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Post by 56chevy on May 5, 2022 19:56:10 GMT -8
Any chance to match our 2018 season win/loss record now gone for Tennessee. They lose tonight in 13 innings to Kentucky 3-2.
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Post by beaverbeliever on May 5, 2022 19:59:57 GMT -8
Not that it would've been comparable anyway. Tonight was Tennessee's 10th road game of the year. 10, out of 46. They've played 32 home games.
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Post by nuclearbeaver on May 5, 2022 20:03:26 GMT -8
Not that it would've been comparable anyway. Tonight was Tennessee's 10th road game of the year. 10, out of 46. They've played 32 home games. How is that possible…. |
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Post by 56chevy on May 5, 2022 20:06:01 GMT -8
Not that it would've been comparable anyway. Tonight was Tennessee's 10th road game of the year. 10, out of 46. They've played 32 home games. Big mistake for them to schedule a road series in Lexington the week of the Derby. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on May 5, 2022 20:06:13 GMT -8
Any chance to match our 2018 season win/loss record now gone for Tennessee. They lose tonight in 13 innings to Kentucky 3-2. In the regular season, yes. Tennessee could catch Oregon State's 56-5 start by winning the next 10, the four in the SEC Tournament and then winning a game in the presumptive Knoxville Regional. |
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Post by nuclearbeaver on May 5, 2022 20:07:49 GMT -8
Too bad they will lose 2 straight to the beavs in Omaha.
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Post by 56chevy on May 5, 2022 20:09:59 GMT -8
Any chance to match our 2018 season win/loss record now gone for Tennessee. They lose tonight in 13 innings to Kentucky 3-2. In the regular season, yes. Tennessee could catch Oregon State's 56-5 start by winning the next 10, the four in the SEC Tournament and then winning a game in the presumptive Knoxville Regional. My reference was for the regular season, should have stated that. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on May 5, 2022 20:10:54 GMT -8
Not that it would've been comparable anyway. Tonight was Tennessee's 10th road game of the year. 10, out of 46. They've played 32 home games. I believe that they have played 33 home games out of 46. |
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on May 5, 2022 20:21:35 GMT -8
Not that it would've been comparable anyway. Tonight was Tennessee's 10th road game of the year. 10, out of 46. They've played 32 home games. How is that possible…. In 2017, Oregon State played two road midweek games. 2022 Tennessee played zero. 2017 Oregon State played eight neutral games in Surprise to start the season, which are quasi-home games both because the Beavers play as the home team in each game and because more Oregon State fans show up than visiting fans. Tennessee basically played three road games in Houston against Texas, Baylor and Oklahoma, which are counted as neutral. (Tennessee was the road team against both Texas and Oklahoma and the home team against Baylor.) The Vols' 2022 schedule is a little more compact than the Beavers' 2017 schedule, because of the SEC Tournament. Otherwise, the schedules are comparable. |
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Post by eugenedave on May 5, 2022 21:58:28 GMT -8
According to Warren Nolan, their NC SOS is a dreadful 221.
I think our current level of pitching is comparable to theirs. A 105mph flamethrower is impressive, but we have our 4th starting pitcher now, and a very strong bullpen. As long as everyone stays healthy, we are a juggernaut. Add in our top defense, multiple guys who like to steal, our plate patience and propensity to take walks, combined with a flair for timely multiple base hits and getting guys home, and I see a very deep run in Omaha.
