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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:46 am
Post subject: OM9's play-by-play Week 7 - Seahawks @ 49ers - 10/24
1st Quarter of Seahawks Game 7
1st and 10 at SF 21 F.Gore left guard to SF 28 for 7 yards (B.Wagner).
Boone and Goodwin double the LDT as AD walls off LE.. Iupati pulls inside 2nd level and gets OLB block but does not sustain.. Staley crashes in to move RDT out of the hole a bit.. Walker gets ILB block 2nd level but does not sustain. Miller lead blocks the other OLB. Incoming DB has small chance but fails to dive and tackle Gore
2nd and 3 at SF 28 F.Gore up the middle to SF 34 for 6 yards (L.Hill, K.Wright).
Boone twists and clears out the LDT.. Goodwin and Iupati drive the RDT out of rush lane... Staley walls off the RE.. Walker keeps a S away.. LBs were rather free but damage was done
1st and 10 at SF 34 K.Williams right end to SF 37 for 3 yards (C.Clemons, L.Hill).
Reverse to Kyle.. Boone didn't get to 2nd level LB in time, so LB shot through in pursuit.. Miller was trying to block the LE but had yet another LB flying in, so he had to choose... Just good sideline hustle from the Hawks LBs.
2nd and 7 at SF 37 A.Smith pass short left to M.Crabtree to SF 41 for 4 yards (B.Browner). Caught at SF 41. 0-yds YAC
Quick drop and out throw to Crabtree. Ball was high. Doubt Crabtree would have gotten much or any YAC, but he had no chance with the pass high like that.
3rd and 3 at SF 41 A.Smith pass short right to R.Moss to SEA 45 for 14 yards (R.Sherman). Caught at SEA 47. 2-yds YAC
PA rollout... good pass pro and good pass to sideline comeback route
1st and 10 at SEA 45 A.Smith pass incomplete deep right to K.Williams.
pass pro held up well... deep sideline pass to Kyle ovethrown by a few yds.. Kyle not happy about the downfield contact, and he has a point. CB was getting his left hand all up in Kyle's business and you could see Kyle was no longer running a fluid route.
2nd and 10 at SEA 45 F.Gore right guard to SEA 41 for 4 yards (B.Wagner).
Staley walls off the RE.. Iupati pulls inside but isn't quick to locate LB block.. Tuk does good job walling off the LE.. Boone pushed aside an incoming LB through wrong hole.. AD gets a nice push on the LDT to open some room.. Goodwin turns and walls off the RDT.. Walker gets one LB to help, but another clogs rush lane as S comes in.
3rd and 6 at SEA 41 (Shotgun) A.Smith pass incomplete deep left to K.Williams.
Pass pro was good and Alex stepped up in the pocket to throw this deep sideline pass to Kyle. Kyle had a tep on the DBs and was behind them, but pass was a lil late and overthrown. Missed opportunity here.
4th and 6 at SEA 41 A.Lee punts 37 yards to SEA 4, Center-B.Jennings, downed by SF-D.Goldson.
1st and 10 at SEA 4 R.Wilson pass short left to M.Robinson pushed ob at SEA 16 for 12 yards (P.Willis). Caught at SEA 5. 11-yds YAC
3-4.. 4mR.. Willis was a bit late in recognizing PA play direction.. hauled arse to sideline to finally push RB out of bounds after the catch and run from the flat.
1st and 10 at SEA 16 M.Lynch right tackle to SEA 18 for 2 yards (N.Bowman, R.McDonald).
3-4.. stout D from Ray and Sopo as Bowman slipped in for stop . Justin also scraped down toward RB quickly.
2nd and 8 at SEA 18 M.Lynch right tackle to SEA 22 for 4 yards (N.Bowman, A.Brooks).
Ray was stout but eventually got a bit overwhelmed at the surge of the RT/RG.. ILBs had trouble just getting past that wall of bodies.. Brooks did well in fighting off the TE and slipping inside to make stop.. Bowman stayed low and sprang into the hole. Justin got good penetration outside and hustled back from behind.
3rd and 4 at SEA 22 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short right to D.Baldwin to SEA 29 for 7 yards (C.Rogers). Caught at SEA 29. 0-yds YAC
Nickel.. 4mR.. Brooks crashed hard inside but was washed away in the pile by the RT... Aldon gets upfield through the LT but the free zone LG gave him a shove. No real pressure for QB. Rogers had decent behind the back coverage on the curl out route.. ball was a bit behind, but nice concentration by WR to hang on as Rogers made hit. Rogers could have knocked that one out had he focused more on that instead of the tackle.
1st and 10 at SEA 29 R.Wilson pass short left to M.Lynch to SEA 42 for 13 yards (D.Goldson). Caught at SEA 30. 12-yds YAC
3-4.. 4mR.. no pressure, and no one bothered to cover RB out out of the backfield sideline.. Had to be Willis' man, but he dropped in middle zone instead.
Timeout #1 by SF at 07:11.
1st and 10 at SEA 42 (Shotgun) R.Wilson sacked at SEA 34 for -8 yards (J.Smith). PENALTY on SF-
R.McDonald, Defensive Offside
, 5 yards, enforced at SEA 42 -
No Play
Nickel.. 4mR.. nice quick pressure. Justin beat the RG over left shoulder quickly to make most impact. I seriously thought Ray jumped right as the ball snapped.. it's close.. anyway, all four collapsed the pocket well and it's too bad this didn't count.
1st and 5 at SEA 47 M.Lynch right guard to SEA 46 for -1 yards (J.Smith, D.Goldson). PENALTY on SF-D.Goldson, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 15 yards, enforced at SEA 46.
Nickel.. Brooks gets surge on TE to eliminate an outside run option... Ray wins initial battle vs C to make a dent and clog run... Justin is coming around from behind and nearly gets RB as Goldson fills hard, stands up, and drives RB backwards with help. Goldson piles on.. hovers over talking ish to RB laying down... stupid, Dashon.
1st and 10 at SF 39 M.Lynch right end to SF 34 for 5 yards (C.Rogers).
Brooks got engulfed by double TEs, tries to spin inside and takes himself further away from rush lane... Ray gets twisted away by RT.. Sopo loses a yard from C surge and the LG tries to cut him low but it doesn't bring him down (how is that not a chop block?) .. Bowman, Willis, and Whitner fighting through TE blocks now.. nice outside tackle Rogers.
2nd and 5 at SF 34 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete deep right to R.Turbin.
Nickel.. 4mR.. Gradual pocket collapse from Ray, Justin, Aldon.. Brooks get nice upfield rush, but gets pushed away/beyond from QB last second by RT. the underneath TE curl route (pick-route) is designed to force Willis to get around him, thereby allowing the RB wheel route more separation... and it worked. Willis was trailing RB down sideline by a yard, but RB can't hang on to a good pass.. thankfully.
3rd and 5 at SF 34 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete short right to B.Obomanu.
Nickel.. 5mR.. we send Bowman inside but he gets picked up by the cluster of LT/LG as Aldon stunts inside, but that takes too long.. Ray and esp. Brooks get upfield on the RT side, but the ball's coming out. Tight coverage from Rogers, but the ball was a bit too high and hard coming in.
4th and 5 at SF 34 S.Hauschka 52 yard
field goal is GOOD
, Center-C.Gresham, Holder-J.Ryan. 3 0
S.Hauschka kicks 73 yards from SEA 35 to SF -8. T.Ginn, Touchback.
1st and 10 at SF 20 A.Smith pass incomplete short right to F.Gore.
PA rollout left... lots of time to what turns into a 3 man rush.. some short routes, but well covered. Kyle W and VD ran a deeper route, but can't see them.. Alex rolls right and throws it away.
2nd and 10 at SF 20 (Shotgun) A.Smith pass incomplete short left to K.Williams.
quick stop route for Kyle.. quick set and throw, but Alex overthrows him. Kyle can only get a finger on it.
Timeout #2 by SF at 05:17.
(helmet communication problem)
3rd and 10 at SF 20 (Shotgun) A.Smith pass short left to F.Gore to SF 32 for 12 yards (B.Wagner). Caught at SF 17. 15-yds YAC
very nice screen to combat the extra rush coming.. good patience and placement by Alex... Iupati gets out in front with good timing to get a deep DB. Boone could get out and over quick enough, and another deep DB made stop or this one goes for more YAC.
1st and 10 at SF 32 F.Gore right guard to 50 for 18 yards (K.Wright).
Walker gets downfield block on S... AD walls off the LE.. Boone gets key LB block 2nd level, but would have liked to see him sustain or just knock dude on his rear end.. Miller makes sure RDT doesn't crash in.. Goodwin allows the LDT to take himself out of the hole with his own upfield rush.. Iupati gets a 2nd level LB block as well.. VD walls off the RE.. Staley keeps in front of another LB well enough.
1st and 10 at 50 K.Hunter up the middle to SEA 44 for 6 yards (R.Sherman).
Staley walls off the RE.. RDT gets upfield but Iupati does enough to keep him off Hunter.. Goodwin gets quick shove on LDT on his way to 2nd level, but doesn't manage to block much as he seems distracted by Boone shoving the LDT out of the hole up his back.. AD walls off and does just enough vs the LE.. Walker takes out incoming S.. Miller gets fair block on an OLB working way to Hunter..
2nd and 4 at SEA 44 K.Hunter right end to SEA 35 for 9 yards (K.Chancellor).
Alex calls for VD to line up wide left to set up the toss right Iupati, Goodwin and AD pull right.. Boone walls off the LDT.. Iupati can't get the pursuing OLB as LB has back to him, but not an issue.. Goodwin gets in front and walls off another LB... AD dives and chops down another LB.. Miller walls off the LE..
1st and 10 at SEA 35 A.Smith pass short right to M.Crabtree pushed ob at SEA 19 for 16 yards (R.Sherman). Caught at SEA 35. 16-yds YAC
quick 2 yard dart to Crabtree on sideline, and Crabtree does the rest by breaking/slipping 3 tackles.
