The Official #4 Tennessee @ #15 South Carolina Weekend Thread (Game 1 Thursday @ 7PM) (Game 2 Friday @ 7PM) (Game 3 Saturday @ Noon)

[Volunteer08]

Chill. He did leave Tidwell in too long, but it was a tough decision. Most of the time you get 7-innings of 1-run ball it's time to turn it over to the set-up man and then your closer. Statistics show that the 4th time through the order is rarely kind to the pitcher....

We won. That's all that matters. And Hunley shut it down.

Just saying when you starter goes into the 8th having thrown 80-some pitches, you don’t “turn it over to the setup man.” He earned being able to possibly throw a cg and that’s part of baseball. All of that aside from the fact he was dominant today and shut down the cocks aside from a single pitch going into the 8th.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Aren't we now the three seed looking to be the two in the unlikely event Vandy loses.

Yes. We're locked at the 3-seed as the worst-case scenario. We get the 2-seed and the SEC East crown if Vandy loses.

 

[TN_gal]

My goodness! HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF! What a save by Hunley.

Hello series win!

Blade did well overall today.

 

[VolnJC]

Cats starting out good homer then double double 2-0

 

[jdogvol]

Kats up 2-0 on the Dores. Top of 1st w/no outs.

 

[Volfan2012]

I think after the first hit he should've pulled him. Tony is in between a rock and a hard place as no way he can have total confidence in our ability to close out games. I know he was hoping to get one more inning out of Tidwell. With a 5 to 1 lead and third time through the order I pull him he doesn't start the eighth inning. Should have enough confidence in Hundley to close with a four run lead.

 

[txbo]

My posi-Vol self did not expect 8 series wins and 20 SEC wins. What a regular season.

And we were not swept all year. When was the last time that happened?

Gong into Columbia and taking a series from a ranked Cock squad is a big deal for anybody....any year.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Just saying when you starter goes into the 8th having thrown 80-some pitches, you don’t “turn it over to the setup man.” He earned being able to possibly throw a cg and that’s part of baseball. All of that aside from the fact he was dominant today and shut down the cocks aside from a single pitch going into the 8th.

We'll agree to disagree. That's why you have a set-up man and closer. The deeper your starter goes the more likely he is to get tagged by the lineup. Tidwell started the 8th facing the 8th and 9th batters, so he was about to face the order for a 4th time. That's tough for ANY pitcher to do no matter how good you are.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Gong into Columbia and taking a series from a ranked Cock squad is a big deal for anybody....any year.

Yep, I circled this weekend when the schedule was released.

 

[Zues1]

Come on UK, do the right thing.

You know, that thing...

 

[drvenner]

@Catbone where you at?

 

[Volunteer08]

Ok. 2 pitches two smoked balls to leadoff the inning says they’re catching up to him. Why do you risk letting the nations leading HR hitter get a crack at squaring up his timing? You can name on less than one hand how many pitchers in this league can regularly make it through an SEC lineup 3x and have earned the right to try. This game had on the line the difference between a guaranteed bye in Hoover and a very possible single elimination day 1 game as well as a locked in top 8 seed and 5 home wins away from Omaha vs. going on the road to face a top 5 team to get to Omaha. Why take the risk? That’s the only question to ask.

Blade deserved to start the 7th and I’m ok with facing the first two. Leaving him in to face Clark was the “mistake” or mistimed move.

You want to debate the last hitter he faced, sure. I’m talking to the folks that said he shouldn’t have started the 8th.

 

[GhostVol]

@Catbone where you at?

Scratchin' in the litterbox.....

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Keep us posted! I expect hard numbers, too

Already got a "shut the hell up" from someone down on 18th hole

 

[txbo]

They'll just tease us and break our hearts.

Lol.

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

Man...this team didn't lose an SEC road series all year

 

[Volunteer08]

We'll agree to disagree. That's why you have a set-up man and closer. The deeper your starter goes the more likely he is to get tagged by the lineup. Tidwell started the 8th facing the 8th and 9th batters, so he was about to face the order for a 4th time. That's tough for ANY pitcher to do no matter how good you are.

At that point he had thrown around 80 pitches, was up 5-1 and had given up 5 hits the whole day. You don’t know what you’re talking about.

 

[VolnJC]

Georgia up on Ole Miss 4-2

 

[DownTheField]

CANNOT believe he got those 3 K's to close it. Boom!

 

[NorCalVol67]

The only series lost were against two of the best in the nation. And we had opportunities to win both of those.

I am pumped.

 

[StarRaider]

took a shot at the SEC tourney matchups assuming kensucky does what kensucky does and blows it.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

At that point he had thrown around 80 pitches, was up 5-1 and had given up 5 hits the whole day. You don’t know what you’re talking about.

If you think pitch count is the ONLY thing that matters in baseball, you're the one who has no idea what they're talking about.

 

[txbo]

Man...this team didn't lose an SEC road series all year

That doesn’t happen often in this league.

 

[Volunteer08]

If you think pitch count is the ONLY thing that matters in baseball, you're the one who has no idea what they're talking about.

since that’s what I said. You don’t take the ball from his hands when he’s dominating like that. That’s it.

 

[txbo]

The only series lost were against two of the best in the nation. And we had opportunities to win both of those.

I am pumped.

I believe Vandy was ranked #1 at the time. Lost both series to #1.

I think you could easily argue that Vandy was a better team when we matched up than they are today.