Recruiting Forum Football Talk IV

[TheRain]

Ortega is exactly right. Like every baseball season in the history of baseball, there will be ups and downs. I'm going to enjoy it.

 

[Orange Studs]

Hard to go through the season playing the schedule they play without the possibility of someone sneaking up on you and beating cause of a let down or just cause of the grind. Loving this season and I hope this fires them up for another 30-1 run. GBO!!

 

[Vols4us]

Yes I played. Probably at a higher level than you’d think. Not saying it’s easy. Many of those pitches were filthy. I’d like to think they’d seen better pitching than a guy with a 9ERA. We swung at some absolutely awful pitches tonight and the pitcher threw some really good ones. It can be both. The ump definitely loved that outside “corner“. The catcher would catch it behind the plate on the corner sometimes but when it’s swooping in 5 inches off the plate nearly coming in at an angle it’s not a strike and never crossed over the plate at all many times.

It was just a bad night. They let him get up in the count by not swinging at the first good pitch with a lot of ABs. Then they would swing at the breaking ball at the ankles/dirt. The ump would call the pitch the went around the plate on the outside a strike as you posted.

Perfect storm. Moving on.

 

[Weezer]

This would sort of be like getting worried because you’re favorite golfer missed the cut at a wooden driver tournament.

(This one’s for you, @Weezer.)

Eff golf.

 

[JCP201]

Let's just be happy with the season the guys have delivered to this point along with the #1 ranking. Baseball can be weird - like tonight. Sunday's game against Mizzou was a precursor to this one.

Just win 2/3 in each series and follow the path to the CWS. Once there, get hot again.

Quite a few ranked teams lost tonight, including Florida.

 

[VolGee4]

Yes I played. Probably at a higher level than you’d think. Not saying it’s easy. Many of those pitches were filthy. I’d like to think they’d seen better pitching than a guy with a 9ERA. We swung at some absolutely awful pitches tonight and the pitcher threw some really good ones. It can be both. The ump definitely loved that outside “corner“. The catcher would catch it behind the plate on the corner sometimes but when it’s swooping in 5 inches off the plate nearly coming in at an angle it’s not a strike and never crossed over the plate at all many times.

I understand. I’m just suggesting that it’s not always solely our team’s poor performance. The pitcher threw some nice pitches, and major league hitters can’t catch up with the type of breaking balls he was throwing. The third strike on Dickey was ridiculous. You can’t call a strike on a pitch that literally can’t be reached with the swing of the bat, and I was a pitcher growing up.

Sometimes, you just tip your cap to the opponent, and it’s a midweek game where titles are not lost.

 

[peaygolf]

One of my friend’s brother mad his own stats website for baseball. (Just for fun because he likes baseball and stats) It was so impressive that the Houston Astros hired him.
Now MLB wants him to set it up for every team… I know, cool story

Ok. That is pretty freaking cool!

 

[KPT_VFL]

It was just a bad night. They let him get up in the count by not swinging at the first good pitch with a lot of ABs. Then they would swing at the breaking ball at the ankles/dirt. The ump would call the pitch the went around the plate on the outside a strike as you posted.

Perfect storm. Moving on.

I get so mad when people take a first pitch fastball that’s right down the middle. Mainly when I watch the MLB because every pitcher has nasty off speed stuff. The first pitch of every game is 99/100 a fast ball right down the pipe.

 

[SugarCC]

Bball forum people don’t seem worried.

Shouldn't be.

We'll sweep Bama.

 

[Jimmy Football]

Shouldn't be.

We'll sweep Bama.

That was in reference to the basketball forum not being worried about JJJ leaving.

 

[SugarCC]

Ortega is exactly right. Like every baseball season in the history of baseball, there will be ups and downs. I'm going to enjoy it.

Mad respect for Ortega. EXACTLY what should have been said. Tip of the cap to Tech.

 

[SugarCC]

That was in reference to the basketball forum not being worried about JJJ leaving.

Oh...my bad.

But, let the record show, I'm calling sweep this weekend.

 

[Orange.]

who is franklin vol?

Vol fan dropping Benjamins.

 

[LA Vol]

I somewhat agree, LA. But the end goal is not to have a record for a winning streak. I hope we have something better to claim this year.

It's a missed opportunity-- nothing more. There are bigger logs to toss on the fire.

 

[volbeast33]

More adults out of control at sporting events!

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

Can I wear undies? My swim trunks are buried somewhere.

Depends, are you one of the Ladies of VolNation? If so, absolutely.
If not, not freaking way…

 

[VolAroundTheWorld]

Who is a recruit we landed that you were so PUMPED about but totally fizzled out???

I'll go first: Bryce Brown

Ederick Lofton

 

[volbeast33]

Who is a recruit we landed that you were so PUMPED about but totally fizzled out???

I'll go first: Bryce Brown

Brian Darden or as we called him Brian Darsett bc he was compared all the time to Tony Dorset.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Wow. Good teams lose baseball games. It happens.

You win a 100 in the MLB, you’re doing great. Also means you lost 40 percent of your games.

I've been trying to tell everybody that...

The freaking 1927 Yankees lost a third of their games...they lost 4 games against the worst team in the league that year, the Boston Red Socks...


Come on people, we didn't lose because "TV took them lightly" or "Because we got cocky and used wooden bats in a novelty game"


We lost because it is f'n baseball and you don't win them all...and sometimes you even lose to teams you vastly outclass and would beat 95 out of 100 times.


I love y'all...but y'all are full of .

 

[LA Vol]

JJJ. Spill the beans. We know you know.

He was always going to evaluate his options. CRB encourages it. Nothing changed. It's BHH that did a 180 after his exit interview.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I agree with this. And Tony V and the hitting coach need to get busy working on plate discipline.

We are the #1 offense...by a landslide..jeez man..

 

[KPT_VFL]

He was always going to evaluate his options. CRB encourages it. Nothing changed. It's BHH that did a 180 after his exit interview.

We going to hit it big in the portal? If not bball could be very meh next year.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Did you play? He threw his breaking ball really well. The pitch looks to be in the zone and then breaks. It’s not quite as easy to lay off as you suggest.

The other part that awful is that his high breaking balls got called as strikes. Your chances are slim when that’s the case. I think you have to tip your hat to the pitching.

You know the game...most of these guys don't.

 

[Christian Lowe]

We going to hit it big in the portal? If not bball could be very meh next year.

Our top target committed to 0-19 in conference Georgetown, so…

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Yes I played. Probably at a higher level than you’d think. Not saying it’s easy. Many of those pitches were filthy. I’d like to think they’d seen better pitching than a guy with a 9ERA. We swung at some absolutely awful pitches tonight and the pitcher threw some really good ones. It can be both. The ump definitely loved that outside “corner“. The catcher would catch it behind the plate on the corner sometimes but when it’s swooping in 5 inches off the plate nearly coming in at an angle it’s not a strike and never crossed over the plate at all many times.

Well then you should know that ty games like this happen...this ain't even close to the best offense that I've seen shut down by a guy with a stratospheric ERA, and it won't be the last bad game at the plate against crappy pitching this season.

How many times did you o'fer against a spaghetti armed junkballer getting good calls and bad swings?