Alabama Weekly
June 21, 1999
June 21, 1999 -- Issue 9 -- Volume 2
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BOYS OF SUMMER LOOK TO NEXT YEAR
By Grif Carden
Baseball Editor
CWS REVIEW
After being eliminated in the College World Series by eventual champion
Miami - which didn't lose a game in the double elimination tournament
and was the only team Bama lost to - Alabama has high hopes for the 2000
season. Work has already begun on enlarging (to a capacity of roughly
6500) and improving Sewell-Thomas Stadium, which should make it an even
more intimidating place for opposing teams. That's saying quite a lot,
since the Tide's home record for the past three seasons is a remarkable
101-10 (.911 winning percentage). Additionally, Bama hasn't lost a home
series since Ole Miss won two out of three in the 1996 season and has
won all 13 NCAA regional and super regional games that have been played
in Tuscaloosa.
RECORDS
Bama's 53 wins was second best in school history, trailing only the 1997
team's 56, and is tied for ninth best on the all-time SEC list. The
53-16 record gives Coach Jim Wells a mark of 247-90 for his five year
tenure with the Tide. His .733 winning percentage for this period has
now surpassed LSU's Skip Bertman for the best all-time winning
percentage among SEC coaches, with Bertman now at 774-291-2 (.726). W.P.
White, who coached Georgia from 1921-33 is a distant third at .687.
NOT RETURNING
Alabama loses only four seniors off this year's team: shortstop Andy
Phillips; outfielders G.W. Keller and Antonio Bostic; and pitcher Manny
Torres. Torres is attempting to gain a medical redshirt year for the
1998 season, when injuries limited him to just nine innings pitched, and
will be back next season if successful. Additionally, junior pitcher
Justin Smith will almost certainly sign a professional contract rather
than return for his senior season.
RETURNING STARTERS
Returning starters next season will be Kelly Gulledge at catcher, Jeremy
Brown at first base, Sam Bozanich at second, Brent Boyd at third, Darren
Wood in left field, and Erick Smallwood in right field. Two other
returnees started during the 1998 season, Jayson Cox at first base and
Dan Chavers who alternated between third base and shortstop. Derek
Wigginton started most of this season at either designated hitter or
left field, while Rock Mills was a valuable backup at catcher and Scott
McClanahan played extensively in the outfield. Cox, Chavers, and Wood
will be seniors next season, Gulledge, Bozanich, and Wigginton juniors,
while Mills, Boyd, Brown, McClanahan, and Smallwood will be freshmen.
Two first basemen, Tim Lemke and Jeff Nichols, third baseman Matthew
Whittaker, and outfielder Jeff Dragg were redshirted this season and
could also provide help in 2000. All were freshmen, except Dragg; he
played as a freshman in 1998 - and hit a pinch hit home run in the ninth
inning during an SEC tournament game to eliminate Florida - but missed
this season because of surgery to correct an injury.
Pitchers returning for next season will be Shane Henderson, who will be
a senior; Jonathan Blankenship, B.J. Green, Kevin Marzion, and Jason
Moates who will all be juniors; and Lance Cormier, Scott Murphy, and
Jeremy Vaughn, who will be sophomores. Blankenship is the only
lefthander among the returnees.
NEWCOMERS IN 2000
Alabama has six newcomers from the early signing period, with several
expected to provide immediate help. These include junior college
transfers Joe Guthrie (1B/OF, Bevill State), Michael Rainwater (LHP,
Bevill State), and Casey Lambert (SS, Blinn JC), along with high
schoolers Michael DuBose (OF, Tuscaloosa), Ben King (LHP, Grapevine,
TX), and Joe Larkin (LHP/OF, Media, PA). Lambert is very small, at 5-7
and 160, but has excellent speed and surprising power. He covers an
awful lot of ground in the infield, and is expected to be an instant
starter. King was a fairly high draft choice, and is expected to compete
for one of the three slots as a starter in SEC games. Additional players
have been signed in the late signing period, and Bama continues to look
for a few more. The late signees' names have not been released at this
time.
Alabama has been to the College World Series three out of the last four
years. The 1999 team was remarkably young, sometimes starting as many as
five freshmen. The experience that these young players now have, coupled
with another strong recruiting class and arguably the best coach in the
country, should make for exciting play next season. Starting off the new
century with the Tide's first NCAA baseball championship is definitely a
reasonable goal.
ASSORTED PREDICTIONS
FOR THE 1999 FOOTBALL SEASON
By Jess Nicholas
ALW Recruiting Editor
Last year, on our old BamaNation.com site, we brought you a set of
whimsical predictions concerning the 1998 football season. We repeat
that feature this year, and have expanded it just a bit. One of the new
features is the 1999 TideFans All-SEC team. We'll have it here next
week. We hope you enjoy the following predictions!
