The Official #4 Tennessee vs #1 Arkansas Weekend Game Thread (Game 1 Friday @ 6:30 PM) (Game 2 Saturday @ 12 PM) (Game 3 Sunday @ 1 PM)

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Dad and I flipped to the softball game and I can't stand the fake/weird random deep voice Beth Mowins does.
 
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drawing dead said:
Okay watch where he goes in the draft. He was 88-91 and threw 66 pitches in 3 innings tonight. He has thrown 80% junk all year and yes he is big time in college doing that. He is done after his colleges career is over.
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You’re under this illusion that you have to throw 95+ to be effective in professional baseball. I watched Luke Hocheaver throw 96+ for 8 innings every Friday, go #1 overall and he’s 20 games below .500 in his career. Meanwhile someone like Adam Wainwright throws 92 and is 60 games above .500 because he can get guys out other ways. Pitchers aren’t judged on how fast you throw, it’s about getting guys out. If it was on speed alone Heflin or KC would never see the mound.
 
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wmcovol said:
That’s why you don’t coach.
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When you get up 3, 4 or 5 runs, you take 1run every chance you get. How many big innings you think you’re gonna get in a game vs a great team? Lucky if 1.

Not bashing TV, he has to play his gut feeling. He’s got us here, but next time he bunts up 4or 5, you’ll know why.
 
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Positives:

Hunley was a warrior. Booker was fearless. Our guys drove Kopps pitch count up. They never backed down and had some incredible ABs.

It's the little mistakes that one can't afford to make against the #1 team.

It's a new day tomorrow. Let's go get game #2!
 
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Kevin Kopps is an incredible college pitcher, but even the SEC is not AAA baseball let alone the majors. Kopps will get drafted in the mid to late rounds and he’ll get his shot to make it to the bigs, and he’ll probably get there for some time, but he definitely doesn’t have the tools scouts look for in a future qualify reliever. MLB hitters are not going to swing at his slider which tails out of the zone frequently and if he leaves one in the zone at 88-90 MPH any major leaguer worth their salt is going to send that 450 feet.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
Kevin Kopps is an incredible college pitcher, but even the SEC is not AAA baseball let alone the majors. Kopps will get drafted in the mid to late rounds and he’ll get his shot to make it to the bigs, and he’ll probably get there for some time, but he definitely doesn’t have the tools scouts look for in a future qualify reliever. MLB hitters are not going to swing at his slider which tails out of the zone frequently and if he leaves one in the zone at 88-90 MPH any major leaguer worth their salt is going to send that 450 feet.
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And he has no fastball to mix it up with. He's a one trick pony.
 
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volz2wallz said:
Well after today...vols have shown they can play with anybody and "everyone's" best team in America...let's get game 2 and see what happens sunday!!⚾️🍊🔥
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If Hef is locating tomorrow he’ll do fine. Arkansas much like us, can hit the power stuff but sometimes struggles with the crafty lefty stuff....
 
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drawing dead said:
MLB is projection and tools. Just like SEC schools could care less if a senior in HS throws no hitters every other appearance if the kid is 80 mph. It’s not results based, it’s projection.
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I get it. Kopps will play in the big leagues. So will Liam Spence and he might get overlooked as well. CTV saw something he talked DVH into taking him.
 
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OldTimer said:
If Hef is locating tomorrow he’ll do fine. Arkansas much like us, can hit the power stuff but sometimes struggles with the crafty lefty stuff....
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Yep. We gon’ get that ass tomorrow!
 
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AthensVol2007 said:
You’re under this illusion that you have to throw 95+ to be effective in professional baseball. I watched Luke Hocheaver throw 96+ for 8 innings every Friday, go #1 overall and he’s 20 games below .500 in his career. Meanwhile someone like Adam Wainwright throws 92 and is 60 games above .500 because he can get guys out other ways. Pitchers aren’t judged on how fast you throw, it’s about getting guys out. If it was on speed alone Heflin or KC would never see the mound.
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Already said okay and watch the draft. In 5-6 years we will look back and say he was a low round pick that was ruined in college by a coach that called 80% junk. It happens at all levels.
 
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Volsbaseballfan1 said:
I get it. Kopps will play in the big leagues. So will Liam Spence and he might get overlooked as well. CTV saw something he talked DVH into taking him.
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No doubt CTV saw something which was exactly what I said earlier. A raw 92 mph HS arm that couldn’t pitch but really projected well. You won’t see CTV letting his pitchers ruin their arms by throwing 80% junk unless it’s obvious they are done after college anyway. That’s the difference with CTV and Van Horn. Van Horn let this kid throw junk 80% of the time since he has been at Arkansas and he will be done in 5-6 years. He will be a low round pick when they do an MRI on his arm which they will do before any team will sign him.
 
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NorCalVol67 said:
The scout is awfully obsessed with Kopps junk.
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Just quote me if you want to chime in.
Just to be clear, the guy is a great college pitcher. It’s a 56 game schedule so you don’t have to be all that durable and can get away with throwing ‘curves and sliders’ 80% of the time. But at the next level it won’t work, it’s 162 games and junk ballers that end up on the shelf aren’t a high commodity in the MLB.

Van Horn knows this but he doesn’t care.
 
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drawing dead said:
Just quote me if you want to chime in.
Just to be clear, the guy is a great college pitcher. It’s a 56 game schedule so you don’t have to be all that durable and can get away with throwing ‘curves and sliders’ 80% of the time. But at the next level it won’t work, it’s 162 games and junk ballers that end up on the shelf aren’t a high commodity in the MLB.

Van Horn knows this but he doesn’t care.
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I’m too drunk to taste this chicken.
 
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