1st and 10 at SEA 19 A.Smith pass incomplete short middle to R.Moss (R.Sherman).
quick slant pass to Moss with tight trailing CB coverage.. should have been caught, but CB was grabby and Moss wants a flag he won't get. Tukuafu was underneath and nearly tipped the pass as he thought it was for him.
2nd and 10 at SEA 19 F.Gore left tackle to SEA 18 for 1 yard (B.Wagner).
Iupati pulls wide left and gets outside DB block.. Miller doesn't get good block on incoming OLB.. Goodwin gets 2nd level, but manages to block no one.. Staley crashes in on RDT and gets some push into Boone, who therefore can't get 2nd level.. VD scraps hard and manages to wall off RE..
3rd and 9 at SEA 18 (Shotgun) A.Smith sacked at SEA 20 for -2 yards (J.Jones).
pass pro looks good... can see Kyle open running a drag, but either Alex doesn't see him or just won't throw it.. looks last to Gore in the flat, but gave up too quickly in letting Gore turn to look back for a pass. tries to scramble and gets shoe-string tackled from behind.
4th and 11 at SEA 20 D.Akers 38 yard
field goal is GOOD
, Center-B.Jennings, Holder-A.Lee. 3 3
D.Akers kicks 73 yards from SF 35 to SEA -8. L.Washington, Touchback.
1st and 10 at SEA 20 M.Lynch right tackle to SEA 27 for 7 yards (I.Sopoaga, C.Rogers).
3-4.. Brooks battling the TE outside and is too far away from the run.. Ray gets occupied with the RT and makes no other impact.. Sopo losing a yard vs C but anchoring as well as can be expected before the lead FB gives a shove on his way through to further help them.. Bowman is delayed by a LG diving at him.. RG squirts through to 2nd level to eliminate Willis. Rogers comes in and Sopo helps him drag RB down.
End of 1st Quarter
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2nd Quarter of Seahawks Game 7
2nd and 3 at SEA 27 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete deep right to E.Moore.
Nickel.. 4mR.. Brooks hops over the TE cut block and gets good arc pressure.. Aldon gets washed out on wide arc.. Justin drives the LG back to QB just before the throw.. Ray is doubled and eliminated.. Culliver up close on snap and is shadowing sideline WR.. ball actually gets through to TE split out.. TE gets away with little push-off to create a chance, but ball is dropped.
3rd and 3 at SEA 27 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass deep right to B.Obomanu to SF 37 for 36 yards (D.Whitner). Caught at SEA 45. 18-yds YAC
Nickel.. 3mR as Brooks spies QB.. Justin and Aldon driving back OTs on the edges, but ball's out.. Cox tries to slip underneath the rub route from slot WR/CB in front of him instead of playing over and so he instantly loses any chance of trailing down field..
1st and 10 at SF 37 M.Lynch right guard to SF 22 for 15 yards (D.Goldson, D.Whitner).
the C drives Sopo out and away from run lane, very rare.. Justin gets angled out from run lane.. Ray was removed by a RG/RT double.. Lynch didn't follow the FB outside but Bowman did and took himself away from play.. LG got deep and blocked (knocked down) Willis.. Aldon flies in from outside but only gets a piece of RB and can't wrap up.. Goldson struggling but dragging on Lynch till Whitner converges to help. ( really poor job from our front 7 all around here... rare.
1st and 10 at SF 22 R.Turbin right end to SF 25 for -3 yards (J.Smith).
Nickel... Justin crashes hard left and gets excellent penetration vs LG to drag down RB in backfield.
2nd and 13 at SF 25 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short right to D.Baldwin to SF 17 for 8 yards (C.Culliver). Caught at SF 20. 3-yds YAC
Nickel.. 4mR.. slot CB blitzes in as Aldon drops in coverage.. quick hitch route from WR covered by soft Culliver cushion, so quick pass negates any pressure
Timeout #3 by SF at 12:17.
3rd and 5 at SF 17 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete deep middle to B.Edwards (D.Goldson, P.Willis).
Nickel.. 4mR.. quick pocket collapse from all sides.. deep pass nearly caught in EZ, but very tightly sandwiched coverage from Goldson and Willis just gets the ball out for incompletion. Great job by Willis to rip Braylon's arm down to jar it loose.
4th and 5 at SF 17 S.Hauschka 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-C.Gresham, Holder-J.Ryan. 6 3
S.Hauschka kicks 64 yards from SEA 35 to SF 1. T.Ginn to SF 16 for 15 yards (D.Baldwin).
1st and 10 at SF 16 F.Gore left guard to SF 19 for 3 yards (K.Wright).
VD takes on the LE and keeps him from quickly scraping down the line.. AD pulls inside but essentially just further clogs the hole.. Boone blocks the LDT, but has his troubles with power and also clogs the rush lane.. Goodwin does his job and slips 2nd level for LB block.. Iupati turned for the RDT but couldn't sustain at all.. Miller went outside of LT and no one there to block.. Gore would have been better off following him. Staley walled off the RE well..
2nd and 7 at SF 19 A.Smith pass incomplete short right to M.Crabtree.
pocket closed quickly on 3 step drop.. particularly Goodwin losing quick ground to the LDT.. doesn't matter.. Crabtree and Alex not on the same page as Crabtree runs deep route and Alex threw to what he expected a short out. Alex no is pleased.
3rd and 7 at SF 19 (Shotgun) PENALTY on SF-J.
Staley, False Start
, 5 yards, enforced at SF 19 -
No Play
3rd and 12 at SF 14 (Shotgun) A.Smith pass short middle to F.Gore to SF 20 for 6 yards (E.Thomas). Caught at SF 16. 4-yds YAC
Pass pro was decent... AD and Staley were losing ground on the edges, but Alex stepped up into the pocket. Took the safe over the middle throw to Gore. Would have been interesting to see him take a deeper shot, but it's debatable if the grass is greener on playing risky or playing the field position game.
4th and 6 at SF 20 A.Lee punts 45 yards to SEA 35, Center-B.Jennings. L.Washington MUFFS catch, and recovers at SEA 33. L.Washington to SEA 33 for no gain (B.Miller). Lee is credited with a 47 yd. punt
1st and 10 at SEA 33 R.Wilson scrambles left end to SEA 35 for 2 yards (T.Brown).
3-4.. 4mR.. RJF at NT.. late pressure from Justin vs LG (QB rolling left gave Justin a lane) .. Aldon went inside of the LT and missed dive tackle of QB rolling.. QB runs but meets a solid tackle by Brown after short gain. Ref threw a penalty on the Brown hit (wtf?) but the refs picked up the BS flag after.
2nd and 8 at SEA 35 M.Lynch left guard to SEA 38 for 3 yards (P.Willis, J.Smith).
3-4.. RJF at NT.. takes on C and shifts to the right a bit which takes him further from run lane.. Ray slipped outside of RT but couldn't come back in to make stop.. Justin doesn't budge vs LG and reaches arm in on RB as he comes through... the RG got 2nd level but couldn't manage to get either ILB...
3rd and 5 at SEA 38 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short left to S.Rice to SF 35 for 27 yards (T.Brown). Caught at SEA 48. 17-yds YAC
Nickel.. 5mR.. Aldon with late and useless inside stunt.. Ray with only remote pressure, penetrating RG, but pass was quick.. Brown was underneath but poorly times his ball location and last second coverage..
1st and 10 at SF 35 R.Wilson pass incomplete deep right to A.McCoy.
Nickel.. 4mR... no real pressure until late when QB just throws pass away as Brooks finally gets around the RT..
2nd and 10 at SF 35 (Shotgun) R.Wilson sacked at SF 35 for 0 yards (N.Bowman).
3rd and 10 at SF 35 (Shotgun) L.Washington up the middle to SF 33 for 2 yards (J.Smith).
4th and 8 at SF 33 S.Hauschka 51 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-C.Gresham, Holder-J.Ryan.
1st and 10 at SF 41 A.Smith pass short left to F.Gore to SF 47 for 6 yards (B.Browner). Caught at SF 44. 3-yds YAC
pass pro was good.. was a thing of beauty watching Staley absorb initial RE rush well, then RE spins inside and gets popped by Iupati zone blocking him. Pass to an open Gore over middle.
2nd and 4 at SF 47 (Shotgun) K.Hunter left end to SF 48 for 1 yard (B.Wagner).
Rather lazy outside block by VD on RE Clemons... Iupati pulls well to block an incoming LB.. Boone and AD pull far ledt but I don't see how anyone can expect them to get over there in time to matter... wow.. the RE #99 (in this 3-4 look) drove Goodwin back 4 yds and dumped him on his back.
3rd and 3 at SF 48 A.Smith pass short left to M.Crabtree to SF 49 for 1 yard (M.Trufant). Caught at SF 45. 4-yds YAC
quick motion and flat route throw to Crabtree didn't fool the defense... who pursued very well.. Crabtree couldn't break a great open field tackle from a CB. That's too bad... first down was there for the taking.. probably would have had it had he stayed headed for the sideline marker.
Timeout #1 by SEA at 05:03.
4th and 2 at SF 49 A.Lee punts 37 yards to SEA 14, Center-B.Jennings, fair catch by L.Washington. Penalty on SEA, Unnecessary Roughness, offsetting. Penalty on SF-L.Grant, Unnecessary Roughness, offsetting.
1st and 10 at SEA 14 M.Lynch up the middle to SEA 28 for 14 yards (T.Brown).
1st and 10 at SEA 28 M.Lynch left end to SEA 34 for 6 yards (J.Smith).
2nd and 4 at SEA 34 R.Turbin left end pushed ob at SEA 49 for 15 yards (N.Bowman, T.Brown).
1st and 10 at SEA 49 R.Turbin left tackle to SF 47 for 4 yards (P.Willis).
2nd and 6 at SF 47 R.Turbin up the middle to SF 44 for 3 yards (N.Bowman). PENALTY on SEA-R.Okung, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at SF 47 - No Play.
