The bat testing procedure detailed....

[wmcovol]

Becks bat was supposed to be locked in the umpires dressing room until post game Sunday. No one was supposed to have access to it.No further tests are to be made on it during the weekend.

Chris Lee says his source told him Beck's bat failed a test after it was used. Now, according the Wilkerson, someone from UT should have been there if that bat was tested. No one from UT admits they attended another testing of that bat.

So, the end result was, either Vanderbilt illegally took the bat to get tested or Tennessee had a representative at a testing but wont admit it.


Tennessee-Vanderbilt bat testing procedure detailed following series finale

 

[Halph66]

If it was returned to the Tennessee, then one would have to assume that there was no issue with the bat. If there was an issue, one would assume it would have gone to the SEC office so that it could be addressed.

 

[MAD]

Only one bat failed (a Vanderbilt bat)

 

[nasvol]

It did not have the inspection sticker on it. Therefore it was deemed illegal for this series. Once the series was over Tennessee got the bat back. Not that there was anything wrong with the bat other than no inspection sticker on it. Sticker fell off? Supposedly Vanderbilt saw it during batting practice.

 

[jctenn1]

that was not the only bat that had the sticker fall off of..Coach said they found more bats with no sticker in the dug out and had them removed....funny how a sticker falls off so many bats after being tested...

 

[Pridedad]

Either this article is written weird or there is a conflicting statement.

Part 1:
That bat was not used Friday, was retested Saturday, and issued a new sticker and was used in games two and three. If further testing was done on Beck’s bat, it would’ve had to be removed from the umpire’s dressing room and would have taken place without any reps from UT present.

Part 2:
Beck’s bat was returned to Tennessee after yesterday’s game.

Can both these statements be true? Was the bat confiscated twice?

 

[Weezer]

Becks bat was supposed to be locked in the umpires dressing room until post game Sunday. No one was supposed to have access to it.No further tests are to be made on it during the weekend.

Chris Lee says his source told him Beck's bat failed a test after it was used. Now, according the Wilkerson, someone from UT should have been there if that bat was tested. No one from UT admits they attended another testing of that bat.

So, the end result was, either Vanderbilt illegally took the bat to get tested or Tennessee had a representative at a testing but wont admit it.


Tennessee-Vanderbilt bat testing procedure detailed following series finale

Sounds like Chris Lee is making **** up.

 

[Weezer]

that was not the only bat that had the sticker fall off of..Coach said they found more bats with no sticker in the dug out and had them removed....funny how a sticker falls off so many bats after being tested...

Read what John Wilkerson said. One more bat had the sticker fall off. So two bats total.

 

[Weezer]

Either this article is written weird or there is a conflicting statement.

Part 1:
That bat was not used Friday, was retested Saturday, and issued a new sticker and was used in games two and three. If further testing was done on Beck’s bat, it would’ve had to be removed from the umpire’s dressing room and would have taken place without any reps from UT present.

Part 2:
Beck’s bat was returned to Tennessee after yesterday’s game.

Can both these statements be true? Was the bat confiscated twice?

Statement one is about a different bat that was found after Beck's bat was confiscated.

 

[chef3531]

Only one bat failed (a Vanderbilt bat)

I think all their bats failed... and their pitchers... and their coach

 

[Sea Ray]

Becks bat was supposed to be locked in the umpires dressing room until post game Sunday. No one was supposed to have access to it.No further tests are to be made on it during the weekend.

Chris Lee says his source told him Beck's bat failed a test after it was used. Now, according the Wilkerson, someone from UT should have been there if that bat was tested. No one from UT admits they attended another testing of that bat.

So, the end result was, either Vanderbilt illegally took the bat to get tested or Tennessee had a representative at a testing but wont admit it.


Tennessee-Vanderbilt bat testing procedure detailed following series finale

Nothing new in that article. No word on whether that bat was tested before the series and apparently it wasn't re-tested after Friday's game

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

 

[BigBadVol]

Vanderbilt is just hoping something comes out of it. They are shell shocked at the a$$ kicking TN put on them. Typical Candybilt.

 

[Special Ed]

Where's Batman when you really need him to intervene?

 

[VolMarine1371]

Either this article is written weird or there is a conflicting statement.