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Post by rgeorge on May 5, 2022 22:30:16 GMT -8
According to Warren Nolan, their NC SOS is a dreadful 221. I think our current level of pitching is comparable to theirs. A 105mph flamethrower is impressive, but we have our 4th starting pitcher now, and a very strong bullpen. As long as everyone stays healthy, we are a juggernaut. Add in our top defense, multiple guys who like to steal, our plate patience and propensity to take walks, combined with a flair for timely multiple base hits and getting guys home, and I see a very deep run in Omaha. Simply... NO... it's not. There are no comparable matchups at this point. But, their weak NC doesn't take away from 17/20 wins vs Q1 teams and their staff dominating the #1 rated conference. OSU is getting better as a staff, but they can't match UT's. And, their bats vs that #1 conference is also impressive. A nice .535 SA, 48 HRs in 22 conference games. Decent K/BB ratio. I'd love for OSU to get the chance, but the next 9 games will tell more. But, IMHO as of now, their bats vs our arms... advantage UT. Their arms/depth vs our bats... advantage UT. |
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Post by bvogrande on May 5, 2022 22:51:45 GMT -8
According to Warren Nolan, their NC SOS is a dreadful 221. I think our current level of pitching is comparable to theirs. A 105mph flamethrower is impressive, but we have our 4th starting pitcher now, and a very strong bullpen. As long as everyone stays healthy, we are a juggernaut. Add in our top defense, multiple guys who like to steal, our plate patience and propensity to take walks, combined with a flair for timely multiple base hits and getting guys home, and I see a very deep run in Omaha. Simply... NO... it's not. There are no comparable matchups at this point. But, their weak NC doesn't take away from 17/20 wins vs Q1 teams and their staff dominating the #1 rated conference. OSU is getting better as a staff, but they can't match UT's. And, their bats vs that #1 conference is also impressive. A nice .535 SA, 48 HRs in 22 conference games. Decent K/BB ratio. I'd love for OSU to get the chance, but the next 9 games will tell more. But, IMHO as of now, their bats vs our arms... advantage UT. Their arms/depth vs our bats... advantage UT. always with the negative vibes Moriarty. |
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Post by beaverbeliever on May 5, 2022 22:58:04 GMT -8
I did hear on the D1baseball podcast that SEC pitching is very much without a lot of top-flight talent this season - partly due to injury - so scoring in the conference is way up this season. Not to say UT doesn't have good hitters, but they're not facing what some previous SEC lineups have had to deal with.
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Post by rgeorge on May 5, 2022 23:19:34 GMT -8
I did hear on the D1baseball podcast that SEC pitching is very much without a lot of top-flight talent this season - partly due to injury - so scoring in the conference is way up this season. Not to say UT doesn't have good hitters, but they're not facing what some previous SEC lineups have had to deal with. Last I've seen 4 of the SEC's top 5 starting pitchers are out with TJ. All considered top 20 college level draft eligible pitchers. But, no matter the talent, UT is facing D1 pitching and 108 HRs, .307 BA in 46 games is crazy good. FYI... OSU hasn't always played the toughest NC teams either, nor have some Pac12 opponents been real good at times. But, 2018 was the year the season HR record was broken... 67 is now the #. So weather, opponents, etc... whatever excuse you'd like to use to disparage facts, 108 and counting is crazy! For the "name calling" crowd, it's not negative vibes. Just facts staring, anyone who cares to look, straight in their face. Lol |
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Post by Bodhisattva on May 6, 2022 5:59:57 GMT -8
According to Warren Nolan, their NC SOS is a dreadful 221. I think our current level of pitching is comparable to theirs. A 105mph flamethrower is impressive, but we have our 4th starting pitcher now, and a very strong bullpen. As long as everyone stays healthy, we are a juggernaut. Add in our top defense, multiple guys who like to steal, our plate patience and propensity to take walks, combined with a flair for timely multiple base hits and getting guys home, and I see a very deep run in Omaha. Simply... NO... it's not. There are no comparable matchups at this point. But, their weak NC doesn't take away from 17/20 wins vs Q1 teams and their staff dominating the #1 rated conference. OSU is getting better as a staff, but they can't match UT's. And, their bats vs that #1 conference is also impressive. A nice .535 SA, 48 HRs in 22 conference games. Decent K/BB ratio. I'd love for OSU to get the chance, but the next 9 games will tell more. But, IMHO as of now, their bats vs our arms... advantage UT. Their arms/depth vs our bats... advantage UT. Well 9 of their top 25 RPI wins are against Vandy, Florida (minus their best pitcher), and Georgia Southern. Vandy doesn't have 1 decent series win all year but is top 10 in RPI because they lost to a bunch of good teams. Florida has some good wins but is struggling, not doing well in SEC. Florida and Vandy are both projected as 3 seeds in regionals. Georgia Southern is projected as a 2, but their quality wins are series win Texas St and 1 of 2 against Georgia during midweek. SEC is just not as good as they have been in the past. ACC might be better than SEC this year. Georgia, Auburn, Arkansas appear to be pretty good but all have flaws. Don't get me wrong Tennessee is very deserving of their praise, but their quality wins might not be as good as they seem. RPI is totally screwed up this year. Rankings just don't match the RPI and for some it isn't even close. |
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