2nd and 16 at SEA 43 R.Wilson pass incomplete deep right to G.Tate.
Timeout #2 by SEA at 01:52.
3rd and 16 at SEA 43 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete deep right to G.Tate (C.Culliver).
4th and 16 at SEA 43 J.Ryan punts 45 yards to SF 12, Center-C.Gresham. T.Ginn to 50 for 38 yards (H.Farwell).
1st and 10 at 50 (Shotgun) A.Smith pass incomplete short right to R.Moss [G.Scruggs].
pocket closed on edges, but really held up enough.. Alex didn't like a couple of options, so he spins left to try and either run or find another option come open.. At that time, Boone's LDT gets better angle and Alex has to reverse field and just throw it away as being tackled. An incompletion isn't that big a deal.. but I'd of course like him to find someone safe enough to take a shot. They show Moss being absolutely mugged down field. Crabtree was doubled and was briefly open on a deep hitch, doubt he would have been open unless the ball was thrown exactly before his cut. Kyle was blanketed on a deep out...
couldn't see VD
2nd and 10 at 50 (Shotgun) A.Smith pass incomplete short middle to M.Crabtree.
pass pro initially good, but pressure did come from inside of Staley vs RE as Alex threw... T
his was the play where Clemons got his left hand in on Alex's facemask and twisted the helmet all the way sideways to his shoulder as he was in the act of throwing.
.. no penalty called... unbelievable... Alex pleads case to the refs, but nope...
3rd and 10 at 50 (Shotgun) A.Smith sacked at 50 for 0 yards (G.Scruggs).
Pass pro was good enough.. Alex leaned back to heave it rightside deep, but pulled it back down last second and tried to evade and run... small lane to run closed quickly when the RDT who can see QB disengages from Iupati (who obviously couldn't see QB).
4th and 10 at 50 A.Lee punts 41 yards to SEA 9, Center-B.Jennings, fair catch by L.Washington.
1st and 10 at SEA 9 R.Wilson kneels to SEA 8 for -1 yards.
End of 2nd Quarter
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3rd Quarter of Seahawks Game 7
1st and 10 at SEA 20 M.Lynch right tackle to SEA 29 for 9 yards (Ald.Smith).
2nd and 1 at SEA 29 M.Lynch left guard to SEA 36 for 7 yards (P.Willis).
1st and 10 at SEA 36 M.Lynch up the middle to SEA 41 for 5 yards (R.McDonald).
2nd and 5 at SEA 41 R.Turbin left tackle to SEA 42 for 1 yard (A.Brooks).
3rd and 4 at SEA 42 L.Washington left end to SEA 44 for 2 yards (P.Willis, Ald.Smith).
4th and 2 at SEA 44 J.Ryan punts 43 yards to SF 13, Center-C.Gresham, fair catch by T.Ginn. PENALTY on SF-D.Dobbs, Illegal Formation, 5 yards, enforced at SEA 44 - No Play.
1st and 10 at SEA 49 R.Wilson pass incomplete deep right to Z.Miller.
2nd and 10 at SEA 49 M.Lynch right tackle to SF 43 for 8 yards (P.Willis).
3rd and 2 at SF 43 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete short right to G.Tate.
4th and 2 at SF 43 J.Ryan punts 29 yards to SF 14, Center-C.Gresham, fair catch by T.Ginn.
1st and 10 at SF 14 A.Smith pass short middle to F.Gore to SF 29 for 15 yards (L.Hill). Caught at SF18. 11-yds YAC
pass pro was good.. Alex hits a wide open Gore over middle..
1st and 10 at SF 29 A.Smith pass short left to K.Hunter pushed ob at SF 40 for 11 yards (K.Wright). Caught at SF 31. 9-yds YAC
pass pro good again, as Boone pulls left to block RE... pass good to Hunter wide open on a quick out..
1st and 10 at SF 40 F.Gore left guard to SF 46 for 6 yards (B.Mebane).
Boone gets 2nd level LB quickly.. Iupati fails to get 2nd level LB block, but Gore able to squeeze through a crease anyway thanks to good initial surge by Goodwin on RDT before failing to sustain..Miller gets fair and needed block on LDT..
2nd and 4 at SF 46 PENALTY on SEA-B.
Mebane, Encroachment
, 5 yards, enforced at SF 46 -
No Play
Hard-count gets the better of LDT here.
1st and 10 at SEA 49 A.Smith pass short middle to F.Gore to SEA 37 for 12 yards (C.Clemons). Caught at SEA 46. 9-yds YAC
pass pro was good, and Alex hits open Gore again over middle.. taking what defense gives, as Hawks clearly flooding perimeter weapons.
1st and 10 at SEA 37 F.Gore up the middle to SEA 26 for 11 yards (L.Hill).
good job by Goodwin to angle off the RDT.. Boone quickly gets ILB 2nd level, but doesn't drive ILB into ground.... AD quickly gets to SLB 2nd level but also doesn't bother to sustain or drive SLB into ground, so he makes tackle.. but not before Gore slips between the Boone and AD lanes.
1st and 10 at SEA 26 F.Gore up the middle to SEA 23 for 3 yards (R.Bryant).
Iupati, Miller, and Staley are 2nd level ripping into LBs, but not a lot of sustaining going on.. not enough surge from Goodwin and Boone here on the interior.. and area gets clogged quickly.
2nd and 7 at SEA 23 K.Hunter left end to SEA 25 for -2 yards (K.Wright).
Goodwin and Staley pull wide left, but the OLB shoots in just past Staley to get a piece of Gore and trip him up.. Miller couldn't handle the RE either, so he also clogged up the path
3rd and 9 at SEA 25 (Shotgun) A.Smith pass short middle to M.Crabtree to SEA 15 for 10 yards (K.Wright). Caught at SF 20. 5-yds YAC
Pass pro was good and Alex hits Crabtree over middle on a clear-out with room to run.. big first down!
1st and 10 at SEA 15 (Shotgun) F.Gore left tackle to SEA 12 for 3 yards (L.Hill).
PA QB option.. hands off to Gore.. Iupati gets 2nd level LB block.. Staley crashes in on RDT to seal.. Goodwin angles off the LDT.. Tuku lead block fails as he gets a piece of free RE and can't move on to take out the tackling OLB.
2nd and 7 at SEA 12 A.Smith pass short left to D.Walker for 12 yards,
. Caught at SEA 8. 8-yds YAC 6 9
pass pro was good.. Alex hits open drag route by Walker. as all defenders are playing deeper perimeter weapons.. VD gets a needed block to make it easy for Walker to tightrope the sideline into the EZ.
D.Akers extra point is GOOD, Center-B.Jennings, Holder-A.Lee. 6 10
D.Akers kicks 65 yards from SF 35 to end zone, Touchback.
1st and 10 at SEA 20 R.Wilson scrambles right end to SEA 29 for 9 yards (J.Smith).
2nd and 1 at SEA 29 M.Lynch right tackle to SEA 31 for 2 yards (N.Bowman).
1st and 10 at SEA 31 M.Lynch left end to SEA 33 for 2 yards (J.Smith, P.Willis).
2nd and 8 at SEA 33 R.Wilson pass intended for B.Edwards INTERCEPTED by D.Goldson [N.Bowman] at SF 26. D.Goldson ran ob at SF 27 for 1 yard.
1st and 10 at SF 27 F.Gore left tackle to SF 30 for 3 yards (K.Chancellor, B.Wagner).
Boone pulls and gets LB block.. Iupati and Staley seal the RE and RDT.. Miller walls off OLB outside.. Walker leads inside but misses incoming LB..
2nd and 7 at SF 30 A.Smith scrambles left end pushed ob at SF 38 for 8 yards (E.Thomas).
rather weak PA pass.. pass pro was very good.. Alex has Gore as an outlet over the middle and Crabtree wide open on a drag route.. but chooses to run it himself.. successfully, but still.. why not pass? Did he worry about the pass getting tipped at the los? Either way, he ran for a lil more than a pass to either would have gotten him. (his two deep options were well covered)
1st and 10 at SF 38 F.Gore right guard to SF 39 for 1 yard (L.Hill).
Boone pulls and gets just a small piece of the OLB, but turns out it was enough.. the LDT bull rushed AD back 4 yds and into Iupati's pull block to take him out as well... VD stalemated with the LE, but did enough to keep him away.. Miller lead block was deep and effective on CB.. Walker took on a S and was driven back into Gore to knock him down..
2nd and 9 at SF 39 A.Smith pass short right to K.Williams to SEA 43 for 18 yards (K.Chancellor). Caught at 50. 7-yds YAC
overload blitz with 2 LBs weakside, but the pass was quick and on target to Kyle
End of 3rd Quarter
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4th Quarter of Seahawks Game 7
1st and 10 at SEA 43 (Shotgun) F.Gore up the middle to SEA 45 for -2 yards (K.Wright).
Miller failed gto block the WLB.. it's as simple as that
2nd and 12 at SEA 45 F.Gore left tackle to SEA 8 for 37 yards (E.Thomas).
Goodwin engaged and kept the LDT long enough.. Boone pulled left and took out the RDT who had already slipped down to a knee.. Iupati goes for 2nd level MLB and MLB runs himself out of the hole by trying to avoid Iupati.. Staley does enough to keep the WLB busy long enough..
1st and 8 at SEA 8 L.Davis reported in as eligible. K.Hunter right tackle to SEA 6 for 2 yards (L.Hill).
Boone and Staley switch places on this formation... Staley goes 2nd level and ultimately lets the WLB get around him for the tackle... Iupati pulls wide right and gets outside DB... Tuku and big LD pretty ineffective in the hole and essentially add cloggage.
2nd and 6 at SEA 6 C.Kaepernick in at QB. (Shotgun) C.Kaepernick scrambles left end to SEA 7 for -1 yards (R.Bryant).
