Recent content by preacherman20

On the plaque, no. I'm told there will be no standing along the wall anywehre. They are going to send us to the railing along the first base side up top which is fine by me. I have seen the progress as it has gone this off season. But I will say that for those that have not it will be a...

The question is what are his incentives and extras which are not normally published. MLB managers have many incentives built in normally

For me, you have to look at the full cycle of contributions to determine VFL. I'm not sure a one and done can ever be a VFL. But someone who stays the course and makes a difference, which I think all of these guys did. But I somewhat have an outsider view. I also think he earned the right to...

I have to be happy for Frank. He was great to Kirby as a player and a coach. Maybe he gets to spend more time with family. Has a new connection with his son, Brett. What a way to end a career. He’s done a little of everything

I don't know. It was on Facebook. It was one by the Giants media not UT based.

If you hear Tony's interview, I heard this morning, he talked about what he thinks he can add to the Giants. He said his ability to teach the young players like he did in college would be the biggest thing to offer. I think that would be his role for Frank if he goes. That he can invest in...

I have to believe that Frank would like to know if he could be successful in MLB. He loves a challenge

Frank would be fine in MLB. He is a mental approach, get the most out of yourself, and problem fixer which is what MLB pitching coaches do. He does not change mechanics unless it is not working.

There is a restaurant there, can't think of the name, that has a world-renowned chef that requires reservations. The first time I heard this I said you must have the wrong Mountain City. We are talking the Mountain City not a mountain city. But a lot of friends go there for special events.

I've eaten at the store in Butler. A friend, who had lots of money, said he was going to take to lunch at his favorite place on the way to his place in Buladean, NC. We stopped at this service station and he got us bologna sandwiches cut about 3/4 inches thick on white bread. But it was...

You had fried bologna in mountain city?

I will agree from UT baseball point of view it is an internal event and they handed the event over to the Smokies to advertise and do all the stuff. They just wanted to finish fall ball and get a last look at a few guys to see who will not be here in a few weeks. It is a long fall and they...

Turf is to be torn up starting today and new put down in the next couple of weeks. Early December for sure.

They were scheduled since September. I don't think you can blame baseball or UT for this being changed. The Smokies cancelled it and UT still cannot allow people in bleachers so no fix other than opening the gate and letting people on the porches.

White won. 5-2