Part 1:
That bat was not used Friday, was retested Saturday, and issued a new sticker and was used in games two and three. If further testing was done on Beck’s bat, it would’ve had to be removed from the umpire’s dressing room and would have taken place without any reps from UT present.

Part 2:
Beck’s bat was returned to Tennessee after yesterday’s game.

Can both these statements be true? Was the bat confiscated twice?

There was 2 bars that didn’t have stickers. After they took Becks bat Vitello found another bat in the dugout that didn’t have sticker. Becks bat was kept till after the series and the other bat was retested and returned. Becks bat was never re tested.

 

[Pridedad]

Statement one is about a different bat that was found after Beck's bat was confiscated.

The tweets actually make better sense than the article. I this a line was missed in the article differentiating the two bats.

 

[wmcovol]

There was 2 bars that didn’t have stickers. After they took Becks bat Vitello found another bat in the dugout that didn’t have sticker. Becks bat was kept till after the series and the other bat was retested and returned. Becks bat was never re tested.

It appears Becks first bat wasn’t retested. Seems Chris Lee might (probably) be making $hitup. I guess he failed to know the testing procedures ( each school being represented)

 

[esarmstrong]

This is shaping up to be a big, giant nothing burger. Only thing it apparently served to do was a) remove a run from Tennessee's column in a game that UT won going away and b) serve to motivate a Tennessee team that was already running hot to begin with.

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

It’s all a moot point anyway. The run that was taken off the board didn’t matter, Tennessee pitching and offense was more than enough to win the games. Even if his bat was illegal (which it appears to not be), there’s no way to prove he used that bat in any game up to this point.
They’re just throwing stuff against the wall, hoping something will stick.

 

[wmcovol]

Major factors in the series were:

1) Tennessee pitching dominance
2) Vanderbilt inability to execute the basic plays.
3) Timely hitting by Tennessee vs absolutely none for Vandy

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

It did not have the inspection sticker on it. Therefore it was deemed illegal for this series. Once the series was over Tennessee got the bat back. Not that there was anything wrong with the bat other than no inspection sticker on it. Sticker fell off? Supposedly Vanderbilt saw it during batting practice.

There seems to be a HUGE hole in the whole testing procedures. The bat was treated as if it failed the tests......

Procedure for Failed Bats SECTION 4. Bats that fail any part of the bat testing protocol shall be surrendered to game management and be retained for the duration of the game, series or tournament for being unacceptable for play.

It did not. On top of that I have been unable to find out what is supposed to happen when a bat is used that does not have a sticker. GO FIGURE.

The biggest hole in the whole deal is that the ump executed the rules for a bat that is deemed to be illegal.

PENALTY for a. and b.—A bat that has been flattened or altered to improve performance is an illegal bat. If such an illegal bat is detected before the first pitch, the batter shall be called out and the bat shall be removed from the game. If an illegal bat is detected after the first pitch, legal or illegal, the batter shall be declared out, and base runners shall not advance as a result of a batted ball. The bat shall be removed from the contest.

This bat was not ruled to meet this criteria,, just no sticker, so how do they impose the remedy called out above, AS THEY DID.?

I have requested somebody supply the rule to support what they did and so far NADA. I think it is just a major screw up by the refs after they were keyed to be ready for such by Vandy staff and will until somebody finds a rule to cover their acts.

Edited to add..... non enhancing bat issues LIKE NO STICKER, are defined to be treated as follows:

If the bat is not marked 18 inches from the knob, or has pine tar or a foreign substance beyond the 18-inch mark, the bat must be removed from the game and the player warned. If the practice continues, the player is to be ejected from the game. If a bat’s handle should become loose and the bat must be removed from the game, the same practice is to be followed. Neither of these infractions is cause for calling the batter out.

 

[feathersax]

This is shaping up to be a big, giant nothing burger. Only thing it apparently served to do was a) remove a run from Tennessee's column in a game that UT won going away and b) serve to motivate a Tennessee team that was already running hot to begin with.

Typical vandie...whiney boo-hoo clowns.

 

[Incredible_duck]

If he doesn’t use the bat tonight then we can start raising eyebrows.

 

[The Ron Mexico]

Chris Lee was quoting a parody account n Twitter. Someone started a Twitter account as a joke and Mr. Lee fell for it. Because the general American public still can’t determine truth from fiction in 2022. Mr. Lee is simply one of millions that have fell for a parody account.