Fake RB handoff QB run wide left... the RE shows great discipline and stays with QB, actually strings him out with good pursuit somehow before an incoming LB from outside puts a nasty upper body hit on Ck7 as Ck7 is getting yanked down by RE's arm around shoulder pad/neck. Really should have been a leading-with-helmet penalty on #56.
3rd and 7 at SEA 7 A.Smith is back in at QB. (Shotgun) A.Smith pass short left intended for R.Moss
by B.Browner at SEA -1. B.Browner to SEA 3 for 4 yards (V.Davis).
pass pro was good... Alex cuts his eyes hard left just as Crabtree is getting open on the right side.. highly doubtful the YAC would have gotten the TD... Walker on curl route at the 1, but his route was baited by the SLB.. VD on the other side ran what looks like a curl and he was sandwiched in between MLB and WLB... Alex rolls left and looks unbalanced as throws that miserable INT right to the CB. At the point of the throw, I
really don't see why Alex didn't just aim and beam in a sideline pass at the pylon by Gore that while doubtful to be caught, at least he'd be the only one to have a chance at it.
I know this was the play people wanted Moss on the drag route. Looks to me that from this angle, very few QBs would have even seen or been able to throw a pass to Moss when Moss was at the right spot to do so and just before Alex began rolling left. It
was still a horrific pass that should have gone to Gore's pylon
, and the play makes me rather ill.
1st and 10 at SEA 3 M.Lynch left tackle to SEA 3 for no gain (Ald.Smith).
2nd and 10 at SEA 3 M.Lynch up the middle to SEA 9 for 6 yards (N.Bowman).
3rd and 4 at SEA 9 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete short right to M.Lynch.
4th and 4 at SEA 9 J.Ryan punts 56 yards to SF 35, Center-C.Gresham. T.Ginn to SEA 49 for 16 yards (C.Maragos).
1st and 10 at SEA 49 F.Gore left guard to SEA 39 for 10 yards (E.Thomas).
beautiful 2nd level MLB pull block for Boone here to clear the way... WLB shot through backfield but slipped and Miller woulda walled him off anyway... pretty good surge from Staley on RE that did just enough to seal him off... IUpati able to angle off the RDT... Walker goes and gets SLB as Boone handles MLB..
1st and 10 at SEA 39 A.Smith pass short left to K.Hunter to SEA 36 for 3 yards (K.Wright). Caught at SEA 36. 0-yds YAC
pass pro was good.. Alex looks right, but Miller had not turned for him yet so he goes left to Gore underneath. Couldn't see deep routes later, but I'm guessing they were mostly just to clear out space.
2nd and 7 at SEA 36 F.Gore up the middle to SEA 16 for 20 yards (K.Chancellor).
Boone shoves the blitz LB away from rush lane and then picks up the blitz S... Goodwin used LDTs momentum crashing right against him to open up that left side rush lane... Iupati gets 2nd level WLB block.
1st and 10 at SEA 16 K.Hunter left end to SEA 13 for 3 yards (B.Wagner, L.Hill).
Boone pulls wide left and blocks off the RE... Walker gets a pop on the ILB.. Miller with initially effective block on WLB but got lazy and allowed the WLB to squirm to the side of him to make tackle.
2nd and 7 at SEA 13 K.Hunter right end pushed ob at SEA 5 for 8 yards (B.Wagner). PENALTY on SF-A.
Davis, Tripping, 10 yards
, enforced at SEA 13 -
No Play
Tuku pulls out wide right and levels an outside DB... Boone angles LDT away.. Iupati pulls wide, but could never get in front of the play to help.. Goodwin got a 2nd level LB block until it was too late to keep him from running sideline.. AD cuts down the big CB that came over in motion and then pursued RB.
I REALLY hate this "tripping" call on AD... such BS. AD simply cut him low at the knees as DB tries to hurdle and flops over him. At no point was AD's legs sticking up or doing anything to call such a penalty
2nd and 17 at SEA 23 K.Hunter up the middle to SEA 13 for 10 yards (L.Hill).
Iupati pulls inside for key block on MLB.. Goodwin with no trouble angling off the RDT.. Boone angles off the LDT enough and AD with nice 2nd level WLB block.. Miller nicely drives the LE back a yard for space, and VD runs a streak route to decoy... Staley angles RE and then is a little late going after deeper S block.
3rd and 7 at SEA 13 (Shotgun) A.Smith up the middle to SEA 10 for 3 yards (C.McDonald).
Looks like a designed QB run for Alex all the way.. barely any hesitation before running.. Iupati badly misses tackling LB, but the other incoming DBs would have kept Alex from getting the 1st down anyway.
4th and 4 at SEA 10 D.Akers 28 yard
field goal is GOOD
, Center-B.Jennings, Holder-A.Lee. 6 13
D.Akers kicks 65 yards from SF 35 to end zone, Touchback.
1st and 10 at SEA 20 M.Lynch right end to SEA 29 for 9 yards (P.Willis, J.Smith).
2nd and 1 at SEA 29 M.Lynch left tackle to SEA 30 for 1 yard (J.Smith). San Francisco challenged the first down ruling, and the play was REVERSED. M.Lynch left tackle to SEA 29 for no gain (J.Smith).
3rd and 1 at SEA 29 M.Robinson left guard to SEA 31 for 2 yards (N.Bowman).
1st and 10 at SEA 31 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short right to B.Obomanu to SEA 29 for -2 yards (C.Rogers). Caught at SEA 28. 1-yd YAC
2nd and 12 at SEA 29 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete short right to S.Rice (C.Culliver).
Timeout #1 by SEA at 02:23.
3rd and 12 at SEA 29 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete short right to S.Rice (P.Willis).
4th and 12 at SEA 29 J.Ryan punts 64 yards to SF 7, Center-C.Gresham. T.Ginn pushed ob at SF 23 for 16 yards (K.Wright).
1st and 10 at SF 23 K.Hunter left guard to SF 25 for 2 yards (B.Wagner).
Staley initially had a good block going vs RE, but clearly let up not knowing that Hunter would be coming his way this late in the play... Hunter had room to run outside but because of the RE movement, he had to cut it back into the teeth of the D.. AD got 2nd level, but was extremely lazy and allows the WLB to track RB down. Why not just put the smaller LB on his arse, AD?
2nd and 8 at SF 25 K.Hunter right guard to SF 25 for no gain (C.McDonald).
penetration from the LDT through run lane caused cloggage on Iupati's pull block, and the S shot in around the edge quickly to shut this expected run down.
Timeout #2 by SEA at 01:54.
3rd and 8 at SF 25 (Shotgun) A.Smith left end to SF 28 for 3 yards (K.Wright).
designed QB run to far weakside.. big LD pulls wide and is ineffective at getting the outside S.. Hunter unable to cut down the WLB.. AD pulls inside but tries to cut down Goodwin's man, which would have had no impact even if successful... Boone gets deep to provide downfield blocks, but the play never had a chance..
Timeout #3 by SEA at 01:48.
4th and 5 at SF 28 A.Lee punts 66 yards to SEA 6, Center-B.Jennings. L.Washington to SEA 11 for 5 yards (T.Brock).
1st and 10 at SEA 11 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass short right to S.Rice pushed ob at SEA 16 for 5 yards (C.Culliver). Caught at SEA 16. 0-yds YAC
2nd and 5 at SEA 16 (Shotgun) R.Wilson sacked at SEA 9 for -7 yards (Ald.Smith).
3rd and 12 at SEA 9 (No Huddle, Shotgun) PENALTY on SEA-R.Okung, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at SEA 9 - No Play.
3rd and 17 at SEA 4 R.Wilson pass incomplete short right to Z.Miller.
4th and 17 at SEA 4 (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass deep middle to B.Obomanu to SEA 20 for 16 yards (D.Whitner). Penalty on SEA-P.McQuistan, Chop Block, declined. The Replay Assistant challenged the first down ruling, and the play was Upheld.
1st and 10 at SEA 20 A.Smith
to SEA 22 for -2 yards.
2nd and 12 at SEA 22 A.Smith
to SEA 23 for -1 yards.
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Brevard, N.C. - Due to rain showers scheduled to continue most of today in Transylvania County, the South Atlantic Conference baseball game between the Brevard College Tornados and the Tusculum Pioneers has been moved to Sunday, March 25th.
However, the rain will not damper the festivities for the Brevard BaseBald campaign, as the team will still shave their heads this evening in Myers Dining Hall. The first locks of hair will start coming off at 5:30 p.m. as the Tornados raised over $5,000 in their campaign to help conquer kids' cancer.
Brevard and Tusculum will open their South Atlantic Conference weekend series on Saturday, March 24th, with start time of the first game moved up to 11 a.m. Sunday's nine-inning contest is set with a start time of 1 p.m.
For more information on all Brevard College Tornados Athletics, visit www.BCTornados.com.

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In the time it takes to watch a movie on TV, it is now possible to mix, place, finish, and reopen full-depth slab replacements to highway traffic.
In June, the Virginia Department of Transportation, in conjunction with Transfield Services, Corman Construction, and mobile volume mixer truck manufacturer Heartland Concrete, did just that. It was an opportunity to evaluate a new type of ultra-high performance, non-portland cement. The project also was ideal to leverage the just-in-time flexibility of mobile volumetric mixer trucks.
Just-in-time was key in this case. Road departments are striving for new products and developments that allow them to make repairs and then quickly reopen the thoroughfares to traffic. Motorists don't have the patience to detour or to be held up in traffic while a section of road is being fixed. Quick road repair projects will become more widespread as money from the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or the stimulus bill, trickles down to localities.
Researchers have developed a non-portland cement to specifically address this need for rapid, large-volume repairs. A liquid admixture is incorporated into the mix of cement and aggregates, as any admixture would be. The result is a slump-adjustable concrete that will, depending on mix design, reach compressive strengths of more than 3500 psi within two hours.
The non-portland cement, Great-White, from Ceratech of Baltimore, mixes, places, and finishes like traditional portland cement concrete. It is also nonhazardous and cleans up easily with water. It is comprised of 88% recycled industrial waste. Using it eliminates one ton of carbon dioxide greenhouse gas for every three yards of concrete produced. The 15 yards placed in this project negate the carbon dioxide produced by a typical SUV in six months.
