Questions From Noobs:Tennessee Baseball Edition

[DazzleVol]

This question is more of a general question about baseball.

When a catcher is sending a signal to the pitcher, why does the pitcher shake his head like he is saying no?

I recommend a watch of Bull Durham

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Coach Frank Anderson calls 100% of the pitches, 95% of the time when a pitcher shakes the catcher off, it's a fake move trying to make the batter 2nd guess........

In the pros, yes the catcher calls all the pitches.

How does Anderson call the pitches? Signs given to the pitcher? The catcher? headphones?

 

[txbo]

How does Anderson call the pitches? Signs given to the pitcher? The catcher? headphones?

Catcher has an earpiece and Anderson calls them in by radio.

 

[MAD]

A bunch of fans threw up their beers celebrating that Ole Miss HR.
That would get expensive if Vol fans did that every time.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Coach Frank Anderson calls 100% of the pitches, 95% of the time when a pitcher shakes the catcher off, it's a fake move trying to make the batter 2nd guess........

In the pros, yes the catcher calls all the pitches.

Heh, heh. This is a surety.

 

[chuckiepoo]

I recommend a watch of Bull Durham

Maybe he’d stop asking so many questions.

 

[chuckiepoo]

A bunch of fans threw up their beers celebrating that Ole Miss HR.
That would get expensive if Vol fans did that every time.

That’s a waste of barley beverage. Shameful waste…

 

[vol66]

A bunch of fans threw up their beers celebrating that Ole Miss HR.
That would get expensive if Vol fans did that every time.

that’s why we bring mustard from home. Wasting beer, I don’t get it.

 

[NorCalVol67]

that’s we bring mustard from home. Wasting beer, I don’t get it.

It is alcohol abuse.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Catcher has an earpiece and Anderson calls them in by radio.

Thanks!

 

[StarRaider]

You got a question, you ask the eight ball.

 

[cincyvolfan]

A bunch of fans threw up their beers celebrating that Ole Miss HR.
That would get expensive if Vol fans did that every time.

I believe it may be water

 

[Zues1]

Let me toss one out TV said Anderson was upset and arguing that Alabama was relaying pitching signals. ( Not the line drive)
So was there a runner on 2nd? That's about the only way to steal signals with the ear piece on the catcher.

 

[DazzleVol]

Bama third base coach looking at the grip

Plus catcher has ear piece not the pitcher so he is still relaying it

 

[vol66]

Let me toss one out TV said Anderson was upset and arguing that Alabama was relaying pitching signals. ( Not the line drive)
So was there a runner on 2nd? That's about the only way to steal signals with the ear piece on the catcher.

Or the 3B coach?

 

[Zues1]

Or the 3B coach?

Hmmm. .. .if that's the case it's terrible positioning by the catcher.

 

[Zues1]

Bama third base coach looking at the grip

Plus catcher has ear piece not the pitcher so he is still relaying it

Why is that not still in the glove?

 

[vol66]

Hmmm. .. .if that's the case it's terrible positioning by the catcher.

I think that’s the gist, thus CTV’s comments.

 

[DazzleVol]

Idk .. that what I saw printed after an interview with ctv

 

[Zues1]

I think that’s the gist, thus CTV’s comments.

Yep that's on us. Don't throw raw meat out and expect the dog to ignore it.

 

[DazzleVol]

I think that’s the gist, thus CTV’s comments.

That another reason they were pissed at macias .. bama 3rd base coach was not in the box

 

[vol66]

Yep that's on us. Don't throw raw meat out and expect the dog to ignore it.

Yep.

 

[OldTimer]

Hmmm. .. .if that's the case it's terrible positioning by the catcher.

I believe CFA was arguing that Bohannon (head coach and 3rd base coach) was “slightly“ out of the coaches box and peering in.……..yes, the Cather needs to protect his signs however if in fact Bohannon was out of the box, even an inch, thats a no no.

 

[vol66]

I believe CFA was arguing that Bohannon (head coach and 3rd base coach) was “slightly“ out of the coaches box and peering in.……..yes, the Cather needs to protect his signs however if in fact Bohannon was out of the box, even an inch, thats a no no.

It’s easy to get caught up in the minutiae. The lesson for the players came across loud and clear.

GBO!!!

 

[vol66]

Somebody asked earlier in the year about some folks writing up a little bit about the history of the BaseVols forum. I've thought about this for a bit, here goes.

I joined VN on December 18, 2007, 10 days after my son was born. The writing was on the wall, I was gonna be a stay at home dad. I missed the Todd Raleigh coaching search and to be honest I didn't care much about college baseball at that time, but i was about to have some spare time on my hands.

I was mostly getting an education on how to post in the FF. Looking back on it now, it was a lot like the first time ya ride a bike, or a skate board, or ride a Big Wheel down, what seems, like a steep hill. It seems huge at the time, but you drive by once you get older to show yer kid where you grew up and you realize...it's just not that steep after all. It is through that lens I type the rest.

That time period was a very turbulent time in the UTAD. Long time coach Delmonico had been fired and it was about to happen to Fulmer too in 2008. Lane Kiffin will leave in the middle of the night next year. Before moving on...

To me VN seemed like the posting wild west. Maybe I feel that way because I WAS THE VERY DEFINITION OF A NOOB. Maybe, it really was that wild, or maybe something in between, like me on the hill when I was a kid. It sure seems to me you could get away with a lot more, it seemed less moderated, etc..

I knew nothing. I think it took me a year to figure out what, just to name a few...FWIW, TLDR (feel free), SIAP etc...even meant. I was scared to look stupid. This is where it gets a little cloudy for me. Things could be be very contentious, that's being polite. I was the very definition of consistent. I was consistently getting my teeth kicked in posting on here. I actually admire some of those guys, I learned lots from them regarding debating on a message board, not the least of which was an economy of words (which I'm failing miserably at right now). I also learned what kind of poster I did not wanna be too. That took a while.

In the four year period that was the Raleigh era, I found the baseball forum and there was not very much going on TBH(didn't know that one either). When Raleigh was fired, I made the coaching search thread. Believe me, at that time it was a bold move because I knew very little about college baseball and I certainly didn't have an opinion about who we should hire. I was simply managing the thread and learning where obscure places regarding baseball were. It was the first time I realized I could start a thread and take everyone's opinion into account and be civil even if I disagreed, not that they're weren't moments where I faltered.

We hired Serrano from Cal State Fullerton and after, I felt obligated to stay and see that through to the end. Six years later I had to eat crow. Somewhere in all that time I looked at buying season tix to football, no way. I became a diehard baseball fan because that's what we could afford.

The cool thing now is there are sooooo many people helping out with game day threads, Pick Em, Recruiting(miss ya Burger), standings, etc... none of that really existed back then. So I just wanna say thanks to all you folks for making this a great hang!

GBO!!!