1999 SEC Coach of the Year: David Cutcliffe, Ole Miss
Think we're crazy? Take a look at how the team responded to Cutcliffe
when he came in last year. Look at Cutcliffe's resume developing
quarterbacks at Tennessee. Now look at the 21 returning starters at Ole
Miss this year and the fact that their schedule sets up perfectly for
them. This is Cutcliffe's time to shine. Runner Up: Phillip Fulmer, UT.
Especially if he can steal a win at Gainesville.
SEC Coach With the Hottest Seat: Gerry DiNardo, LSU
No surprise here, we're sure. DiNardo, whose team inexplicably went 4-7
last year, needs 8-3 this year in the worst way. If he finishes 6-5 or
worse, he'll probably be gone. LSU arguably did the least with the most
in the entire country last year, and they've got major hurdles to
overcome this year, with a new QB, running back rotation, and the same
old problems in the linebacking corps and secondary. Good luck, Coach
DiNardo. Runner Up: Woody Widenhoffer, Vanderbilt. There are many
candidates, but Woody's in his third year at Vandy which seems to be the
normal lifespan.
1999 SEC Most Valuable Player: Shaun Alexander, RB, Alabama
Again, no surprise. Shaun probably won't win the Heisman, but no other
team in the conference will deal its hand around one card the way
Alabama will with Alexander. Alexander will probably net close to 2,000
yards in total offense, which is a ton for a running back. Runner Up:
Quincy Carter, QB, Georgia. If he goes down, you'll be able to count the
number of points UGA scores per game on one hand.
Incoming Freshman Most Likely to Make An Impact: Dontae Walker,
RB, Mississippi State
If you watched the AL-MS all-star football game, you saw a combination
of Jamal Lewis and Sherman Williams. Scary stuff. A lot of this has
award has to do with Walker's ability, but a lot of it also has to do
with the competition. Dicenzo Miller, Justin Griffith, and Chris Rainey
are competent, but unspectacular players. Walker could blow by them in
the first week of practice. Runner Up: Josh Booty, QB, LSU. Craig Nall
is good, but Booty was spectacular in high school and will get every
chance to succeed.
Team Most Likely To Surprise Us All: Arkansas
Most people aren't giving them much of a chance, particularly after
their offensive line graduated en masse. They still are a senior-laden
team, but depth concerns are foreboding. The special teams situation is
dicey to say the least, and while six starters return on defense, they
aren't really the ones who did most of the work last year. A lot of
heart disappeared on graduation day. Still, in the balanced SEC West,
anything is possible. Runner Up: Kentucky. Hey, who thought they'd do
what they've done already under Hal Mumme?
Most Underrated Player: Armegis Spearman, LB, Ole Miss
He's got good range, good instincts, and he likes to hit. He's also as
consistent as the day is long, and we bet he'll just get better under
Cutcliffe's care. Excellent signal-caller who brings a calming effect to
his teammates. Runner Up: Marcus Washington, DE, Auburn. Watch what
he'll do in the Tigers' new 4-3 set.
Most Overrated Player: Todd Yoder, WR, Vanderbilt
We've been hearing ever since he came out of high school how big an
asset he was going to be to Vandy's offense. Now would be a good time to
start showing that promise. Yoder has the size, but his reputed
assets-his hands-have been largely missing. Vandy needs all the help it
can get, and Yoder has to start producing. Runner Up: Clint Stoerner, QB, Arkansas. Not good enough to beat you alone, and that fumble against
Tennessee absolutely cost his team a shot at a conference championship.
Team on the Rise: Alabama
Barring total disaster, this team will be competing with the biggest
fish starting either this year or next. The talent level is on a
comeback, and the coaching is making steady improvements. If the Tide
can stay on its current track, it will be the dominant team in the SEC
West again very soon. Runner Up: Florida. They're not rebuilding,
they're just reloading.
Team on the Fall: Mississippi State
It was fun while it lasted, but the next two years could bring some lean
times to Starkville. Jackie Sherrill has staved off the troubles lately
by recruiting a lot of junior college players, but that's a band-aid
solution that doesn't pay long-term dividends. MSU returns only two
offensive starters this year, and graduation will hit them hard again
before the 2000 season. A losing record could be in their near future.
Runner Up: Auburn. Short-term misery notwithstanding, this school better
get focused or they could end up stringing together four or five losing
seasons in a row.
And now, we bring you the predictions for the finish of the 1999 College
Football season in both the SEC and the country.
