Vitello suspended.

[LivinginthePast]

Who does Ahuna replace in our batting lineup ?

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Who does Ahuna replace in our batting lineup ?

Jazzy.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Let's hope Tony has come clean with EVERYTHING he did or didn't do and there are no skeletons in his closet the the ncaa can pound him with later over this Ahuna thing. I fear their investigation of Tony will likely last years, because they would love to give other baseball programs anti-UT ammo for recruiting. I sincerely believe they keep stringing out these investigations just to keep people and programs they don't like dangling in the wind.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Let's hope Tony has come clean with EVERYTHING he did or didn't do and there are no skeletons in his closet the the ncaa can pound him with later over this Ahuna thing. I fear their investigation of Tony will likely last years, because they would love to give other baseball programs anti-UT ammo for recruiting. I sincerely believe they keep stringing out these investigations just to keep people and programs they don't like dangling in the wind.

I got a Japanese cucumber 🥒 dangling they can swallow…

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

I got a Japanese cucumber 🥒 dangling they can swallow…

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I could see that. Probably should’ve waited for confirmation, but it’s a minor issue in the end. My only hope was that we got Maui & Tony back before SEC play and it didn’t turn into a Bruce Pearl situation. But Kendall Rogers has had the right mindset here, there’s a lot of coaches in the SEC that want to see Tony get taken down and he can’t get caught slippin like this in the future. He has taken that Italian heritage to heart….he’s full blown Tony Soprano

What exactly did Kendall say? Was this in their weekly chat thing?

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

Jazzy.

Jazzy should DH.

 

[Zvols]

What exactly did Kendall say? Was this in their weekly chat thing?

Yeah it was in the chat. Basically what I said in a more professional tone

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

I am a bunch of pages behind and my internet at home is running pretty slowly tonight, so could somebody give me the bullet points of what happened?

 

[preacherman20]

There was a jail break and DVH and Corbin were distracted and Vitello and Maui made a run for it. NCAA decided not to chase them at this time. Penance done.
Cliff notes version.

 

[taylorvol]

Who does Ahuna replace in our batting lineup ?

I think until Ahuna gets some game reps, perhaps something like this.

Dickey. LF. L
Moore 2B. R
Burke 1B. L
Denton 3B. S
Merritt RF. L
Stark C. R
Ahuna SS. L
Ensley DH. R
Scott CF. L

 

[TheBigOne10]

I think until Ahuna gets some game reps, perhaps something like this.

Dickey. LF. L
Moore 2B. R
Burke 1B. L
Denton 3B. S
Merritt RF. L
Stark C. R
Ahuna SS. L
Ensley DH. R
Scott CF. L

I’m a believer in getting him reps where he’s expected to be permanently to get used to the sequence of pitches he will see in SEC play. Hitting in the 2 spot is much different than the 7-hole. You see a completely different cast of pitches IMO. But I also understand the need to piece it all together, tweak it, evaluate, etc.

 

[TechnoVol]

Jaslove has been solid at SS while Ahuna has been out; however, he's batting .200. I don't think we'll see him in the regular lineup at a different position.

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

This guy, whoever he is, is awesome!!!

Yeah- stick that one where the sun don’t shine, you dolt

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I think until Ahuna gets some game reps, perhaps something like this.

Dickey. LF. L
Moore 2B. R
Burke 1B. L
Denton 3B. S
Merritt RF. L
Stark C. R
Ahuna SS. L
Ensley DH. R
Scott CF. L

Ahuna ain’t batting 7th even in de facto spring training games. He’ll be in the 2-hole tomorrow I bet.

 

[chuckiepoo]

There was a jail break and DVH and Corbin were distracted and Vitello and Maui made a run for it. NCAA decided not to chase them at this time. Penance done.
Cliff notes version.

…but there was this guy willing to meet them at the Waffle House to kick some ass and take names… 😘

 

[Volprofch05]

…but there was this guy willing to meet them at the Waffle House to kick some ass and take names… 😘

Lord help those guys if they ever end up at a Waffle House in TN

 

[chuckiepoo]

Lord help those guys if they ever end up at a Waffle House in TN

They better go to IHOP, just to be safe.

 

[Weezer]

…but there was this guy willing to meet them at the Waffle House to kick some ass and take names… 😘

I'm always willing to defend the honor of the University of Tennessee by whoopin' ass at a Waffle House.

It's called being a true Volunteer.

 

[taylorvol]

Ahuna ain’t batting 7th even in de facto spring training games. He’ll be in the 2-hole tomorrow I bet.

Maybe so. I’m just thinking CTV eases him into the lineup. Once he settles in, I think he’s a top of the order guy.

 

[chuckiepoo]

Maybe so. I’m just thinking CTV eases him into the lineup. Once he settles in, I think he’s a top of the order guy.

I imagine he’s chomping at the bit. I don’t see any easing into it. Will be interesting to see how they handle it.

 

[taylorvol]

Here’s one lineup that I could see once Ahuna knocks the rust off.

Ahuna. SS. L
Moore. 2B. R
Dickey. LF. L
Denton 3B. S
Burke 1B. L
Stark C. R
Griffin RF. L
Ensley DH. R
Scott/Booker CF. L

edit: Griffin Merritt bats R.

Here’s one for consideration. Perhaps, my favorite but obviously just for fun as CTV and staff know best. 🍊👍👍👊🍊
Ahuna. SS. L
Moore. 2B. R
Dickey. LF. L
Burke. 1B. L
Denton 3B. S
Merritt. RF R
Tears. DH. L
Taylor/Stark C R
Scott/Booker CF. L

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Here’s one lineup that I could see once Ahuna knocks the rust off.

Ahuna. SS. L
Moore. 2B. R
Dickey. LF. L
Denton 3B. S
Burke 1B. L
Stark C. R
Griffin RF. L
Ensley DH. R
Scott/Booker CF. L

If anything, in this lineup, Dickey would drop to 5th. I don’t see a world where Burke is anything other than 3rd or 4th.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Ahuna ain’t batting 7th even in de facto spring training games. He’ll be in the 2-hole tomorrow I bet.

Tony said possibly 6th too

 

[drylo]

If anything, in this lineup, Dickey would drop to 5th. I don’t see a world where Burke is anything other than 3rd or 4th.

Agree about Burke, but I want Dickey toward the top of the line-up too. At least against RHP, I’d say Ahuna, Moore, Dickey and Burke in some order as 1-4. Then maybe go Merritt at 5, Denton at 6 and then fill in the bottom of the order.