www.rehireroddelmonico.com

#27
#27
Diamond Vol Fan said:
You should hear the number of current and former players that still wish Coach Delmonico was here. It is incredible.:salute:
Click to expand...

So who are they? I've not heard anyone except you say so.

I'll repeat since you seem to be slow...almost everyone here believes Raliegh needs to go, and almost everyone believes he was a very poor hire.

But hold your breath that Delmonico will ever be back.
 
#28
#28
Believe me. I have heard from current players and some parents that Raliegh berates them - no praise. Also, he has kicked two pitchers off of the team only to later tell them that they misunderstood him. That has happened every year so far. He is also under criticism within the athletics department about his "coaching style". At some point everyone including YOU will understand what we really had with Coach D. There is a reason why he was the most succesful recruiting coodinator at Florida State and why he was so successful here. There is a reason why 1,000 to 1,200 people came to the Leadoff Banquets and now we are good to get 300-400. There is a reason why we got to Omaha 3 times in 10 years. You just dont get it. If you dont know after watching this train wreck for now for the 3rd year, you need to look back. Did you not enjoy hosting Regionals? Did you not enjoy watching All Americans? Were you not impressed by the fact that in until year before last, Tennessee was the northern most team to get to Omaha in the modern era? You seriously need to look back to realize what we had. And you should demand that we get it back.:salute:
 
#29
#29
Check out this article from Baseball America:

Baseball America published this article in 2007

"Ranking The Best College Programs - Analyzing College Baseball’s Best During the 64-Team Field Era"

By Matt Eddy and John Manuel

Ranking teams based on how we think they’ll do this year wasn’t enough for our 2007 College Preview. As we did in our 1997 College Preview, we decided to rank the programs themselves over a longer period of time performing a quantitative analysis of the top college programs to find out who comes out on top over the last eight seasons.

We factor a school’s winning tradition and quality of players in arriving at a final score.

In the previous Baseball America survey we considered the 1990s only. This time we examine the years from 1999 to 2006, which coincided with the implementation of the 64-team field for the NCAA tournament and with the change in rules governing the performance of aluminum bats.

1. Texas
2. Miami
3. Stanford
4. Cal State Fullerton
5. Rice
6. Louisiana State
7. Florida State
8. Clemson
9. South Carolina
10. Southern California
11. Nebraska
12. Georgia Tech
13. Arizona St.
14. North Carolina
15. Long Beach St.
16. Tulane
17. Baylor
18. Florida
19. Houston
20. Notre Dame
21. Alabama
22. Wichita St.
23. Arizona
24. Texas A&M
25. Mississippi St.

26. University of Tennessee

That is what the Rod Delmonico era means. We wouldnt break the top 100 at this point. :salute:
 
#30
#30
Hamilton, if you read this remember - George Steinbrenner rehired Billy Martin and won a World Series. Coach D would be YOUR coach. C'mon give him another chance!!!
 
#32
#32
Here is a little IQ for you. Read it and weep:


Tennessee Offensive Achievements
Under Rod Delmonico
• Tennessee won 3 SEC team batting titles
• Tennessee batted at least .300 as a team in 12 of his 18 year era
• Tennessee finished in the top 4 in the SEC in batting average 10 times during the Rod Delmonico era
• An average of 7.1 players per year hit at least .300
• 27 players hit at least 10 home runs in a season
• His teams have collected at least 700 hits in 7 seasons
• Tennessee led the SEC in stolen bases 10 times in 18 years
• A Tennessee player led the SEC in stolen bases 11 times
• Tennessee players swiped at least 100 bases in 11 of 18 years
• Tennessee set an SEC record with 215 stolen bases in 2000
• A Tennessee-record 9 players hit at least .300 in 2000 and 2005
• A Tennessee-record 4 players hit at least 10 home runs in 1998 and 3 did so in 2005

SEC Leaders in the Delmonico Era
Batting Average Base Hits
Chase Headley, 2005 Chris Burke, 2001
Chirs Burke, 2001 Chris Burke, 2000
Jeff Pickler, 1998 Jeff Pickler, 1998
Andy Blanco, 1992 Todd Helton, 1995