SEC West Record SEC Losses to:
1.Ole Miss 9-2 6-2 LSU,MSU
2.Alabama 8-3 5-3 OM,UT,UF
3.LSU 8-3 5-3 UA, AU, UGA
4.Mississippi St. 7-4 5-3 OkSt, LSU, UA, Ark
5.Arkansas 7-4 4-4 UA,UT,LSU, OM
6.Auburn 4-7 1-7 UA,OM,MSU, Ark,UT,UF,UGA
SEC East Record SEC Losses to:
1.Tennessee 10-1 7-1 UF
2.Georgia 8-3 6-2 UT,OM, GaTch
3.Florida 8-3 6-2 LSU, UGA, FSU
4.Kentucky 4-7 2-6 UL, UF, Ark,UT, LSU,UGA,MSU
5.South Carolina 3-8 1-7 NCSt,UGA,OM, MSU,UK,Ark, UT,UF
6.Vanderbilt 3-8 0-8 UT,UGA,UF,UK, USC,UA,MSU, OM
SEC Champion: Tennessee Volunteers (11-1, 8-1) over Ole Miss
(9-3, 6-3)
National Top 25 Comments
1. Florida State 18 returning starters, airtight defense, talent as good
as a couple of NFL teams.
2. Arizona All the important people on both sides of the ball are back.
3. Texas A&M Steady, productive team that is confident this is their
year.
4. Georgia Tech Lethal offensive team that could go higher depending on
improvement of the D.
5. Tennessee Steady, mistake-proof unit that might be the deepest team
in the country.
6. Virginia Tech Plays for respect and with an attitude. Special teams
alone are worth two wins.
7. Penn State Most of the important cogs return. Lack of a QB will hurt
them.
8. Wisconsin Down year in the Big 10 allows Ron Dayne to make an even
bigger impact.
9. Ohio State John Cooper might not win the big one, but he knows how to
build solid teams.
10. Nebraska It's just a matter of time before the Big Red Machine rises
again to the top.
11. Michigan Suffocating defense, but lack of offensive experience has
them lagging a little.
12. Miami Very good team playing in a weak league. Excellent coaching.
13. Ole Miss 21 returning starters and one of the most intelligent
coaches in the biz.
14. Georgia Talented team, but too dependant on QB Quincy Carter.
15. Florida Spurrier could coach a flea circus to 8-3. Could be a
spoiler come bowl season.
16. Texas Mack Brown was the last piece. This team should win an NC
soon.
17. Alabama Proud program quietly making her comeback. Many young
offensive weapons.
18. So. California Good team, but still has work ahead. The best of a
weak PAC-10.
19. Virginia Welsh won't be properly appreciated until he's gone.
Defense will need help.
20. LSU Defense needs to come together or another disaster looms. Talent
is there.
21. BYU Best team in a fledgling league. Must replace RB Jenkins and
defensive depth.
22. UCLA Recruiting has been promising; let's hope some of them can play
defense.
23. Louisville Call us when they run the football. Dangerous offense
with no fear of failure.
24. Tulane Should be 8-3, which should be enough to get a ranking. Not
really this good.
25. Notre Dame Strong defense, but must replace 8 offensive starters.
Schedule is tougher, too.
BAMA SIGNEES IN THE ALL-STAR GAMES
By Jim Morris
Feature Writer
Alabama - Mississippi All-Star Game
This past weekend a handful of BAMA signees represented their home
states in their respective All-Star games. Many signees chose not to
play in the game citing the fear of injury and their future college
careers as the most common reasons for not playing. Among those who
chose not to play in the Alabama/Mississippi game were: Linebacker
Saleem Rasheed, Lineman Alonzo Ephraim, Defensive Back Hirschel Bolden,
Defensive Lineman Dante Ellington, Fullback Jeremy Walker, and Defensive
Lineman Robert Branch on the Alabama squad.
Five future TIDERS represented their home states in the game. Casey
Gilbert started at nose guard for the Magnolia State. The Pascaguola
native showed why he was one of the most sought after defensive lineman
in the southeast this year. Double teamed most of the game, Gilbert
showed quickness and strength in anchoring the Mississippi line.
On the Alabama squad Leonard Fulgham started at tight end, Matt Lomax at
offensive tackle and Kenny King at defensive tackle. Fulgham also
received punts and was on the receiving end of the games longest play
when he caught a 48 pass from Deandre Green. Fulgham was a sure handed
receiver throughout the game and showed an ability to make things happen
after catching the ball. Fulgham also returned punts for the Alabama
squad.