You can use this cement with most traditional fine and coarse aggregates, plus recycled, crushed and broken glass without regard for alkali-silica reactivity concerns. This further enhances its environmental benefits.
Mobile mixers' advantages
Using mobile volumetric mixing equipment enables rapid, large-volume infrastructure and highway repairs in two to three hours. This minimizes dangerous exposure to traffic by highway maintenance crews, loss of toll revenues, and inconvenience to motorists.
With a nominal mix design ratio of 715 pounds of GreatWhite cement per yard of concrete, compressive strengths of more than 2500 psi are achievable in just two hours, with 28-day strengths reaching more than 9800 psi. Flexural strengths greater than 350 psi are also possible in just two hours.
The full-depth slab replacement on Interstate 295 near Richmond, Va., was ideal for this type of project. The first area to be replaced was 12 x16 feet by 9 inches deep. Failed concrete was removed and a rebar mat placed just before the 11 a.m. arrival of the volumetric mobile mixer containing the cement. Ground temperature was 80° F; ambient air was 82° F. Skies were partly cloudy with a light breeze.
The concrete was initially at about a 6-inch slump visually. This was adjusted to a 4-inch slump by changing the mix water flow rate. It took 17 minutes to place 5.25 yards of concrete. Material was progressively hand-screeded as the placement proceeded. Finishing was aided by using a Sika film as an evaporation retardant. The material had 20 minutes working time with final set occurring at 42 minutes.


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North Dakota close to banning abortions for genetic defects
Bismarck, N.D. • North Dakota on Friday moved one step closer to adopting what would be the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, with lawmakers sending the Republican governor measures that could set the state up for a costly legal battle over the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized the procedure.
The North Dakota Senate approved two anti-abortion bills Friday, one banning abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy and another prohibiting the procedure because of genetic defects. If the governor signs the measures, North Dakota would be the only state in the U.S. with those laws. Gov. Jack Dalrymple hasn't said anything to indicate he won't approve the measures.
Maryland to repeal death penalty
Annapolis, Md. • Maryland lawmakers approved a measure abolishing the death penalty on Friday and sent the bill to Gov. Martin O'Malley, who has long supported banning capital punishment.
The House of Delegates voted 82-56 for legislation already approved by the Senate. Eighty Democrats and two Republicans voted for the bill, which needed 71 to pass. Eighteen Democrats joined 38 Republicans to vote against it.
The vote represented a major win for the Democratic governor, who has pushed for the death penalty's repeal for five years. He is also widely believed to be weighing a presidential bid in 2016.
Supporters of repeal argued that the death penalty is costly, racially biased, a poor deterrent of crime and sometimes wrongfully applied. The possibility of executing the innocent prompted many lawmakers to support the repeal measure.
N.Y. carjacker kills mom, rapes child, 10
Albany, N.Y. • A man previously charged with having child pornography cut an electronic monitoring device off his ankle before carjacking a woman, fatally stabbing her and raping her 10-year-old daughter, authorities said.
David J. Renz abducted the school librarian and her daughter as they left a gymnastics class at a mall in the Syracuse suburb of Clay, about 150 miles west of Albany, on Thursday night, state police said Friday.
Renz bound both victims, raped the girl and drove a short distance to a spot where the girl escaped and was found by a passing motorist, troopers said. The motorist told 911 dispatchers he saw a man running away from the scene, allowing police to quickly capture him.
Mom reviled for son's murder may go free
Phoenix • Debra Milke was once one of the most reviled mothers around, convicted of dressing her 4-year-old son in his favorite outfit and sending him off to visit a mall Santa Claus with two men who shot the boy execution-style in the Arizona desert.
Milke said she had nothing to do with Christopher's death, but a detective testified at her 1990 trial that she had confessed to him and him alone in a closed interrogation room. Prosecutors said she had her son killed to collect on a $5,000 insurance policy.
Now, Milke could walk free, leaving death row behind after a federal appeals court threw out her conviction Thursday because prosecutors had not turned over evidence of the detective's history of misconduct, including lying under oath in other cases.
Barring a successful appeal of Thursday's ruling, prosecutors will have to decide if they have enough evidence to retry Milke. The ruling doesn't toss out the supposed confession. It just allows defense lawyers to have all of the detective's police files.
Colorado to expand firearms checks
Denver • A landmark expansion of background checks on firearm purchases was approved Friday by lawmakers in Colorado, a politically moderate state that was the site of last year's mass shooting at a suburban Denver movie theater.
The bill previously passed the state Senate and now heads to Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, who is expected to sign it into law.
Earlier this week, Colorado lawmakers approved a 15-round limit on ammunition magazines. It is also awaiting the expected approval of the governor.
The bill passed Friday expands when a $10 criminal background check would be required to legally transfer a gun. Republicans have opposed the bill, calling it an undue burden on law-abiding gun owners. "We know for a fact that whatever law we pass criminals won't care," said Republican Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg.
Transplanted organs infected with rabies
A 20-year-old Air Force recruit who died of rabies had symptoms of the disease but wasn't tested before his organs were transplanted to four patients, one of whom died of rabies nearly 18 months later, federal health officials said Friday.
The three other organ recipients are getting rabies shots and haven't displayed any symptoms. Doctors at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declined to speculate on their chances for survival.
Matthew Kuehnert, director of the agency's Office of Blood, Organ and Other Tissue Safety, said investigators don't know why doctors in Florida didn't test the donor for rabies before offering his kidneys, heart and liver to people in Florida, Georgia, Illinois and Maryland.
A rabies test after a death can take four hours once the tissue reaches a lab in Atlanta, New York and California, said Richard Franka of the CDC's rabies team. That's precious time, considering a donated kidney remains viable for less than 24 hours; other organs last for less than six.
The donor died in 2011 in Florida. His cause of death was listed as encephalitis of unknown origin.


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Fall 2009 Convocation Speech
"Sharing Pain to Persevere"
President Ruben Armiñana
August 24, 2009
Fall 2009 Speakers
Ruben Armiñana
Eduardo Ochoa
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Susan Moulton
Chair of the Faculty
Heather Hanson
Associated Students President
Dolores Bainter
Staff Representative to the Academic Senate
Welcome to the new academic year of 2009-2010. I especially want to welcome the 16 new tenure-track faculty and students who have just joined us. To the returning faculty, staff and students, it is good to have you back. I like to start these remarks with good news and for this year it is that we have an approved State budget. There have been years where we began the school year without one. The bad news is that it is a terrible, lousy, and unfair budget. And the worst news is that this might not be the last of the bad years as the full effect of this yearís cuts will not be felt until 2010-11 when the federal stimulus funds are expected to dwindle or disappear. Next yearís budget is already expected to be about $8 billion in deficit. The economic recovery is still at least two years away, but the need for funds now is urgent.
California is in terrible financial straits, the worst it has been in the last three decades and it will take years for conditions to improve. This past February a two year budget agreement was reached and it resolved a $15 billion deficit; but just a few months later the State found itself in a much greater deficit having increased to $26 billion and with revenues declining at an alarming rate. After much negotiating and posturing, a budget agreement was reached at the end of July. This budget is full of suffering and it is inadequate to cover the needs of the people of this state. There are major spending cuts, but there are also accounting gimmicks, fund shifts, borrowing, too-optimistic revenue projections and significant amounts of one-time federal stimulus money. Needless to say that the financial woes that afflict California have not disappeared; as matter of fact, even at this late stage, about $500 million in line item vetoes to health and welfare programs made by the Governor just before signing the budget bills are being challenged in court. Borrowing from local governments and redevelopment agency funds is also being challenged. If these court challenges are successful and revenues do not materialize as predicted, this could result in even larger reductions, including to education, at mid-year. I do not tell you this to frighten you; rather to give you information you need to know. The challenges will be many over the next two years or so, and we will be sharing the pain in order to persevere.
Californiaís fiscal and political structures leave it extremely vulnerable to changes as a result of the business cycles. Different from most other states, our tax system depends very heavily on personal income taxes. According to The Press Democrat in August of this year, ìSince 1950, income taxes have grown from 11% of the stateís tax revenue to about 50% today. In recent years the stateís wealthiest 1% have generated the bulk of thatóroughly half of the total income tax take, and one fourth of the stateís overall tax revenue.î (The Press Democrat, August 11, 2009) In other words, we are too heavily dependent on few millionaires to fund the state, and their income fluctuates widely since it is based on capital gains. In good times it is great, but in bad times it is terrible, and these are bad times. Dan Walters of the Sacramento Bee said in July, ìThe state rides a roller coaster of revenue that soars when the economy jumps and plummets when it sours, leading to binges of spending and tax cuts, followed by deficit hangovers.î (Dan Walters, The Sacramento Bee, July 28, 2009)
If you add to the tax system a political system that protects the political partiesí status-quo in the Legislature, term limits, a two-third requirement for budget approval, inflexible government spending dictated by propositions and court orders, and the inordinate influence of special interests, it is no wonder we are in bad shape. Perhaps, these difficult times will make it possible to enact some important reforms but this will take time and more importantly it would require a great deal of the political will that has been lacking in California for decades. We will see more political competition for the seats in the Legislature by 2012. There is a Commission on the 21st Century Economy that has been charged to recommend changes in the tax structure to smooth the revenues over years, and a new citizensí commission entitled California Forward which aims to re-write the Constitution. We will see if these changes are possible.
As it relates to higher education there was very little or no debate in the Legislature and by the Governor about budget cuts and their consequences. The magnitude of the budget cuts to us was pretty well settled early on and the only reason they were not increased any further was the limitations set by the ìmaintenance of effortî provisions in the federal stimulus legislation. Simply put, we do not have strong advocates in the legislative arena in Sacramento. Democrats wanted to preserve as much as possible the programs that provide the social safety network for the needy of California and the Republicans were adamant about no new taxes. K-14 was promised re-payments of budget cuts in future years but not so for the CSU and UC. We were promised the restoration of $305 million of one-time cuts, but the health of the economy will dictate if that promise can be fulfilled. Fortunately, funding for the Cal Grant programs was maintained despite an earlier proposal by the Governor to eliminate them.