Home Runs Stolen Bases
Todd Helton, 1995 Andy Simunic, 2007
Eli Iorg, 2005
Runs Batted In Jordan Czarniecki, 2003
Todd Helton, 1994, 1995 Chris Burke, 2001
Stevie Daniel, 2000
Doubles Clay Greene, 1997
Chris Burke, 1999 Richie Wyman, 1994
Scott Schroeffel, 1996 Jose Vazquesz, 1992
Jeff Pickler, 1998 Mike Basse, 1990, 1991
Todd Helton, 1993, 1995
Runs Scored
Triples Chase Headley, 2005
Chris Burke, 2001 Chris Burke, 2001
Justin Parker, 2000 Todd Helton, 1995

Walks On-Base Percentage
Chase Headley, 2005 Chase Headley, 2005

Tennessee’s .400 Hitters in the Delmonico Era

1992 Andy Blanco .432*
1995 Todd Helton .407
1998 Jeff Pickler .445*
1998 Travis Copley .419
2000 Chris Burke .401
2001 Chris Burke .435*

• Won the SEC Batting Title

Rehire Rod Delmonico - NOW!:machgun:
 
#34
#34
What is it about the UT fan base in that we feel like we can only hire coaches who have been here before?

The absolute worst thing that could happen to the UT baseball program would be to let Rod Delmonico get in charge of it again.
 
#35
#35
Can't say one way or another about CRD since I am new to Vol Baseball but I will say Diamond Vol Fan seems to speak in facts and stats, I would like to see the one's who don't like CRD explain what was wrong in stats and facts.
Thanks!

Again don't take me as pro or con just trying to understand better after watching the World Baseball Classic and attending the LSU series this weekend I would lean toward a return!
 
#36
#36
He alienated high school coaches in the area.
Who cares if you have a bunch of statistical leaders if you don't do anything with it?
He made it to the CWS once in a blue moon. If he were so great, we should have been there more often.
 
#37
#37
IPorange said:
Why do some people think the only options for a coach are the current one and the previous one?
Click to expand...

Mike Hamilton should consider two High School Coaches in Georgia who have built longstanding successful baseball programs in their communities: (1) Coach Stuart Chester, Cartersville High School, Cartersville, Ga and; (2) Coach Bobby Howard, Columbus High School, Columbus, Ga. Mike, do your homework and research the records and accomplishments of these two coaches then add them to your short list for the next vacancy at Tennessee. Stuart Chester is the winningest coach in Georgia in the last 10 years having won 5 State Championships (2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009). Coach Howard is the winningest coach in Georgia in the last 20 years. Both coaches win year-end and year-out with the players they are delt and could bring the same success to Tennesee.
 
Last edited:
#39
#39
Diamond Vol Fan said:
Here is a little IQ for you. Read it and weep:


Tennessee Offensive Achievements
Under Rod Delmonico
• Tennessee won 3 SEC team batting titles
• Tennessee batted at least .300 as a team in 12 of his 18 year era
• Tennessee finished in the top 4 in the SEC in batting average 10 times during the Rod Delmonico era
• An average of 7.1 players per year hit at least .300
• 27 players hit at least 10 home runs in a season
• His teams have collected at least 700 hits in 7 seasons
• Tennessee led the SEC in stolen bases 10 times in 18 years
• A Tennessee player led the SEC in stolen bases 11 times
• Tennessee players swiped at least 100 bases in 11 of 18 years
• Tennessee set an SEC record with 215 stolen bases in 2000
• A Tennessee-record 9 players hit at least .300 in 2000 and 2005
• A Tennessee-record 4 players hit at least 10 home runs in 1998 and 3 did so in 2005

SEC Leaders in the Delmonico Era
Batting Average Base Hits
Chase Headley, 2005 Chris Burke, 2001
Chirs Burke, 2001 Chris Burke, 2000
Jeff Pickler, 1998 Jeff Pickler, 1998
Andy Blanco, 1992 Todd Helton, 1995

Home Runs Stolen Bases
Todd Helton, 1995 Andy Simunic, 2007
Eli Iorg, 2005
Runs Batted In Jordan Czarniecki, 2003
Todd Helton, 1994, 1995 Chris Burke, 2001
Stevie Daniel, 2000
Doubles Clay Greene, 1997
Chris Burke, 1999 Richie Wyman, 1994
Scott Schroeffel, 1996 Jose Vazquesz, 1992
Jeff Pickler, 1998 Mike Basse, 1990, 1991
Todd Helton, 1993, 1995
Runs Scored
Triples Chase Headley, 2005
Chris Burke, 2001 Chris Burke, 2001
Justin Parker, 2000 Todd Helton, 1995

