The Official Texas A&M @ #1 Tennessee National Championship Game 1 Thread (Sat. June 22 7:30 EST) (ESPN)

[Sudden Impact]

This is all about the $$$$ that is why it is going 3 games. Storybook ending with SeChrist ending his career As a Vol. It is all about the money. Watch the calls behind the plate. Burke does not get caught lookinG much less 2 times in one game. The only way this was going 3 games was for TX A&M to win game 1.

 

[Go47]

Up to Beam to have his best performance of his career. Have to have it, or you go home.

I think Beam will pitch a great game . . . Until the 5th or 6th inning. How that is handled / how we get out of it when we go to the bull pen will be a big part of the game.

But he will give us a great 5 innings.

 

[volsagain]

We didn't pitch as well as hoped . But the errors and ump killed us. We gave up 13 hits they gave up 12 and C-MO and KT were no shows . Got to believe those 2 will bring it tomorrow.

 

[Orangethumb]

Strike zone was questionable all game. Too many errors. Bad all around.

 

[JCP201]

We need CMo and a few others on fire tomorrow. CMo never found his groove at the plate tonight. If he repeats that tomorrow our time in Omaha may end sourly. He's leadoff. He sets the tone. But I think he'll have a good game tomorrow.

that was by far their best pitchers. Does CMO have two bad games in a row? I don't remember it, if he did.

 

[patrick]

I think you will see the dog in him tomorrow. He will deliver against the cult following.

He was cooking in his last outing until that ump got concussed.

 

[kptvol1]

VOLS ARE GOING TO WIN IN THREE

I thought the Vols would win games 1 and 3 but I’ll take winning games 2 and 3.

When the Vols win game 2 tomorrow then the pressure is all on AM.

That’s almost verbatim what I just told my wife.

 

[hardyemt_p]

Welp, we have one more opportunity to show up!

 

[patrick]

That’s almost verbatim what I just told my wife.

Great minds thinks alike.

 

[Volstylexx]

5 of the last 7 National Champions have lost game one of the Finals. Keep your heads up Vols. Lots of fight back tonight and no doubt we will respond tomorrow.

 

[VOLtaism]

Sorry, I just don't get the starting Stamos thing in the 1st game of the CWS?? Do you just erase his last 4 starts and hope for the best? On to tomorrow.

 

[patrick]

5 of the last 7 National Champions have lost game one of the Finals. Keep your heads up Vols. Lots of fight back tonight and no doubt we will respond tomorrow.

Thank you. What an awesome statistic.

 

[BruisedOrange]

Only third time this season that we've dropped the opener. Each time we came back and won the weekend. Tony likes keeping things simple, repetitive, and on schedule for his guys.

 

[hardyemt_p]

They've settled in a bit. Just too slow out the gates

Probably been looking at hawk Tua chick

 

[theroyz71]

And CMO / Amick / and Tears going 1-15

Amick had two walks and a single.

 

[Volstylexx]

Sorry, I just don't get the starting Stamos thing in the 1st game of the CWS?? Do you just erase his last 4 starts and hope for the best? On to tomorrow.

Tony wanted to stick with the normal rotation because he knows it’s a series and not just one game. A&M is shooting their shot early and hoping they can win it all tomorrow. If they don’t… it’s going to swing to a massive advantage for the Vols in game 3. Never feels good to lose, but it’s a series for a reason. They went with what got them here, and you can’t really fault that.

 

[Bryan1]

Sorry, I just don't get the starting Stamos thing in the 1st game of the CWS?? Do you just erase his last 4 starts and hope for the best? On to tomorrow.

Mostly because that has been thier regular rotation all year is what I believe.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

17 strike outs. Wow. Just Wow.

This is exactly what I feared

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

Hopefully, whoever is behind the plate tomorrow in blue won’t be as inconsistent as this jackass tonight.
Not entirely their fault, but they control the game. You’d think they would be vetted and held to a higher standard.
I think CMO tried to do too much and maybe the boys just were a little too confident coming in. Didn’t seem to be dialed in at first, and then they jumped out to a lead and it was too late.
I feel good about the pitching situation, and hopefully those who stunk it up tonight will swing the pendulum back the other way for the Vols.
GB

 

[patrick]

Vols going to smash AM tomorrow.

 

[hardyemt_p]

This is all about the $$$$ that is why it is going 3 games. Storybook ending with SeChrist ending his career As a Vol. It is all about the money. Watch the calls behind the plate. Burke does not get caught lookinG much less 2 times in one game. The only way this was going 3 games was for TX A&M to win game 1.

Yeah whatever. We better be on fire tomorrow!!!!

 

[DirtyDawg]

Tough loss, but your boys didn’t lie down. I really think you guys will smoke them tmw with double digit runs. I really hope we get the drama of a very climactic game 3 for a National Championship!

 

[patrick]

12 hits TN

13 hits AM.

Errors errors errors. And untimely strikeouts.

 

[orchidvol]

Affected both teams equally.

I don't agree with you. In general, the Vol pitchers had an extremely narrow strike zone while he was a lot more generous with the A&M pitchers, like the Burke strikeout. Plate umpire was miserably bad.

 

[Orange.]

that was by far their best pitchers. Does CMO have two bad games in a row? I don't remember it, if he did.

IDK. but I know we've only lost two in a row once all year.