Who would have thought

[wmcovol]

After Tennessee went thru Oxford like Sherman did Ga, they’d win it all?

Everything fell right for them the entire playoffs.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

1. Make the NCAA regionals. 2. Play consistently at or near your best. Nothing else matters.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

1. Make the NCAA regionals. 2. Play consistently at or near your best. Nothing else matters.

3) Hope you don't get beat by someone playing their best.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

3) Hope you don't get beat by someone playing their best.

True. But only 1 and 2 are in your own control.

 

[UTK]

Think the sport needs to look at the post season. Lol. It would be boring for the best team to always win but for them to never win is a bit silly.

 

[Schasz]

Would have liked to see what would have happened in 1st ND game if our team had not lost their composure. If so maybe a key player and coach aren't tossed. Then again maybe it was a lesson for them to learn so it does not ever happen again.

 

[MagnoliaVol]

Would have liked to see what would have happened in 1st ND game if our team had not lost their composure. If so maybe a key player and coach aren't tossed. Then again maybe it was a lesson for them to learn so it does not ever happen again.

Agreed. Perhaps that will be a learning experience for them next June.

 

[Jax_Vol]

Have outstanding pitching. Great pitching still defeats hot bats.

Guess we should have brought in Beam in the top of the 7th.

Lesson learned: Frank Anderson must take a chill pill prior to every game, because we need his up close and personal assessment of the pitching staff.

 

[Jax_Vol]

Agreed. Perhaps that will be a learning experience for them next June.

I promise: at the time I thought....shouldn't we bring in Kirby instead of Will.

My hindsight coaching is really good.

 

[vol94]

I promise: at the time I thought....shouldn't we bring in Kirby instead of Will.

My hindsight coaching is really good.

That’s what we fans do best: second guess a coach’s decision, play call, or starting pitcher, QB , etc. I’m as guilty as any.

 

[Volprofch05]

Have outstanding pitching. Great pitching still defeats hot bats.

Guess we should have brought in Beam in the top of the 7th.

Lesson learned: Frank Anderson must take a chill pill prior to every game, because we need his up close and personal assessment of the pitching staff.

Hate to say it, but CFA could’ve learned that lesson earlier in the season

 

[youcancallmeAl]

That’s what we fans do best: second guess a coach’s decision, play call, or starting pitcher, QB , etc. I’m as guilty as any.

They could put me in prison for it!!

 

[Iam4utalways]

That’s what we fans do best: second guess a coach’s decision, play call, or starting pitcher, QB , etc. I’m as guilty as any.

Fans are best at hindsight. After seeing the outcome fans are great at posting what we should have done.

 

[JohnWardForever]

After Tennessee went thru Oxford like Sherman did Ga, they’d win it all?

Everything fell right for them the entire playoffs.

Sickening. This will go down forever as the "Year that was supposed to be." UT wins the CWS.

 

[tennrich1]

Have outstanding pitching. Great pitching still defeats hot bats.

Guess we should have brought in Beam in the top of the 7th.

Lesson learned: Frank Anderson must take a chill pill prior to every game, because we need his up close and personal assessment of the pitching staff.

Spot on with the adage that’s been around since the invention of baseball…”Great pitching beats great hitting every time”! Ole Miss pitching staff looked unbeatable down the stretch!

 

[Big Al Orange]

Sickening. This will go down forever as the "Year that was supposed to be." UT wins the CWS.

Well I’m not exactly sick because we didn’t win it. I’m sick because Ole Miss did. Don’t judge me. I have my reasons lol.

 

[Frozevol]

Have outstanding pitching. Great pitching still defeats hot bats.

Guess we should have brought in Beam in the top of the 7th.

Lesson learned: Frank Anderson must take a chill pill prior to every game, because we need his up close and personal assessment of the pitching staff.

Usually true … but the 1990s Braves did there best to disprove that adage.

 

[Jax_Vol]

Usually true … but the 1990s Braves did there best to disprove that adage.

True! They were really really good over the course of the seasons with Maddox, Glavine, Smoltz, and Avery. But, in the really big games...they did lack the 99+ mph flame thrower. Smoltz was the closest. That game they lost to Twins (thinking it was a 10 inning 1-0 game), remains a heart breaker.

Heck, the game they lost last night was a killer. Within one strike of a 2-0 victory and lost 5-3.

 

[hUTch2002]

Spot on with the adage that’s been around since the invention of baseball…”Great pitching beats great hitting every time”! Ole Miss pitching staff looked unbeatable down the stretch!

Did they have some injured players that they got back? When we played them their team ERA was over 4.

 

[tennrich1]

Did they have some injured players that they got back? When we played them their team ERA was over 4.

Not sure. Certainly the first half of the season…the pitching staff struggled though.

 

[CunningLinguist]

Did they have some injured players that they got back? When we played them their team ERA was over 4.

Ole Sissy changed things up with their rotation late in the season. DeLucia became the Friday guy. They inserted a Freshman lefty and adjusted roles accordingly. It worked. They got hot on the mound and at the plate and rode it home. It happens almost every year, a team gets hot late and makes a run. What really sucks is that inbred state stuck in the 60's has now won back to back titles. I believe its the first ever title in a team sport for both. I know it was for State, could be wrong about Sissy.