In the end, CSU was cut by $564 million. The CSU is now funded by the State at about 20% less than it received in 1999, ten years ago, despite now serving 100,000 more students. Had it not been for the federal stimulus funds, the cuts would have amounted to almost $1.3 billion. The $564 million reduction does not include the $66.3 million in permanent cuts that were made in the February budget or the $40.5 million of new mandatory costs for a total of almost $671 million. Support per FTES has decreased $932 in one yearófrom $8,466 in 08-09 to $7,534 in 09-10.
Chancellor Reed, based on his 40-year career in state public service and education, said, ìThere has never been such a steep drop in state support in such a short amount of time. We are in the midst of a financial meltdown and need to take immediate action in order to preserve our institutions.î (CSU Press Release, July 21, 2009) There is no doubt that this massive cut has a severe impact on student access, affordability, and educational quality. It deeply affects every employee, it puts in doubt the viability of the educational opportunities of future students, and it compromises the economic and social prosperity of California.
In order to meet this financial meltdown, a number of actions have been taken. The goals for closing the budget gap of $671 million were to serve as many students as possible with quality instruction and related services, to protect as many jobs as possible, to preserve the Universityís financial integrity, and to plan beyond the 2009-10 fiscal year. To this effect the Board of Trustees took the following actions:
Reduced labor costs by establishing two days a month furlough for
a year for most employees as 85% of the CSUís budget is in personnel.
Increased undergraduate student fees by $672 per year for undergraduates. A third of the increased fee revenues are set aside for financial aid.
Called for a reduction in enrollment by 40,000 by 2010.
Closed student enrollment for the Spring semester, and
Reduced another $163 million in campus expenditures through a hiring freeze on non-essential positions, the elimination of vacant positions, the cancellation of non-critical equipment and supplies purchases, and travel restrictions.
There are no good choices here. All of these actions create pain that is shared by students, faculty, staff, and administration.
In terms of the State University fee increase, while regrettable during these difficult economic times for of our students and their families, about 47% of our students will experience no impact because one third of the revenue goes directly to financial aid. As a system, this offsets the increase for our neediest 187,000 students, those coming from families making $75,000 or less. In addition, thanks to the increase in the tax credit and the lowering of the income eligibility threshold, families making up to $180,000 will be eligible to benefit from the tax credit which also offsets the fee increase. Pell grants have increased to a maximum of $5,350 a year for eligible students. The CSU is the largest single institutional recipient of this federal financial aid receiving an estimated $81 million a year for about 120,000 students. The CSU remainsóby a significant differenceóthe lowest cost public university system in the country.
Perhaps, the saddest consequence of the budget cuts is the restriction in enrollment to 40,000 eligible students in these two years in order to align enrollment with financial resources. This amounts to denying access to students who would fill about six universities the size of Sonoma State. Already we are seeing significant student reductions at this campus and everywhere else. This comes at a time when more new students than ever are eligible to come to the institutions of higher education in California. Spring enrollment for new students is unavailable despite the fact that first-time freshmen or those who come to us as transfer students are prepared to enroll. Systemwide, we usually enroll 35,000 new students in the Spring.
Limiting and denying access to Californians has detrimental consequences for the individuals as well as the state. This is especially true when it comes to minority students who are less represented in higher education than their share of the population. According to a recently released report by the Public Policy Institute of California, by the year 2025 more than 41% of the jobs in California will require at least a bachelorís degree. At the present rate, barely a third of all Californians meet that standard. By 2025 the shortfall will amount to a million workers. According to the August 14, 2009 editorial in The Press Democrat, ìAt the same time, the number of high school graduates will outnumber jobs for people with that level of education.î The days of importing educated and talented workers from other states and nations to service our increasing technological economy and to do the research and development needed to start new businesses is over, given the growth and development of their own economies and the difficulties plaguing California.
The editorial appropriately points out that, ìThe ripple effects are costly: higher unemployment means a bigger demand for social services. A less educated work force means less personal income and, therefore, less tax revenue for public services.î Economic theory tells us that this is the time to increase the investments in education, but instead we are drastically and dangerously reducing them. Even before the current budget crisis, state support for the CSU had been declining and despite the inadequate financial support the CSU manages every year to preserve access to more than 400,000 students, keep tuition and fees the lowest in the nation, and provide an outstanding level of educational quality that results in more than 90,000 graduates every year. I am afraid that we cannot continue doing all of that with the present level of state support. California, for the sake of its future, must reinvest in the CSU in order to strengthen its economy.
What does the budget reduction mean to Sonoma State University?
Our share of the reductions amount to $15.8 million, about 17% of our General Fund support from the State. These reductions are met with the following actions:
- $5 million from the State University Fee increase, after the one-third set aside for Financial Aid
- $5.9 million as a result of the two-day per month furlough of most employees
- $4.4 million by reducing enrollment by 378 FTES. And, $500,000 of reductions distributed to all the divisions
But behind these numbers there are real and unfortunate consequences for all of us. There is shared pain.
The fee increase is real and affects a great number of our students and their families. There is a price shock for a population that was promised affordability, which for many meant little or no tuition/fees costs. I often hear that, ìI paid only $50 a year just few years ago.î That is what I paid in another state more than 40 years ago. But those days are gone and will not come back. Still, fee increases mean less money available for other needs and they mean more hours of work for the great majority of our students who work while attending school, and in some cases lead to greater debt. I also hear the valid complaint that, ìI am paying more and receiving less.î True, there are fewer class offerings, larger classes, and limits to the number of units one can take. The Board of Trustees has issued a directive to examine the academic progress of every student with more than 120 units and if he or she has met the requirements for the degree, it will be issued. I am afraid that the days of unregulated double and triple majors and several minors are coming to a close. I am pleased to announce that the degree audit feature of PeopleSoft for this campus will soon be operative and the students and their advisors can easily see what progress they are making toward graduation and what courses still need to be taken to fulfill the requirements of the degree. SSU is a wonderful bargain for the cost and the quality education we provide. Our reputation is excellent and our graduates are most competitive in the market place. They are proud of the education they receive here.
The furloughs are another instance of shared pain. They have two major consequences. One is that there is a temporary salary reduction amounting to 9.23%, but it does not affect health and retirement benefits. Still, this monetary reduction for this year is a significant hardship for everyone. The other consequence is the commensurate reduction in the time available to get the job done at a time when there is an increasing amount of work and fewer people to do it. The furloughs affect all levels of the institution and we can expect complaints from students and the public about things not getting done as well, or as much, or as fast as they had been. This year the University will be closed 17 days including 6 Fridays in the Spring semester when traditionally classes were held. During these ìState Budget Closure Daysî almost no business will be transacted, including classes and library services. These closures will surely send a message to the people and decision-makers of California of the dire consequences of the severe budget reductions imposed on the CSU.
While the need for the reduction in labor costs was imperative, I am so proud of the actions taken by the staff and faculty who voted for the furloughs in order to save jobs and classes. Had it not been for the furloughs, 15% of all classesóabout 225 at SSU (22,000 course sections systemwide)ówould have been cancelled. Unfortunately, some classes will be cancelled anyway, but not as many, and others may have to make adjustments to the days and times in which they meet.
As I mentioned before, one of the most tragic consequences of the budget cuts is the reduction of enrollment by 40,000 students in the next two years. For Sonoma State University this is a reduction of 450 FTES from our previous target of 7,500 FTES. We expect to reduce this yearís enrollment by about 372 FTES and another 78 FTES next year to meet a new target of 7,050 FTES. This is required in order to align student enrollment with the reduced level of state funding and to be able to maintain educational quality and services to the students. All campuses are impacted and students are encouraged to apply as early as possible, by October 1, for the fall semester of 2010.
The additional half million dollar reduction to the divisions is being met with decreases in operating expenses, reducing subsidies to self-supported funds, and further reductions in personnel costs.
Where do we go from here?
Professor Mike Visser recently commented in Senate-Talk (August 3, 2009) that, ìThe economy will recover, but this time it will be slow and painful. In the meantime we have been stripped bare. This represents for us an opportunity to take stock of what we really value, what we are good at and what we are not, and what we want the CSU to look like in the future. This means seriously considering changes to how we organize ourselves and to how we do business. If we capitalize on this opportunity, we can have a great deal more influence over our future than has been the case in the past. A key component to achieving additional autonomy would be reducing our reliance on state funds, so that when the next recession does come, we can afford to continue letting students in rather than shutting them out.î
First, the State of California must restore the funding per FTES to at least the 2008-09 level of $8,500 and honor the commitments to the restoration of $305 million vetoed in this budget. It also must restore the Compact agreement. These are required actions needed to prevent the further deterioration of the university system which provides the human and intellectual talent which is the engine of economic and social growth and prosperity for California.
Second, we must change what we do and how we do it at all levels of the University. Mohamed Qayoumi, a colleague President at another CSU campus has pointed out that, ìBalancing the budget for a campus or the system should involve options for both revenue enhancement or substitution, as well as cost reduction. Cost reduction can come from greater efficiencies and from reducing the scope of what we do. Doing less means exactly that.î (Perspectives on CSU Budget Gap, July 24, 2009)
There are efficiencies to be gained in the area of information technology by consolidating operations and applications hosting and support and staff services as well as sharing expertise and by adopting projects and technologies that provide cost savings opportunities. The advent of technological capabilities such as cloud computing, cloud storage and new buying clubs present an excellent opportunity for the CSU and its campuses to contain and even reduce the increasing costs of information technology including the use of energy.
