The Official #11 Vandy @ #15 Tennessee Series Thread (Fri. 5/9 5:30PM EDT SEC Network) (Sat. 5/10 5PM EDT ESPN2) (Sun. 5/11 3PM EDT ESPN2)

[ETNVolunteer1]

Fingers crossed we can find whatever late season magic Ole Miss found in 2022. That team looked rough and at times just plain bad in SEC play. Then look at how they finished. Just sayin. Don’t lose hope with this team.

 

[VolsLFC]

Fingers crossed we can find whatever late season magic Ole Miss found in 2022. That team looked rough and at times just plain bad in SEC play. Then look at how they finished. Just sayin. Don’t lose hope with this team.

Your point remains but that Ole Miss team was a lot worse than this team in regular season. They shouldn’t have even made the tournament, and got in on name alone.

 

[84Volfan]

Do you honestly think Chapman is a better outfielder than Ensley?

no but i think RC holds on to the ball that went for the triple but heck of an effort on the drop

 

[TigerMan]

A very kind LSU fan told me in Baton Rouge a few weeks ago - “you’d like to win these games, yes, but none of this, or Hoover matters… and the sooner your fans figure that out, the better you will be.” It was followed by a long rant on how one of your prior coaches never won in Hoover but won in Omaha, and another won in Hoover but never in Omaha.

And I’m sure you can figure out which coach was which! I don’t think Skip ever gave a damn about Hoover. He cared about Omaha. And that’s a big part of why he’ll go down in history as one of the greatest to ever do it. Skip wasn’t just great for LSU. He was great for the entirety of college baseball.

 

[Bigvalley84]

Fingers crossed we can find whatever late season magic Ole Miss found in 2022. That team looked rough and at times just plain bad in SEC play. Then look at how they finished. Just sayin. Don’t lose hope with this team.

I think with Doyle we can beat anyone , we just need for some other pitchers to get it going

 

[TheMookieMonster]

One of the worst fan bases in online forums and social media. The point was best decade of Tennessee sports in the last half century and all you see is people complaining. I think that was a fair assessment. From Rick Barnes can’t make it to a final 4, to baseball sucks, to football. There’s plenty of recent fanbase meltdowns to give credence to the argument.

People need to get out of their bubble and stop acting like this fanbase is the only one that complains. It’s simply NOT true. Maybe I’ve been crankier than normal, and it has more to do with the constant moaning about the fans and complaining about the environment at LNS than it does the actual team itself.

We are NOT special. Our fanbase is NOT uniquely terrible. I spend far too much time on the internet, I could probably use a hiatus, and I can safely say that there is NOTHING about this fanbase that makes us worse than anyone else. It’s not true.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Do you honestly think Chapman is a better outfielder than Ensley?

I mean, statically he is...

Hunter's fielding is 98.9% and Chapman's is 100%... Reese has more assists and zero errors.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

People need to get out of their bubble and stop acting like this fanbase is the only one that complains. It’s simply NOT true. Maybe I’ve been crankier than normal, and it has more to do with the content moaning about the fans and complaining about the environment at LNS than it does the actual team itself.

We are NOT special. Our fanbase is NOT uniquely terrible. I spend far too much time on the internet, I could probably use a hiatus, and I can safely say that there is NOTHING about this fanbase that makes us worse than anyone else. It’s not true.

^^^^

 

[rockytop25]

I mean, statically he is...

Hunter's fielding is 98.9% and Chapman's is 100%... Reese has more assists and zero errors.

I would put Ensley out there before I put Chapman…Ensley gets great reads

Nothing against Chap

 

[CAVPUT]

People need to get out of their bubble and stop acting like this fanbase is the only one that complains. It’s simply NOT true. Maybe I’ve been crankier than normal, and it has more to do with the constant moaning about the fans and complaining about the environment at LNS than it does the actual team itself.

We are NOT special. Our fanbase is NOT uniquely terrible. I spend far too much time on the internet, I could probably use a hiatus, and I can safely say that there is NOTHING about this fanbase that makes us worse than anyone else. It’s not true.

This team has simply learned to live with losing. We don't have enough mature arms nor do we have guys who can lift a team by their sheer will and presence. While it's been a drop off and disappointment to date, I can appreciate what this team has been able to accomplish. Not saying they can't sweep Arky and hit the tournament on a heater,.but I honestly don't think they have that kind of response/run in them. Can't win 'em all, and there's always next season I guess.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I would put Ensley out there before I put Chapman…Ensley gets great reads

Nothing against Chap

To be clear I was mostly saying I’m not sure Newstrom over Reese was the right call.

 

[TechnoVol]

 

[vol66]

How goes it up in here? All kumbaya?

 

[Ritzwatch]

Man, we have some bitchy fans.

GBO!!!

 

[Hurley Mooncalf]

Today's game wasn't the outcome we hoped for but I will say this. The team actually played better today than they have in this position than I've seen in weeks. Hope we continue to build off it.

 

[TheBigOne10]

I really enjoy Tony’s perspectives after a tough result. You can tell he is pretty perturbed by our Saturday efforts in recent weeks after Doyle is laying it all on the line every Friday night. Team needs to get closer together and let these disappointments galvanize them for a postseason run.

 

[ETNVolunteer1]

I really enjoy Tony’s perspectives after a tough result. You can tell he is pretty perturbed by our Saturday efforts in recent weeks after Doyle is laying it all on the line every Friday night. Team needs to get closer together and let these disappointments galvanize them for a postseason run.

Doyle has been dominant out there. Unfortunately, after him it’s a deep drop off. If we are this frustrated as fans I can’t even imagine how Tony must be feeling.

 

[Ritzwatch]

I blame the black jerseys.

So far, only Liam Doyle has been able to overcome the black jerseys.

 

[Christian Lowe]

 

[ETNVolunteer1]

Can someone please tell me what happened to Behnke? He looked promising at times last year but this year when we have seen him he’s looked really bad. What happened?

 

[Christian Lowe]

I wish I was as insightful as my dad but I’m not. I agree with him here though.

 

[volz2wallz]

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[LivinginthePast]

Fingers crossed we can find whatever late season magic Ole Miss found in 2022. That team looked rough and at times just plain bad in SEC play. Then look at how they finished. Just sayin. Don’t lose hope with this team.

That ole miss team was a miracle. This team is no where near where they were. They barely made the tourney.

 

[vol_smoothie]

It's the way they are losing that is so painful. Bad errors, wild pitches, giving up stolen bases in droves, giving up bad HR's often on 2 strikes, outhitting opponents but leaving multiple guys on base.
I get the post-rain problem today, but the seats should be packed for a Vandy series. Tough season or not, let's show Tony we appreciate what he has done here.

 

[ETNVolunteer1]

That ole miss team was a miracle. This team is no where near where they were. They barely made the tourney.

Didn’t say we are anywhere near as bad as that team was. We’re not a bad team at all. Just pointing out that they found some end of season magic and so can we.