I think if Q was going to be starting, it would be listed, would make sense. I'm gonna make my guess for Owenby.
Was my initial thought as well. Then got to thinking though if Godley gets a good performance and win tomorrow, then Williams goes 7 on Friday and we are in a close ball game who do you put in? I'd be tempted to give myself the best chance to win a 2nd game in the series and send Owenby out. Figure that last game is going to be difficult no matter who is starting as it is pretty going to be 4 innings at best from the starter and then bullpen russian roulette. Granted that is a lot of ifs.
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Yeah, that's true, and I've been thinking about some alternatives as well. Eric Martin has looked okay. I know this sounds crazy, especially if Godley goes the distance or close to it, but I wonder if we might see him in more than one game this weekend. Too crazy?
I could see Eric Martin, he has atleast been able to throw strikes. It drives me nuts how many pitchers we have had chased out of a game not because they are getting hit, but because they manage to walk 3+ batters in an inning. The whole Godley pitching twice thing was why I looked to see if the rotation was flipped with the thought of trying Godley as the friday night closer and Sunday night starter again. Though that didn't work out to well the first time. I'm sure Godley would be willing to pitch a second game in the last series of his career, but I'm not sure any pitcher has it in them to pitch on 1 days rest after a start. Any chance we can find R.A. Dickey an extra game of eligibility?
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Not sure we can afford R.A....What's Steckenrider up to these days?
Nah, I'm just talkin, if by some miracle we're still in it on Sunday, with a one run lead in the 8th, and in walks "The Bull".
Meh, we can just use some of the Gruden money
I'm still hoping we win the first 2, Mizzou loses the first 2 and we have a stress free last game and get to see Godley again in Hoover. Ofcourse things ever turned out how I hope then we wouldn't even be having this discussion as Blake Thomas would have build off his solid 6.1 innings performance at the Hokie-Smokie classic to become a good Sunday option.
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Steck's on the DL, anyway. Don't know what injury.
That's something I've done a terrible job of this year...keeping up with how some of those guys are doing.
I've only kept up a little bit with some of the more recent guys.
Osborne is at High A, but only played a few games.
Gruver doing very well in A.
Toles is tearing it up at the plate and base paths.
Couple guys who recently went pro instead of becoming Vols (Logan Moore, Mookie Betts) aren't hitting much. Giacalone is a position player, not a pitcher; hasn't started hitting much yet.
Sal Romano, who went pro after going to summer school in 2011, is doing pretty good.
Yeah, that's true, and I've been thinking about some alternatives as well. Eric Martin has looked okay. I know this sounds crazy, especially if Godley goes the distance or close to it, but I wonder if we might see him in more than one game this weekend. Too crazy?