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Basketball: Pac-10 Tournament (OSU vs Stanford)

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As many of you know on Wednesday evening the Beavers will take on Stanford at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. For those unfamiliar with the seeding and rules, here they are:

  1. The top six teams get first-round byes.
  2. The bottom four teams play each other (7th place vs 10th place, 8th place vs 9th place) the first night of the tournament.
  3. The winners of the games will play the top two seeds (1st place vs 8/9 winner, 2nd place vs 7/10 winner).
  4. The other second round matchups will be the 3rd place team vs. the 6th place team, and the 4th place team vs the 5th place team.
  5. Semifinal matchups will be the winner of the 1 vs. 8/9 game against the winner of the 4/5 game, and the winner of the 2 vs. 7/10 game against the winner of the 3/6 game.

This team lost the fan base months ago, so there's very little buzz about this game, but the die hards will be tuning in hoping for a couple upsets–there's that pesky word again. After it became clear (during the out of conference schedule) that the Beavers had a bad squad with poor leadership, all I wanted was them to incrementally improve throughout the season, so that come the tournament we'd have a reason for excitement. Instead, they are playing arguably their worst ball of the season.

Which leaves us in a predicament: many fans are conflicted over rooting for the Beavs to win (because, well, they love the Beavs) and rooting for the Beavs to be blown out so Craig Robinson gets run out of town. Most will probably root for the former because they know Oregon State is poor and won't hire another coach for two years. Either way, the stakes are lose/lose. So why watch? Well, I am a masochistic die hard. Likely, so are you. If nothing else tune in to watch the absurdity and laughs.

Anyway, I'm not going to throw out any predictions on this one. I'm done trying to understand schizophrenia. Instead, let's turn the tide and let you guys take a shot at predicting the outcome. Winner gets a virtual pat on the back, a "thumbs up", and a letter of recommendation for Oregon State's nonexistent sport's psychologist position.

When: 6pm

TV: FSN

Radio: KPAM

Stream: Check justin.tv after tipoff

Baseball: Civil War

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The forecast right now is a 90% chance of showers, with accumulations of 1/4 of an inch. It's iffy whether the game will be played.

The slated pitching matchup is Alex Keudell (1-1, 3.09 ERA) versus Cam Booser (0-1, 3.52).

This is technically a non-conference game–keep that in mind.

If the game is played, I expect a hard fought contest decided by one run. The Beavers are still the team in the PNW, and they do not want to cede that title to the upstart Ducks. Oregon State has struggled against good pitching, and Oregon has plenty of that. Oregon, however, cannot score runs. The key player of the game, therefore, is Oregon State pitcher Cam Booser (note: Cliff is reporting he might be injured, in which case Matt Boyd would go–this is probably an upgrade). It will be difficult for the Beavers to score more than 4 runs on the  Duck's quality staff, so can Booser and company hold them to fewer? That's the question, and a difficult one at that.

I believe the Beavs will scratch and claw for 5, and the Ducks will threaten but ultimately wind up with 4 on the ledger. Expect a close, tough game with emotional ups and downs.

5-4, Beavs

When: 5:35

Radio: KKAD

Stream: Try this

Basketball: Arizona State @ Oregon State

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Craig Robinson has officially lost his team.

Rumor is the Beavs will be without Jared Cunningham, Ahmad Starks, Devon Collier, Calvin Haynes, Lathan Wallace, and Daniel Deane due to team infractions.

Add the rumors of Roberto Nelson being unhappy and looking to transfer, and you have the elements of a grand ol' time at Gill.

Anyway, if you want to watch the disarray (out of morbid curiosity), you're in luck–today's game will be streamed live on this website: http://foxsportsarizona.com

Baseball: Hartford @ Oregon State

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Tonight's game was rained out. Monday's game was moved to Sunday as part of a second double header. Here is the updated start times for the weekend:

Date Opponent Location Time (PT)
03/04 Hartford (Rained out) Corvallis, Ore. ————–
03/05 Hartford (Double Header) Corvallis, Ore. 12:05 p.m.
03/05 Hartford (Double Header) Corvallis, Ore. 1:05 p.m.
03/06 Hartford (Canceled) Corvallis, Ore. ————–

Hartford has yet to play a game this season, but they aren't projected to be good. They're a young team comprised of 11 freshman (offset somewhat by 7 seniors). Their most experienced pitchers are sophomore Anthony Mannuccia and junior Mike Thatcher, who are slated to start games 1 and 2 versus Oregon State.

Expect the Beavers to take all 4 games. Hartford has been battling the elements and playing mostly indoor scrimmages. The Beavers, meanwhile, have competed in 8 meaningful games and have been practicing outdoors for months. That is a big advantage. Hartford also has to deal with the fatigue of cross country travel.

What I am looking for are some easy wins. The Beavs have been grinding games out, but at some point they need to put weak opponents away early. Anything less than a sweep should be considered a disappointment.

Ducks in Hot Water? (Update: 3/3/2011)

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UPDATE: http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=cr-oregon030311

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6179423

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Original Post:

Normally I prefer to focus on my Alma mater's problems, but John Canzano's rumors in the Oregonian are too juicy to ignore.

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/john_canzano/index.ssf/2011/03/canzano_blog_oregon_football_d.html

Could this be the news we've all anticipated?

I don't want to be one of those Beavers who prefers a Ducks loss to a Beaver win. They are deranged people (like Great White Hunter ;) ). But, seriously, this real life drama should be good. I am going to sit back, kick up my feet, and fire up a bag of popcorn…

It's hard to guess who the article is implicating, but from the day Lache Seastrunk signed I wrote that something was awry. The last minute change of heart when Oregon wasn't really on his radar going into the final week? Come on. Then they steal De'Anthony Thomas from USC's backyard at the last minute? If I were a betting man I'd guess it's one of these two (if not both) signings that boils these particular Ducks in hot water.

Okay, that's enough Duck chatter…back to the Beavers. James Rodgers had his second surgery last week. He's well behind schedule and will likely sit out the entire 2011 season. Personally, I don't think he ever suits up again for the Beavers. Now Quizz's dash for the NFL makes even more sense. Speaking of Quizz, he ran a 4.67 and 4.64 at the combine. That's not going to help his stock. But, there's going to be a GM or two who realizes he can block, protect the ball, receive, and cut like Barry Sanders. He'll go in the 4th or 5th round. Stephen Paea set the combine bench pressing record, and many national papers wrote "Oregon DT Stephen Paea…"–we finally  have a player do something well, and the Ducks get publicity for it. Watch them land a 5-star DT because of it. Gotta love the Oregon State marketing machine. Ah, to be a Beav…

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