Another area where changes could result in savings is in our business processes, such as purchasing, accounts payable and receivable, financial aid processing, payroll transactions, and many others. Most of these processes are characterized now in variations across campuses rooted in the ìfossilized organizational mythî that each campus is so different from another. These processes are basically the same across the CSU and should be treated as commodities where standardization and economies of scale results in lower costs. The Common Financial System being developed now is a move in the right direction. Similarly, there is a need for a Common Human Resources System and a Common Student Services System.
And third, but more important in the long-run, there are areas for gains in efficiency in the academic arena. For instance, as President Mohamed Qayoumi, said, ìOne fundamental change will be moving from a ëseat-timeí model to a ëproficiency-basedí model where using more sophisticated assessment tools could help to measure the studentsí competency rather than the number of credits and/or faculty contact hours.î (Perspectives of CSU Budget Gap, July 24, 2009). Another area for consideration would be increasing the use of technology in the teaching and learning process where face-to-face contact between the faculty member and the students is mixed with technological engagements and projects which would enhance access and learning. These are the technologies that our graduates are experiencing in the workplace and they should be academically prepared to use them and become critical users of information.
It is time to clarify, examine and prioritize all of our activities, programs and services while keeping in perspective the long-term future of the university. We must not make short-term decisions that result in unintended negative consequences, but relying on variations of across-the-board reductions is not sustainable. The reality is that we are operating, and for the foreseeable future will continue to operate, under conditions of inadequate financial support.
I am asking that every division establishes and examines:
- What they do
- The reasons for doing it
- How it is done
- How well it is being done including recommending areas for improvement
- How central it is to the mission of the University
- What priority it should have
Then these division plans will come together for examination and discussion with the goal of formulating and adopting of a University-wide Priority and Allocation Plan based on the recently adopted University Strategic Plan. I am asking the University Strategic Planning Committee co-chaired by Provost Eduardo Ochoa and Vice President Larry Furukawa-Schlereth to coordinate this effort.
Despite these extremely difficult times when we all are sharing pain we must persevere. The University is too important and key to the lives of present and future citizens of California, as well as to other states and nations, to give up and abdicate our responsibility in transforming and improving lives, communities and the state and nation. It is through education that we better ourselves, our families and our communities. The history of higher education is one of perseverance through dark ages, through war and pestilence, through ignorance and depressions, through apathy and bigotry. We are the second longest human institution in continuous existence and we plan to be here for many more years. We should not only survive but even thrive and prosper in the years to come. What we do is important and transforming. It is a noble enterprise in which all of us have many great contributions to make.
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An open house to celebrate will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, in Leon Johnson 319. MSU President Waded Cruzado invites the entire campus and community to join her and the grant team there.
Announced Sept. 15, the five-year ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Grant from the National Science Foundation focuses on ways to broaden the participation of women in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics and the SBS fields of social and behavioral sciences. Those are two areas where MSU women are outnumbered by men.
"It's a really exciting opportunity for this institution," said Anne Camper, associate dean of the MSU College of Engineering, who helped spearhead the grant proposal.
Jessi L. Smith, an associate professor of psychology and Special Assistant to the Provost, Director of ADVANCE, said MSU has three goals for the program. One is to implement strategies, programs and policies that enhance research opportunities. The second is to improve work-life integration, and the third is to create a climate of "cultural attunement" which emphasizes the value and appreciation of diverse perspectives.
Examples of ways in which each goal will be realized is hiring a grant training specialist to assist women when they apply for research grants. Another project would establish a childcare network that people can use when their child is sick.
"Women shouldn't need to act like men to succeed, and in male-dominated fields, research shows this can often be the norm," Smith said. "Women shy away from mentoring because they don't want to look weak. Women don't want to stop the tenure clock for having a baby because they don't want to be perceived as slacking off for a year.
"My hope is we get to a place where we are culturally attuned in a way that allowed women to embrace opportunities and feel as if they are valued as a whole embodied person," Smith said.
The overall aim of the grant is to broaden the participation of women faculty in STEM/SBS by enhancing recruitment, retention and advancement, Smith said.
"We are using social science research to inform our best practices and to test how effective our programs are," Smith said. "We can then make our findings available to other land-grant universities.
"We need women and men to reach down and lift people up the ladder with them as they climb into leadership roles," Smith continued. "There has long been an old-boys network. We don't aim to replace that with an old-girls network, but rather an inclusive, fair, equitable and diverse network where everyone is given the tools they need to succeed."
MSU is one of only four institutions out of 108 classified by the Carnegie Foundation as having very high research activity to have women in the top two leadership positions, Smith said. Waded Cruzado became president in January 2010, and Martha Potvin became provost and vice president for academic affairs in January 2011.
Since Cruzado's arrival, she has created a President's Commission on the Status of University Women and brought in an expert to conduct training on gender equity in the academy. Potvin created a Director of Faculty Development position and reinstated funding for the Women's Faculty Caucus.
"Put simply, MSU is poised for change, and change is needed," Smith said.
Women faculty currently leave MSU at twice the rate men do, Smith said. Thirteen departments in the STEM/SBS fields have fewer than three women, and two departments have none. With more than 300 faculty in STEM/SBS fields, fewer than 19 percent are women.
Smith said faculty members are all on a running track of sorts, but women may find themselves on an outside lane with hurdles to overcome and a longer distance to run than men. Among those hurdles are organizational constraints, bias, stereotypes and family demands.
"Although it looks as if men and women have an equal chance of success, we quickly realize that the track is an oval, not a straight-away, and that we must acknowledge that women working in male-dominated fields are necessarily racing against masculine norms of competence and success," Smith said.
To remove hurdles and the accumulation of disadvantage, MSU will use its new grant to institute an approach called "Project TRACS," Smith said. TRACS refers to Transformation through Relatedness, Autonomy, and Competence Support.
"Project TRACS does not aim to give special favors to women in STEM and SBS, nor does the advancement of these women faculty come at the expense of any other group," Smith said. "Instead, we are advancing women faculty in STEM/SBS to an equal and fair starting line. By offering need-support to these women, we will transform MSU and benefit all faculty."
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The Bengals today signed TE Tyler Eifert of Notre Dame, their first-round selection (21stoverall) in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Eifert's agreement completes the list 10 Bengals draftee signings for the upcoming season.
"We've said all along that we expected Tyler's deal to get done in good time, but it's great to now have all our signings complete," said head coach Marvin Lewis. "All 10 guys can help us by getting off to fast starts, and we are looking for Tyler to lead that. He's shown us everything we wanted to see in our offseason work."
Eifert (6-6, 250) displayed rare receiving skills during his Notre Dame career. In a program known for great players at the position, he set an Irish career record for catches by a TE (140). He gained 1840 receiving yards and scored 11 TDs. Last season, he was widely rated among the nation's elite receivers at any position for ability to time jumps and win contested balls. He sealed his worth as a first-round draft pick by showing the strength and aggressiveness to handle base-offense blocking duties at the NFL level.
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"This obviously is not a good sign at all," said Paul Beck, a political science professor emeritus at Ohio State University.
He doesn't see the race being very competitive and believes the real loser is Ohio voters.
"There's some real important issues that surround the governor's race, any governor's race, and there are legitimate positions on each side of those issues, but that's not going to be talked about in this campaign," Beck said.
Right now, Beck only sees Kasich having a chance of losing if there's a big scandal involving him or his office.
The bigger problem for Democrats may be the ripple effect on the down-ticket races for other statewide offices and seats in the Ohio General Assembly.
"It could dampen down turnout of loyal Democrats who may just throw up their hands and say 'Look there's no contest at the governor's level and I don't care enough about the others or care enough about them to vote on Election Day,'" Beck said.
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"We are examining what happened with these rockets. If UNRWA did pass it to Hamas it strongly harms [UNRWA's] credibility and impartiality," an Israeli official told The Daily Beast.
UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness told The Daily Beast on Sunday that after finding the rockets on July 17 in a vacant UNRWA school in Gaza, the organization contacted the local police bomb squad, which came and took the rockets away. Gunness said he didn't see an issue with the handover, because the local authorities who took control of the rockets reported to the Palestinian government in Ramallah, not to Hamas, which heads the government and runs the police force in Gaza.
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 4:01 am
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I've been seeing a few O's fans hanging around the board, and I've decided our official thread needs a fresh start.
I'll be keeping this original post updated with the necessary information - roster, payroll, stats on various top prospects in the organization, etc.
We may not be able to compete with the Yanks and Red Sox in the payroll department...or on the field...but darn it, we can compete with them in the Official Thread department.
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Thus far this offseason, we've made 3 moves:
1. Trading David Hernandez and Kam Mickolio for Mark Reynolds and a PTBNL
2. Trading Jim Hoey and Brett Jacobson for J.J. Hardy and Brendan Harris
3. Signing Koji Uehara to what appears to be a 1 year deal with a vesting option for 2012.
Which is your favorite of these moves?
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You got my boy Mark at 3rd now! I hope he does well in Balt!!
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I like that we've shored up our infield with Mark "The Sherrif" Reynolds and J.J. Hardy, I'm more excited for Hardy than I am for Reynolds, but by filling our 3B need with a 30+ HR guy will help. Brendan Harris will be nice to put in once or twice a week at any infield position to give Reyonlds, Roberts or Hardy a blow.
I probably wouldn't have given up Hernandez for Reynolds, but hey you've gotta give to get.
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I like the direction this team is headed in. If we sign Gregg, an innings eater & a first baseman like LaRoche or Lee, this team should be set to play some mediocre baseball next year.
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Giving up Hernandez hurt, for sure, but I think you're right in saying you have to give to get. Reynolds has big-time upside...I think he's going to give us at least an .830 OPS or so, which would immediately make him our best hitter (sadly). And 35+ HR power is something we haven't had since Raffy. He'll be fun to watch, at the very least.
If I was sure we'd have Hardy for more than one year, that would be my favorite. Guy is a wizard with the glove, and it should be really fun to watch him work. The other thing about him is that there's always a
he bounces back to his 2007-08 levels with the bat. He's not old, so it could reasonably happen. And if it did...he'd be the best SS in the AL hands down.
