The Official Tennessee vs Stanford College World Series Thread ( Mon. 6/19 2PM EST) ESPN

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TechnoVol said:
I'd like to see CTV consider inserting Dreiling in right field to start the next game. C Scott is really struggling and I think Dreiling deserves a shot.
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I see your point. We’ll see what TV does. This team has depth to make changes if needed.
 
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mr.checkerboards said:
The thing is, our guys pitch counts have been relatively low. Im not really worried about how many options we have, I know we have to get there, but im trying to set us up for Saturday.
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Yeah I know I think that way a lot. But the coaches have to just think about the game that day. No thinking ahead now got to win to move on. If we hadn't lost it would give you more room. Been down this road before you're best pitcher don't always have a good day.
 
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Jax_Vol said:
Peyton has been a great ambassador for the University of Tennessee. We just need to learn to win more when he is around.

Difficult in baseball because they seem to be the biggest believers in voodoo.

Speaking of which, I hope we don't start down path of wearing gray uniforms for remainder of tourney.

Vollie or Zander need to pitch in the open fly striped pants.
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Fortunate he still comes after so many losses. Hell, he came to support the program when Tennessee had no chance in hell of winning. Stop the stupid talk
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
This is just a random thought ... but I miss the old aluminum bats whenever I'm watching the CWS now.

I remember the 80's when the CWS was played at Rosenblatt Stadium... and it was basically Homerun Derby. I specifically remember a game between Arizona State (had Oddibe McDowell and Barry Bonds) and Oklahoma State (with Pete Incaviglia and Robin Ventura) which finished with a score of something like 18-16 .... it was pure offense back then. The pitchers actually have a chance now ... which kinda sucks. LOL
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It’s a lot closer now to that than it was 10 yrs ago when BBCOR bats first came out & the ball still had very high seams. Today, nobody was hitting it out due to the wind.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
This is just a random thought ... but I miss the old aluminum bats whenever I'm watching the CWS now.

I remember the 80's when the CWS was played at Rosenblatt Stadium... and it was basically Homerun Derby. I specifically remember a game between Arizona State (had Oddibe McDowell and Barry Bonds) and Oklahoma State (with Pete Incaviglia and Robin Ventura) which finished with a score of something like 18-16 .... it was pure offense back then. The pitchers actually have a chance now ... which kinda sucks. LOL
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Ha: Are you saying that teams aren't hitting enough home runs these days? Are you kidding? I played D1 baseball back in the day: the ball FLIES off today's bats--so much so that a home run isn't a big deal anymore, as it was for decades. I don't know what the nationwide HR total was this year--but teams are hitting a massive number of homers. Four or five home runs in a game might be average. How many did we hit last year? I don't recall except to say it was a huge number. Wake Forest hit 9 home runs--9---against alabama in the second super-regional game. Bama had at least one homer itself--maybe more. 18-16 games is not baseball and should not be baseball; that's more like video-game sports.
 
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SN-A-C Orange said:
1) Wake will be reeling from the loss and we have momentum. 2) You are right Wake is an unknown - so I prefer it to be a 1 game roll of the dice. 3) You are right again .... we DO know LSU ... so easier to deal with them in a two game set. We know exactly what we expect to get.
I think Wake is deeper in pitching and that means giving them and extra day of rest gives them an advantage ... LSU pitching is not as deep ... I think we have a better chance against their pitching staff.

Question: If LSU beats Wake with their B pitcher ... who is the stronger team???

I think only 12 teams have gone on to win the CWS after dropping their first game. 12!!! That means we are a definite dark horse. So, if I have to beat 1 team twice ... I think overall our odds of beating LSU are better than beating Wake Forest in a 2 game set.
Go Vols ... let's make it 13!!!!
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There’s only one important variable, avoiding the best pitcher in the last twenty years of college ball. We want LSU tomorrow, then Wake.
 
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turbovol said:
Postgame remarks from both coaches and players today.

Wow: If you want to hear classy remarks by a losing coach, listen to the Stanford coach. Inspirational. I have a massive amount of respect for Stanford--no great academic school does it better. A class athletic department in every respect.


ncaa baseball postgame pressers stanford vs. tennessee today - Google Search
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Yeah, I like Esquer. He was at Cal for a long time before coming home to Stanford after his old coach Marquess retired.
 
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turbovol said:
Postgame remarks from both coaches and players today.

Wow: If you want to hear classy remarks by a losing coach, listen to the Stanford coach. Inspirational. I have a massive amount of respect for Stanford--no great academic school does it better. A class athletic department in every respect.


ncaa baseball postgame pressers stanford vs. tennessee today - Google Search
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Even if he appealed every possible option on the Vols first run. I thought that was bush league. Appeal one or the other.
 
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99gator said:
It doesn't matter. At this point, it's a tall order. It can be done. But, a very tall order.

Beat LSU then beat Wake twice

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Beat Wake and then beat LSU twice.

There's not a really good option there.
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Yeah but if LSU loses tonight then my beloved Vols send LSU home tomorrow, the absolute melt from tiger fans would be glorious lol.
 
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