The Official Tennessee vs Clemson Regional Game Thread (Sat. 6/3 6PM EST ESPN2)

#3,410
#3,410
Couple of observations:

That upslope in Clemson's outfield as a warning hazard is a safety hazard and an all-round stupid idea. It prevented Scott from making a catch he would have made on a ball that, had it been caught, might have won the game earlier for us. And it might have prevented their cf from catching Zane's HR to center-right. Both of them took tumbles as they were going for the ball. Scott had it in his glove, but his stumble knocked it out. Slopes like that should be banned.

I'll forever believe Tony should have taken Do out for a leftie when the leftie cf came to the plate in the fifth, and also a leftie when the same batter came to the plate against Burns in the bottom of the ninth. I'm not saying that with hindsight, I felt so and said so at the time. Especially in the ninth. Try to end it there with the Stache. Both Do and Burns were not on their A games and were having command controls. All's well that ends well, but I thought the game would have a better chance of being won with those changes.

That said, the grit of our three pitchers was outstanding, Do and Burns just kept pumping pitches up there despite not having great command, and they all three showed how they have become mentally tougher over the season.

Thank the Lord for CMo. Seems like our only right handed hitter that can consistently hit tough lefties. It would be nice if we had more RH bench hitters.

A lot of us are frustrated with Ahuna at the plate. He seems defenseless against lefties. But he is worth that offensive frustration when he can play shortstop like he does.

Not sure how Tony will play his pitching staff today. I hope he plays this game as do or die, using our great pitching depth to have the best matchups and try to end it tonite rather than keep his poweder dry for another game.
 
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CAVPUT said:
I'm gonna try to not read more into it than I should. He was ready to congratulate Ahuna but then Ahuna was engrossed in his celebration. I'm gonna roll with that and look forward to tonight.
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TN is on a short leash. Who knows when an ump will get his panties in a twist and over celebrating could draw a warning...
 
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