1]

Does the game tomorrow mean anything?
Asking for a friend

 

[TheMookieMonster]

No one wants us to lose. But we will have to win with our depth. There seemed to be some complaining about keeping Phillips on the mound. You aren’t sacrificing your high end arms for a win.

There is some nuance to this discussion. If we win pitching 3 young guys, then fantastic. But winning today and tomorrow has no bearing on what we do going forward.

I’m not saying we should burn arms tomorrow to win. You should throw guys that aren’t going to be the primary contributors next weekend and let the chips fall where they may. If you lose, you lose.

But he was definitely implying he was disappointed we are still playing and worries we aren’t getting enough rest. I mean, these guys are 19-21 years old not 40. We are barely 1/3 of the way through a major league season by game count. Fatigue is not an issue.

 

[TheBigOne10]

Hope the Big Orange faithful show up in droves and help neutralize all the drunk, obnoxious Cajuns. Be loud y’all!

 

[CDB]

lol only the people who don’t know baseball…but there were quite a few of them…lol

I know a little bit about baseball… Very little but a little bit… And I was thinking we should pull him but that’s because I’m a wimp (there’s a better word for it, but there’s been enough talk about the rules) and CTV has big cojoñes of steel. it was awesome watching Phillips stay in there and tough it out.

 

[VolGee4]

I’m not saying we should burn arms tomorrow to win. You should throw guys that aren’t going to be the primary contributors next weekend and let the chips fall where they may. If you lose, you lose.

But he was definitely implying he was disappointed we are still playing and worries we aren’t getting enough rest. I mean, these guys are 19-21 years old not 40. We are barely 1/3 of the way through a major league season by game count. Fatigue is not an issue.

Recent history from 2021 though is kind of wild with the tournament winners and eventual CWS appearances or national title winners.