The Official Tennessee @ Alabama Series Thread (Thurs. 3/20 7:30PM EDT ESPNU) (Fri. 3/21 7PM EDT SECNET+) (Sat. 3/22 2PM EDT SECNET+)

[vols1071]

Early in the series. He is your Ace. You hope he makes a pitch and gets out of it.

Put it this way: if another pitcher was on the mound, would you put Doyle in for him? Probably so. LD not at 100% is still better than most.

Early in the season, let him work. Early I. The series; let him eat a few innings so your bullpen is in better shape.

Fielding is what has let us down today as much ass pitching.

Those are my thoughts as to your question.

I agree... Let him push and just see what we can get... Gone more offspeed late with the drop in fastball velocity

 

[RiseToTheTop]

Defense is an issue

 

[87&91ALUM]

These road games are where you find out what you got and how far you can go.

 

[theroyz71]

We can't afford to give up any more runs.

 

[VFL1127]

Nice punch out

 

[patrick]

You out.

 

[WillisWG]

PC 96

 

[VolGirl81]

Big K for Coyle

 

[Orange931]

These road games are where you fund out what you got and how far you can go.

Winning the series is ideal, but if you don’t then avoid the sweep at least.

 

[Ritzwatch]

Single, hbp, walk. Loaded bases.

Double to the gap, bad angle by lf, cleared bases. Throw in a couple more miscues and it became a 5 run inning. Nice diving catch by Chapman in RF ended the inning without more damage.

Just not sharp anywhere tonight. Like they are used to practicing Thursday, and not playing a competitive game.

 

[vol66]

Shewie!

 

[theroyz71]

Thank goodness.

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

Clark, Chapman, Manny

 

[Tenacjim]

Whew. Needed that K!

 

[Bigvalley84]

Doyle has struggled but our defense hasn’t helped him

 

[patrick]

Way to fight back - D.

 

[VolGirl81]

Doyle got out of that inning. New pitcher?

 

[MAD]

Remember that year where we won the World Series but lost 2 out of 3 in Tuscaloosa?

 

[Tenacjim]

Winning the series is ideal, but if you don’t then avoid the sweep at least.

Yep. Even if we go 1-2 we come out at 4-2 in the league and right on track for 20-10.

 

[Ritzwatch]

Is their field trash or something? Neither infield can catch a hot shot.

I don’t know, but it isn’t the nice predictable, consistent hop we are used to on an all turf field. Something we will have to adjust to every year in order to have the benefits of our all artificial turf field.

 

[vol66]

Doyle got out of that inning. New pitcher?

Most likely. But we shall see.

 

[VolGirl81]

Levi is due

 

[VolFanGBO]

Levi…

 

[vol66]

We need to run this dude.

 

[vol66]

Robbed!!!