I like re-signing Koji, and AM made me look silly for criticizing the decision not to offer arbitration. He got it done on a deal that encourages Koji to pitch as often as possible (to get his incentives and vest the 2012 option), which is a very good thing with an injury-prone gent like Koji. And really, was there anything more fun than watching Koji make hitters look silly with an 89 MPH fastball last year?
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We took a bit of a beating in the Rule V draft today, though.
We lost
Pat Egan
to the Brewers and
Pedro Beato
to the Mets. Both are righty relievers. Egan is sort of a soft-tossing control guy with some sink on the fastball. His main asset is a solid GB rate. Beato is a guy I actually rate more highly than Brett Jacobson, who was the main piece in the Hardy trade. I think he's got a shot to stick for the Mets...hopefully they won't be able to find a spot for him. He was their 2nd pick in the ML portion, meaning they'll probably be less likely to keep than if he was their only pick.
We did draft
Adrian Rosario
from the Brewers. A little bit of a puzzling pick, to be honest. He's 21 years old and has played all of 14 games at the A ball level (think Delmarva Shorebirds equivalent). He's got a good arm and good size, but I think it's pretty unrealistic to expect a kid like that to stick with the big league club.
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I think we've had a pretty strong offseason so far. Really glad we traded for Hardy, and was really puzzled to see us dangling Reimold to get Bartlett to begin with when apparently Hoey and Jacobsen was all we needed to get Hardy.
I'm looking forward to see Reynolds play for us. He's going to get on base enough and hit enough homers to make the strikeouts alright, I think. An underrated aspect of his acquisition will be the improvement and consistency that I think we'll see from Markakis. He was definitely pressing a little too much last season because he felt like he needed to do too much. He didn't really heat up till the 2nd half of the season when Luke Scott started to hit consistently, and so I expect with stability from the get-go in the slugging department, we could see Markakis go closer to the .900 OPS and .390 wOBA levels he was around in 2008.
As for Koji, it goes without saying that I'm happy to have him back. If we sign Gregg, I think we've got some pretty good options to close down a game at any given time with Koji, Gregg, JJ, Gonzalez, and Simon all capable. Throw in Berken there and overall that's 6 relievers capable of doing good things.
All in all, there's very little reason to believe that we're going to be a contender, but even the most despondent O's fan has to admit that we've got a pretty decent looking team by the looks of it. In any other division we're easily an 80-85 win team, in my mind, provided of course the young pitchers in the rotation hold up and continue to progress. Unfortunately in the AL Ea$t, a shrewd trade to nab JJ Hardy can't compete with the Yankee$ offering $160 million to Cliff Lee and the Red $ox signing Carl Crawford for $142 million.
What does everyone envision being our rotation to start the season? There have been murmurs that we're pondering a trade for Kawakami, which I'm not really a fan of. Guthrie, Matusz, Bergesen, and Arrieta all figure to be locks. It seems like the plan is to acquire a Kawakami type who could also serve as a long reliever if Tillman or Britton nails down the #5 starting role in ST. Personally, I think Britton is ready and would love to see him win that job coming out of spring training, but Tillman is going to get every chance to win that, and given his talent I'd be happy to see him turn it around, though I'm not all that optimistic about him TBH. So we'll probably end up with a Kawakami type till May or June when Britton gets called up.
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e16bball wrote:
Thus far this offseason, we've made 3 moves:
1. Trading David Hernandez and Kam Mickolio for Mark Reynolds and a PTBNL
2. Trading Jim Hoey and Brett Jacobson for J.J. Hardy and Brendan Harris
3. Signing Koji Uehara to what appears to be a 1 year deal with a vesting option for 2012.
Which is your favorite of these moves?
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, have a question for you. If you go to any of the O's coverage on the Baltimore Sun website, there's ton of fan comments basically blaming Andy McPhail for the fact that we can't add Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford at the blink of the eye. Seeing as most of the commenters on the Sun website are actually nutters, it's not really worth arguing with them, because anyone who doesn't understand the economics of baseball at least enough to understand that we can't spend like the Yankees or Sox isn't really worth arguing with.
But with the MASN money that is theoretically rolling in, we are certainly capable of spending more than what we're spending now. Now, the nutters commenting at the Sun website somehow believe that we should have thrown $130 million at Jayson Werth to spend money for spending money's sake, and while that would be pretty stupid, it does stand to reason that we can take on a contract of that magnitude if it would be worth it (for example, we've apparently put out feelers for Prince Fielder. If we were able to strike a deal for him, which is unlikely, my guess is that we could give him a Teixeira/A-Gon type contract). We can't attract a Carl Crawford in FA right now and there's no point in spending $126 million on Jayson Werth, but that doesn't mean we couldn't have gone bigger on our Adam Dunn offer or anything like that.
So my question, because I figure you'd know this better than anyone else, is, how high realistically do you think we could get our payroll? $100 million? And with Reynolds and Hardy added, where are we at now..?
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Good question
. Here's where we stand currently:
We have 7 guys currently under contract --- Markakis, Roberts, Reynolds, Uehara, Harris, Matusz, and Gonzalez. These 7 will cost us
We have, I believe, 5 guys who are arbitration eligible next season (Jim Johnson may also be in this group) --- Hardy, Guthrie, Scott, Jones, and Pie. These 5 will cost us, according to my projections (a bit rudimentary but in the ballpark) about
We have 6 guys who are 0-3 year players under team control --- Arrieta, Wieters, Reimold, Bergesen, Simon, and Johnson. These 6 will cost us about
In total, that's about $61.3M with 18 roster spots filled. Odds are pretty good that we'll fill at least 3 more spots with 0-3 guys like Tillman, VandenHurk (long man), and Tatum (backup catcher). It would be less than 1.5M between those 3. So my thought is that we'll have 4 holes to fill with about
Bullpen Arm
Bullpen Arm
Bench Player
The other question is trickier. Without getting their books leaked (where's WikiLeaks when you really need them?), it's tough to say how much impact the MASN money is having on this team's finances. I know when MASN was created, the team made various announcements about the cash flow boost it would be, and there have been some reports that have indicated that MASN is indeed profitable at this point.
What we know is that the O's supported a $93M payroll in 2007, when MASN was in its infancy. There's no doubt that attendance has taken a hit since then (down about 400k from 2007), but the MASN money has to offset at least some of that.
I think there's little doubt this team could support $90-100M. If they start winning, the attendance WILL come back. I have absolutely no doubt about that. If the team wins 80-85 games this season, the attendance will be AT LEAST in the 2007 range...and probably higher. In 2005, the last time the team was halfway decent, we pulled in 2.6M fans - almost 900k more than we had last year.
So, to answer your question, I really think they could pull off $100M. Will they be willing to do that? I think so...IF they believe they've spent it wisely and on players who will place us in somewhat realistic contention. They're not going to pull a "Nationals" and spend money apparently just for the sake of spending it. I think that much has become clear throughout MacPhail's contract. But if they win 85 games or so this season, they might just be willing to push the envelope on a guy like Fielder who could push them very close to the cusp of being in contention.
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e16bball wrote:
Thus far this offseason, we've made 3 moves:
1. Trading David Hernandez and Kam Mickolio for Mark Reynolds and a PTBNL
2. Trading Jim Hoey and Brett Jacobson for J.J. Hardy and Brendan Harris
3. Signing Koji Uehara to what appears to be a 1 year deal with a vesting option for 2012.
Which is your favorite of these moves?
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Well, I haven't eyeballed the contract yet, but I'd assume they would have written it "O's to U and his children."
Personally I would have gone with "O's to U and the heirs of his body," but I'm old school like that.
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Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 3:57 am
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I was reading on MLBTradeRumors today that the Orioles and 1B Adam LaRoche have mutual intrest but haven't made an offer yet. If we could land LaRoche at a reasonable price, we could have a very solid lineup:
C - Wieters
1B - (LaRoche)
2B - Roberts
3B - Reynolds
SS - Hardy
LF - Reimold/Pie
CF - Jones
RF - Markakis
DH - Scott
Pitching would probably still be a weakness, but we've a ton of potential in this rotation got a few in the pipeline to look forward too. If we could add a veteran starter and let either Matusz or Bergesen develop further in the minors, it could really help us in the long haul.
P - Arrieta
P - Guthrie
P - Tillman
P - Bergesen
P - Matusz
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Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:25 pm
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Why would we send Matusz or Bergesen to the minors? Both have around a year and a half of major league service time already. Not sure how you have Arrieta and especially Tillman ahead of them in the rotation when Arrieta was streaky in his call-up last year and Tillman was straight garbage.
Bergesen posted a 2.85 ERA over the final 2 months of the season his final 12 starts in 2010, averaging almost 7 innings an outing. He's streaky and was admittedly horrible earlier in the season but he really seemed to stabilize once Buck got to town and I think also didn't really get healthy until the latter half of the season. He's not a top of the line starter but for the purpose of our rotation I think he fits in nicely as a #3 starter to begin the season and then depending on how Arrieta looks can slide further back into the rotation where he should serve as a highly above average #4 or #5 starter.
Matusz was even filthier at the end of the season: Over the final 2 months in 62 innings he posted a 2.15 ERA while striking out 52 and walking just 16. Throw out one bad start against the Rays and he posted a 1.54 ERA in 58 innings over the final 2 months. He's turning into the ace he was billed to be, sending him to the minors when he has absolutely nothing left to prove down there would be mind-boggling.
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Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:33 pm
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I watched Matusz down the stretch last season. He was great. No way he should be in the minors. 4 of the 5 games he pitched against Boston he won, blanked the Rays and beat the Yanks in September, and since the beginning of August he only walked 2 batters more than once.
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Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 1:39 pm
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Its all about the rotation to me. Matusz is on his way to being an ace, and Guthrie is very solid. I believe in Berg, but Im not convinced about Arrieta or Tillman. Especially Tillman, he was terrible and I dont think he'll ever be that good. Im hoping that Britton wins the job in spring training
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