The Remaining Games And The Road To Hoover

#53
#53
4-2 now, homer for Bama.

SN: Really wish I could count on us doing well the rest of the season, so I didn't have to be pulling for Bama
 
#56
#56
Me too...what do ya think our chances are tonight?

Honestly, might just be me being a bit of a homer, but I feel like we've got a good chance. Williams has been solid his last three starts (Florida, Kentucky, and Ole Miss), we've got a full bullpen behind him after not using anybody, and have been hitting the ball well. Figure Williams has to win one for us to get to Hoover, hopefully it is this weekend to make next less stressful.
 
#60
#60
So, the original post has been updated after today's games. I took Auburn and TAMU out, they are in.

UGA is gonna finish last, they aren't going to sweep UF.

So, it's down to Mizzou and the Vols. The best case scenario is that UK sweeps Mizzou and Godley pulls off one more complete game and a win, that would get us in. Unfortunately UK hasn't been playing very well, and Mizzou is playing a bit better over the last two weeks.

After that, should Mizzou win one, we'd need to win two and it's hard to feel like that is possible after the last two weeks.

From here on out, I'm just gonna BELIEVE! GBO!
 
#61
#61
So, the original post has been updated after today's games. I took Auburn and TAMU out, they are in.

UGA is gonna finish last, they aren't going to sweep UF.

So, it's down to Mizzou and the Vols. The best case scenario is that UK sweeps Mizzou and Godley pulls off one more complete game and a win, that would get us in. Unfortunately UK hasn't been playing very well, and Mizzou is playing a bit better over the last two weeks.

After that, should Mizzou win one, we'd need to win two and it's hard to feel like that is possible after the last two weeks.

From here on out, I'm just gonna BELIEVE! GBO!

So, basically, we're hoping to win just one game at home next weekend over a team that's under .500 in league play and then back in because someone else got swept at home.

Dang. Truth hurts.

It's not over though; three games are left.
 
#62
#62
Should we take care of buisness next week other series of interest are Ole Miss vs. LSU, Florida vs. Auburn, and Miss State vs. South Carolina. Ole Miss has a one game lead on the five seed ahead of Florida and Miss State. Wouldn't mind the opportunity of playing florida in a single elimination game
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#63
#63
So, basically, we're hoping to win just one game at home next weekend over a team that's under .500 in league play and then back in because someone else got swept at home.

Dang. Truth hurts.

It's not over though; three games are left.

In a word? Yes.

As you say, it's TAMU and last time I checked they didn't have Arky's pitching staff, so that's SOME good news.

You know, this one thing is troubling to me. Godley has gone out and finished 5 games. It's not like these young guys don't have anybody to look at to learn how it's done. This coming weekend would be a good time for the light bulb to go on.

As you say, The Truth Hurts, and the truth is these guys are probably going to need to win the series, if they don't, they don't deserve to go.
 
#64
#64
Should we take care of buisness next week other series of interest are Ole Miss vs. LSU, Florida vs. Auburn, and Miss State vs. South Carolina. Ole Miss has a one game lead on the five seed ahead of Florida and Miss State. Wouldn't mind the opportunity of playing florida in a single elimination game
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I'd like our chances with "The Bull" in single elimination. :)
 
#66
#66
I just noticed that we actually control our destiny, as odd it that sounds. In the KNS story about the Morehead game, Woodberry wrote that if we sweep TAMU, we'd either need Mizzou to lose at least once, or UK to get swept. Well, obviously, UK cannot avoid a sweep without beating Mizzou at least once.

It sounds like 1-2 is much more likely than 3-0 for us, but I do find it interesting that we can play our way in without having to watch scoreboards.

Vols handle Morehead State, but Dave Serrano unimpressed with effort as big SEC series looms » GoVolsXtra

"If UT manages only one win, the Vols would have to rely on Kentucky to sweep Missouri. If Tennessee takes two from Texas A&M, Missouri would have to lose at least two against the Wildcats.
If the Vols sweep A&M, the odds improve, but a postseason berth still isn’t assured. In that case, Missouri would have to lose at least one game, or Kentucky would have to be swept."

Woodberry must have missed his coffee or had his mind on something else when he wrote that last part.
 
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#67
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I just noticed that we actually control our destiny, as odd it that sounds. In the KNS story about the Morehead game, Woodberry wrote that if we sweep TAMU, we'd either need Mizzou to lose at least once, or UK to get swept. Well, obviously, UK cannot avoid a sweep without beating Mizzou at least once.

It sounds like 1-2 is much more likely than 3-0 for us, but I do find it interesting that we can play our way in without having to watch scoreboards.

Vols handle Morehead State, but Dave Serrano unimpressed with effort as big SEC series looms » GoVolsXtra

"If UT manages only one win, the Vols would have to rely on Kentucky to sweep Missouri. If Tennessee takes two from Texas A&M, Missouri would have to lose at least two against the Wildcats.
If the Vols sweep A&M, the odds improve, but a postseason berth still isn’t assured. In that case, Missouri would have to lose at least one game, or Kentucky would have to be swept."

Woodberry must have missed his coffee or had his mind on something else when he wrote that last part.

Definitely made it sound more complicated than it is.
 
#68
#68
Isolated thunderstorms in Missouri today and Thursday. Isolated thunderstorms in Knoxville thursday, friday, and saturday. Hopefully they stay isolated and we are able to get these games in.
 
#69
#69
Isolated thunderstorms in Missouri today and Thursday. Isolated thunderstorms in Knoxville thursday, friday, and saturday. Hopefully they stay isolated and we are able to get these games in.

Not playing might really help IMO. Winning 1 is about all that is a safe bet IMO. Going 1-1 get us in if they go 1-2????



Edit: looks like we would still be a fraction under mizzu by % points.
 
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#70
#70
In a word? Yes.

You know, this one thing is troubling to me. Godley has gone out and finished 5 games. It's not like these young guys don't have anybody to look at to learn how it's done. This coming weekend would be a good time for the light bulb to go on.

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I agree with this. After almost 50 games, UT still has pitchers not only getting the ball up in the zone, some are still having a hard time throwing strikes consistently. These two items should not be that difficult at this point in the year.

Serrano has shown in the past that he cannot and will not keep guys around that can't get the job done. If a pitcher can't throw strikes and hit his spots this late in the season, he probably will never get it done.
 
#71
#71
Not playing might really help IMO. Winning 1 is about all that is a safe bet IMO. Going 1-1 get us in if they go 1-2????



Edit: looks like we would still be a fraction under mizzu by % points.

That's because of how bad our W % is.
If we go 1-1, we'll have the same record as Mizzou, before taking their weekend into account. So, you'd think 1-2 would then drop them below us. Well, not when our W % is worse than 1/3.
 
#72
#72
Going 2-0 with a rainout would be nice. If we go 2-0, and Mizzou goes 2-1, we'll have the same W %, and we beat them 2/3 head-to-head, so I think that would get us in.
 
#75
#75
Here's where we are. UT wins the next two games and Mizzou loses the next 2 games, if my math is right (might wanna dbl check, cause I've been drinking heavily since the 7th)...we'd get in. .32 to .30.

If, lol...we won two and the rest of the UK/Mizzou series got rained out, we'd be tied and in because we took the series from them.

Any way...updated and dbl checked w/ Warren Nolan...burp.
 
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