The Official #1 Tennessee vs Tennessee Tech Tuesday Game Thread (6:30PM EST) (SEC NETWORK +)

[jdogvol]

Keys to beating the Vols this season:
1) a steady diet of off-speed pitches
2) run like hell when you get men on base

 

[OJJ]

Call it what you want, this is really awful

 

[patrick]

Wow. Those are some of the worst swings I’ve seen from the Vols all season.

 

[VolforFootball]

This will be the embarrassment of the season if we don’t come back.

I blame the wooden bats

 

[Volstylexx]

Question: if they continue to throw the same pitch over and over again, is there not something you can do as a batter? Swing sooner? Later? I didn’t play baseball - so genuinely don’t know.

 

[taylorvol]

Hey, if they lose, I kinda like it.

Losses let ya know its not easy. Been pretty damn record setting easy for us so far this season. Its all about the post season boys and girls. A loss here and there keeps ya grounded. AND, its baseball. Ya don't win em all. That's why the nation is freaking out over 31-1. It just does not happen often in this sport. Anyway, back to the action....

Sanity prevails. The football mentality is still strong in many new baseball fans.

 

[Bigkat]

Beck better learn to hit a wooden bat next yr!!

 

[supersmo18]

I mean come on y’all

 

[Mr French]

The sky is not falling. They are using wooden bats. Juiced bats. What in the heck are you even talking about? And we are chasing bad pitches.

I'm talking about the narrative that the rest of the conference has been insinuating and we repeatedly get bat checked over. Beck made a comment post game about the vandy incident and he said they would hit the same with wood. Stop trying to attack just because you get overly upset by a game.

 

[Orange931]

Keep playing d and hope like hell we get the bats going. It’s not the end of the world if we lose, but damn I’d love a win.

 

[SGMVols]

Call it what you want, this is really awful

It’s one game and it’s baseball. We will be okay, win or lose.

 

[VolNRaleighNC]

Gonna be an L folks. Was afraid this might play out like this.

Boys gonna need to eat their humble pie tonight.

 

[patrick]

This Tech pitcher couldn’t break a window from 10 ft away.

Make him throw freaking strikes.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

3 straight of the crappiest innings I’ve seen in awhile.

 

[supersmo18]

If we lose, we lose. I just don’t wanna lose to TTU and us look bad doing it

 

[Incredible_duck]

The internets is going to have a field day with Honchos quotes about they can hit the long ball with wooden bats a few weeks ago.

 

[Mr French]

If I see another wood bat, I’m gonna get my chainsaw.
if we lose, all that will be talked about is how we couldn’t cheat without the aluminum bats

Careful, @patrick gets upset if you mention that and ask you what you're even talking about.

 

[cobbwebb0710]

Well, maybe Gilbert, Lipscomb, and Lipcius can get us going in the 8th

Luc’s got this.
GBO!!

 

[OJJ]

It’s one game and it’s baseball. We will be okay, win or lose.

Yes but this tonight, awful...

 

[vol94]

Wow. It’s baseball so I expect adversity and a loss to an SEC opponent, but I didn’t anticipate struggling to hit the ball tonight. Our Vols can’t make contact against this guy with four (maybe more) consecutive strikeouts.

We have our 4, 5 and 6 hitters coming up bottom of the 8th. Hopefully we hold here and the bats wake up. I’m just surprised we can’t make any contact.

 

[peerless98]

Mow em down, Sewell

 

[Juanita]

Sewell?

 

[taylorvol]

Question: if they continue to throw the same pitch over and over again, is there not something you can do as a batter? Swing sooner? Later? I didn’t play baseball - so genuinely don’t know.

The off speed pitches have been executed very well by the TTU pitcher. Has UT off balance For sure.

 

[OJJ]

Leadoff man on again ... Error...

 

[patrick]

I'm talking about the narrative that the rest of the conference has been insinuating and we repeatedly get bat checked over. Beck made a comment post game about the vandy incident and he said they would hit the same with wood. Stop trying to attack just because you get overly upset by a game.

I’m not upset about the game at all. We are swinging at garbage pitches. Bats are checked every game and every series. It’s a non issue chicken little.