The Official #3 Tennessee vs #2 Vandy Weekend Series Thread (Game 1 Friday @ 7PM) (Game 2 Saturday @ 4PM) (Game 3 Sunday @ 1PM)

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#477
@1RBFjr said:
Well.....there was a Vandy woman near us who apparently watched her first baseball game last night, judging by her repeated shrill ‘wooooo.’ She yelled at every stinking thing: Vandy hit a routine pop fly? Woooooo!
Vandy hit a routine grounder? Wooooo!
Etc. ad nauseam.
The @volcreatures got tired of her too, but she had a kid with her (kid was wearing a Cleveland Browns pullover, so he may be destined for years of despair), so they politely numerous times said you don’t excited and yell over Vandy popping one up. I thought she was our local version of the whistler.
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Maybe big bad Vol could mansplain baseball to her.
 
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I4Vols said:
So when Tony got tossed, what do the actual rules state for the situation where the base runner catches (or interferes with) a ball carrying foul before it hits 3rd base? I think Tony's point was "what if that ball hits turf and bounces fair?"
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I thought if a ball hits a baserunner, he was out.
 
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txbo said:
Brings back memories.

Doug Furnas used to listen to that while he was preparing to squat..... and that was a sight to see.
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N.D. Kalu rattled off a number of his favorites yesterday on 790 but settled quickly on In the Air as number one.
 
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txbo said:
I suffered through the Lastros too. Nolan Ryan building the farm teams was a big part of the success.
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I grew up with the 80’s Atlanta braves. Dale Murphy, Bob Horner, Phil Niekro...
Those were some rough years but always loved going to Fulton co. to cheer them on. For some strange reason, it seems like they were always playing the Astros when we would go. Maybe because both teams were terrible, the tickets were cheaper or something? We weren’t very well off and I can imagine those weekend trips were a strain on my Dads wallet. But he would always take me a couple of times every year. One year we saw them play the Phillies and it was then that I realized the braves actually played other teams besides the astros!😂
GBO!!
 
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If a runner is at third base and gets hit with a batted ball, if the runner is in fair territory he is out. If he is in foul ground, he is not. That’s why runners get leads off third base in foul territory. If the runner at third intentionally picks up a foul ball before the ball reaches the bag then it is umpire discretion on interference as a prior post said. No different than a third base coach grabbing a batted ball that is obviously going to be foul.
 
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6-4-3 said:
If a runner is at third base and gets hit with a batted ball, if the runner is in fair territory he is out. If he is in foul ground, he is not. That’s why runners get leads off third base in foul territory. If the runner at third intentionally picks up a foul ball before the ball reaches the bag then it is umpire discretion on interference as a prior post said. No different than a third base coach grabbing a batted ball that is obviously going to be foul.
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...found the rule, I believe...
Foul Ball
SECTION 35. A batted ball that:
a. Settles on foul ground between home plate and first base or between home
plate and third base;
b. Bounds past first or third base on or over foul ground;
c. First falls on foul ground beyond first or third base;
d. While on or over foul ground, touches an umpire, a player or any object other
than the playing surface;
e. Hits the batter in the batter’s box, or hits the dirt or home plate and then hits
the batter or the bat, which is in the hand or hands of the batter, while in the
batter’s box; or
f. Hits the pitcher’s rubber and rebounds into foul territory between home plate
and first or third base, without touching a fielder.
Note: A ball is to be judged fair or foul with respect to its position relative to the foul
lines and not with respect to the position of the fielder at the time of contact.

Check out that rule f. I don't think I've ever seen that one either.
 
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#493
Mike Rapp said:
Vanderbilt SEC batting average (1), OBP (2), hits (1, tied with Ole Miss), doubles (1), triples (1), Home runs (ties for 5), RBI (3), and slugging percentage (1).

This is the best hitting team in Vandy history, and that is saying something. Look at the batting average top to bottom of this lineup, Tennessee isn’t even close. Vandy’s nine hole hitter would bat in the top four of most college teams. It’s possible that Rocker and Leiter will go 1-2 in the draft. Dallas is a good pitcher but come on.
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Did I say they couldn’t hit? I said they were mowed down like little kids when Georgia’s pitcher struck out 13 in 6 innings. I also said that both offenses had the same amount of hard contact as did Burke. I also said a few weeks back that their offense hasn’t faced the best arms in the SEC yet and let’s see where they are after the Florida series. Those are facts. I also said Leiter was virtually unbeatable but Rocker is not. He got pitches last night that Dallas didn’t and had he got the same calls then Dallas throws a no-no. His control was head & shoulders above Rocker. The umpire saved Rocker from losing his composure by giving him ridiculous strikes. The difference last night as Burke said were the defenses which by the way Vandy has one of the worst in the SEC. The difference in pitchers last night was minimal. Watch the game again and you will see that.
 
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drawing dead said:
Vandy is just like everyone else, they have won games they should not have.

They have one arm that seems to be unbeatable and that’s Leiter. You seem to think Vandy has these amazing hitters up & down their lineup and that’s just not reality.
Georgia’s Webb struck them out 13 times in 6 innings last weekend. Need I say that was utter domination. We beat Webb and it’s just the way baseball goes. TN has higher rated position player prospects than Vandy. Burke said it last night post game, Rocker and Dallas had similar outings and similar numbers. The difference was defense.
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You do Realize Vanderbilt had some players out with injury during that Georgia Series and they were not exactly owned either. Isaiah Thomas was a legitimate Player of the Year Candidate before injury. They had players out of position and had guys that rarely see action in the lineup. Keegan has also missed some time.
You speak as if that UGA series was a sweep with all games 25-0. Vanderbilt is basically 50/50 on Sunday Games anyway and any team that can beat Rocker or Leiter has a chance to win the series.
 
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AthensVol2007 said:
You’ve taken the homerism too far at this point. Now the statistics that have been used forever to measure offensive performance, and completely refute your argument, are irrelevant.
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Said a few weeks back that Vandy hasn’t faced the best arms in the SEC and the meat of their schedule started last week. Webb struck out 13 in 6 innings in Nashville and they were held to one run on Sun by Cannon. Dallas held them to 2 earned runs through 7 last night. May not be relevant to you but getting your ass kicked by Georgia on your home field seems relevant to me. Talk to me when the schedule is over about their offense. All I know is the last 4 SEC games they have looked average to below average. That’s a fact.
 
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#497
Crossvilleman said:
You do Realize Vanderbilt had some players out with injury during that Georgia Series and they were not exactly owned either. Isaiah Thomas was a legitimate Player of the Year Candidate before injury. They had players out of position and had guys that rarely see action in the lineup. Keegan has also missed some time.
You speak as if that UGA series was a sweep with all games 25-0. Vanderbilt is basically 50/50 on Sunday Games anyway and any team that can beat Rocker or Leiter has a chance to win the series.
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When you strike out 13 times in 6 innings, that is more than 2 per inning. That’s the definition of owned.

Leiter may do it to us 1 1/2 hours from now and if he does then I will tip my cap and say he owned our hitters today.
 
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