Walks On-Base Percentage
Chase Headley, 2005 Chase Headley, 2005

Tennessee’s .400 Hitters in the Delmonico Era

1992 Andy Blanco .432*
1995 Todd Helton .407
1998 Jeff Pickler .445*
1998 Travis Copley .419
2000 Chris Burke .401
2001 Chris Burke .435*

• Won the SEC Batting Title

Rehire Rod Delmonico - NOW!:machgun:
Click to expand...
Yet, he barely managed to stay above .500 in conference play and was missing the SEC Tournament altogether by the end of his tenure.
Posted via VolNation Mobile
 
#42
#42
hatvol96 said:
Why? Do they need someone to pick up their bar tabs or buy them some pot?
Posted via VolNation Mobile
Click to expand...

ding, ding, ding.......baseball is a game of never ending stats......you can pull good stats out of ANY program......the suggestion to rehire a man of such poor character is just plain ignorant....not to mention the fact that even with some good talent, we did not win
 
#43
#43
Diamond Vol Fan said:
Actually, sjrobert he was offered the job at Texas and was contacted to interview at South Carolina. Out of loyalty to the program that he built and Coach Dickey, he stayed. Again, your lack of facts or memory or both are phenomenal. You seem to only quote the conference record over the last 10 years of his tenure. Have you analyzed the growth in the SEC over that period and how dominate the conference became.
Click to expand...

He was never offered the Texas job, was a finalist, but was not offered, And that was in the mid-90s, so I don't have any idea how that applies in 2010. Phillip Fulmer was tossed around as a hot NFL name in the mid-90s.

The suggestion that he did anything at all out of "loyalty" to Coach Dickey is laughable. They hated each other. Stories about the awful relationship between Delmonico and Dickey are the stuff of legend around the UTAD and the baseball program, notably the lack of support Rod felt he received from Dickey.

I actually thought you might be Rod until I read that. That made me laugh out loud.

Of course we only refer to his last 10 years as coach. We're looking for a coach in 2010, not 2000. College coaches are judged on what they've done recently, and his last few years were awful. They rode the pitching to the CWS in 2005, but didn't even make the SEC Tournament in the years that followed.

Rod did great things here in the 90s. Noone will dispute that. But after that, he didn't win enough games and his program was an absolute disaster off the field.

You referenced in other post about former players that would come to bat for Rod. I'd like to know who you're thinking of, because some of our more prominent alumni that played under him refused to give money until he was gone and were very vocal to Mike when the decision was being made on whether to retain him. There was very, very little vocal support from the alumni to keep him two years ago.
 
#44
#44
DeerPark12 said:
He was never offered the Texas job, was a finalist, but was not offered, And that was in the mid-90s, so I don't have any idea how that applies in 2010. Phillip Fulmer was tossed around as a hot NFL name in the mid-90s.

The suggestion that he did anything at all out of "loyalty" to Coach Dickey is laughable. They hated each other. Stories about the awful relationship between Delmonico and Dickey are the stuff of legend around the UTAD and the baseball program, notably the lack of support Rod felt he received from Dickey.

I actually thought you might be Rod until I read that. That made me laugh out loud.

Of course we only refer to his last 10 years as coach. We're looking for a coach in 2010, not 2000. College coaches are judged on what they've done recently, and his last few years were awful. They rode the pitching to the CWS in 2005, but didn't even make the SEC Tournament in the years that followed.

Rod did great things here in the 90s. Noone will dispute that. But after that, he didn't win enough games and his program was an absolute disaster off the field.

You referenced in other post about former players that would come to bat for Rod. I'd like to know who you're thinking of, because some of our more prominent alumni that played under him refused to give money until he was gone and were very vocal to Mike when the decision was being made on whether to retain him. There was very, very little vocal support from the alumni to keep him two years ago.
Click to expand...

There's your "stats" DVD.
 
#45
#45
TC024 said:
Can't say one way or another about CRD since I am new to Vol Baseball but I will say Diamond Vol Fan seems to speak in facts and stats, I would like to see the one's who don't like CRD explain what was wrong in stats and facts.
Thanks!
Click to expand...

Here you go, the last decade of the Delmonico era:

1998 - 36-20, 11-17 SEC
1999 - 28-28, 10-20 SEC
2000 - 40-23, 10-18 SEC
2001 - 40-28, 18-12 SEC - SEC Tourney, NCAA CWS (2-2)
2002 - 27-28, 12-18 SEC
2003 - 31-24, 13-17 SEC
2004 - 38-24, 14-16 SEC - SEC Tourney, NCAA Tourney (1-2)
2005 - 46-21, 18-11 SEC - SEC Tourney, NCAA CWS (0-2)
2006 - 31-24, 11-18 SEC
2007 - 34-25, 13-15 SEC - SEC Tourney

Total 351-245, 130-162 (.445) SEC

4 SEC Tournaments in 10 years
2 Winning SEC records
0 SEC Championships
0 SEC Division Championships
0 SEC Tournament Championships
3 NCAA Tournaments

Granted, two of the three times they went to the NCAA Tournament they went on to the College World Series. They won two games in '01, but didn't make it out of the loser's bracket. In '05, they were two and out. Outside of the two CWS runs, the team won exactly one NCAA Tournament game, a 1-0 win over Stoneybrook.

But largely what you see over the last 10 years of Rodball was dramatic underachievement in the conference. They finished over .500 in the conference twice.
 
#46
#46
You guys are ridiculous! You're complaining about how Tennessee got to Omaha! Are you kidding. The program had not been since 1952 and you're complaining about how we got back there 3 times in 10 years. Morons. By the way, check out how we currently rank in the SEC in batting avg. and ERA.

More "meaningless" history for your review:

Tennessee’s Defensive Achievements
•Tennessee led the NCAA in fielding in both 1993 and 1994
•Tennessee led the NCAA in double plays in 1994
•Tennessee finished in the top 3 in fielding percentage in the SEC 7 times in 15 years
•15 players under Rod Delmonico have won SEC Gold Gloves, including 4 shortstops, 3 first basemen and 5 outfielders
•Tennessee ranked in the top 4 in the SEC in double plays in 6 seasons under Rod Delmonico

Tennessee Fielding Leaders

1991 Joe Randa, 3B .947
David Hayden, SS .949
1993 Allan Parker, SS .964
David Vance, OF 1.000
Bubba Trammell, OF 1.000
Todd Helton, 1B .993
1994 Todd Helton, 1B .995
Allen Parker, SS .973
Richie Wyman, OF 1.000
Matt Whitley, 3B .948
Steve Soper, 2B .973
1995 Scott Viera, UTL .954
Todd Helton, 1B .992
1996 Ed Lewis, 1B .992
Augie Ojeda, SS .967
1998 Jeff Pickler, 2B .984
Eduardo Figueroa, 1B .989
1999 Chris Burke, 2B .977
2000 Ryan Case, 1B .991
Chris Burke, 2B .977
Kris Bennett, 3B .913
2001 Chris Burke, SS .947
Dennis Gomez, 1B .986
2003 Jordan Czarniecki, OF 1.000
Michael Rivera, OF 1.000
2005 Eli Iorg, OF 1.000
Eric King, SS .951


SEC Gold Gloves – By Position

First Base
Ryan Case 2000
Ed Lewis 1996
Todd Helton 1994
Second Base
Chris Burke 1999
Jeff Pickler 1998
Shortstop
Augie Ojeda 1996
Allan Parker 1993 & 1994
David Hayden 1991
Third Base
Joe Randa 1991
Outfield
Jordan Czarniecki 2003
Michael Rivera 2003
Richie Wyman 1994
Bubba Trammell 1993
David Vance 1993

You guys keep living in a dream world that Hamilton is actually going to pay for a coach and commit the operating budget to compete with Western Div. teams and most Eastern Div. teams. In Rod's last year, Tennessee's baseball operating budget was 11th. We were lucky to have him. :salute:
 
#47
#47
DeerPark12 said:
Here you go, the last decade of the Delmonico era:

But largely what you see over the last 10 years of Rodball was dramatic underachievement in the conference. They finished over .500 in the conference twice.
Click to expand...

Thanks for the info.
 
Last edited:
#48
#48
How did the majority of the other SEC teams do in the same time period. I checked. Why dont you. You will see just how competitive UT was under Rod Delmonico:salute:
 
#49
#49
Diamond Vol Fan said:
How did the majority of the other SEC teams do in the same time period. I checked. Why dont you. You will see just how competitive UT was under Rod Delmonico:salute:
Click to expand...

Rehiring Rod would be dumber than hiring Todd Raleigh.

And hiring Raleigh was a monumentally bad move.
Posted via VolNation Mobile
 
New posts
You must log in or register to reply here.

VN Store



Back
Top