Lomax, the Parade All American tackle, was the lineman the yellowhammer
state chose to run behind. One of every three running plays the Alabama
team ran was behind the blocking of Lomax. Matt's athletic ability was
noticed earlier in the week, when Alabama All-Star coaches declared him
to be one of the best athletes in camp.
Daphne native Kenny King gave opposing offensive lineman headaches all
night. Faster than the lineman, King would be in the backfield before
the play had developed. After a few times with King meeting the runner
in the backfield, Mississippi chose to run the ball to the opposite
side.
Wide receiver Brandon Greer from Westbrook Christian showed soft hands
and excellent fundamentals are the qualities he will carry to the
Capstone. As for the game, Alabama rallied from a 10 point defecit to
defeat Mississippi 28 to 24.
Georgia-Florida All-Star Game
In the Georgia/Florida game, BAMA's two incoming freshman from the peach
state, Defensive back Charles Jones of Burke County and Linebacker
Leslie Williams of Stone Mountain; decided to watch the game on the
tube. Of the 9 incoming freshman from the state of Florida, only 3
represented the sunshine state.
Antonio Carter- a tight end/defensive end from Rickards High School in
Tallahassee, Michael Gaines- a tight end from Florida High School in
Tallahassee, and Jarrett Johnson- a defensive end from Chiefland High
School in Chiefland, all made valuable contributions to the Florida
squad. Carter displayed his athletic ability returning punts for
Florida, while Gaines started at tight end.
Gaines appeared to be the prototypical tight end, controlling the
defensive lineman in front of him while run blocking and running almost
perfect routes in the passing game. Gaines, in my opinion, has
everything you want in a tight end. He reminds me of a young Rod
Rutledge.
From the performance Jarrett Johnson had in the game, he should be an
early addition to the great defensive line the TIDE is assembling. Like
Kenny King, Johnson used his speed to beat the offensive lineman to the
hole, resulting in a number of tackles behind the line of scrimmage. The
more interesting game of the two, Georgia survived a last minute drive
by Florida to hold on and win 13 - 7.
For a more in depth look at these and other 1999 incoming freshman,
check out Jess Nicholas' recruiting page at TideFans.com.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Second in a NEW Alabama Weekly Series
By Jim Morris
Feature Writer
With the Crimson Tide baseball team exiting the College World Series on
Thursday, seniors Andy Phillips and G.W. Keller will begin the hard and
treacherous road of minor league baseball. Phillips will report to the
Yankees' rookie camp while Keller will be in the Oakland camp. The
Rookie League will be the first stop on what will hopefully be a journey
that will end in the Majors.
It's a journey former Tiders' Roberto Vaz, Joe Caruso, and Matt Frick
know all too well. Since leading the Tide to the championship game of
the College World Series in 1997, these three have been on what many
call the minor league baseball roller coaster. With their first full
professional baseball season under their belts, these former Bama boys
are ready to break out in 1999.
ROBERTO VAZ
Vaz was chosen by the Oakland A's in the June 1997 draft. After a
successful Rookie League campaign in the summer of '98 he was assigned
to Oakland's Class A affiliate Modesto in California. Vaz would cruise
through single A clubs hitting 5 homers and batting .325 in limited
playing time.
In 1998 Vaz would once again play baseball in the state of Alabama. This
time the A's sent Roberto to their Double A team in Huntsville. He would
spend the majority of the '98 season with the Stars. Leading the team in
batting average with .378 and a .462 with runners in scoring position.
At the end of the '98 season Vaz would get a cup of coffee with the
Triple A Vancouver Canadians. Seeing limited playing time he would
struggle adjusting to the game at this level.
Wanting to improve his skills Roberto played in the Arizona Fall League,
a league designed to give future Major Leaguers instruction and
experience. Vaz would improve and hit for a .350 batting average while
facing many triple A pitchers. When spring training came around he was
assigned to the triple A camp, and once again be playing north of the
border. For a young guy from Texas, playing baseball in Canada can be a
culture shocking and teeth chattering experience.
Saturday, Roberto said, "It is a different playing environment from
what I have been accustomed to but you don't sweat as much here as you
do down south". As for acclimating himself to the culture of
Canada, Vaz says it hasn't been hard. "It was kind of hard at the
beginning. When you go into town, you are not sure if they will speak
French or English, but overall it's not that bad. We don't have as much
of the amenities up here we are accustomed to down home. Traveling to
America to play teams in our league makes it a lot easier."
Vaz is currently the designated hitter for the Canadians and is batting
.247 with 11 homers and 17 RBI. Vaz says he wants to take this season to
become familiar with the pace of the game. "In my opinion Triple A
is two levels above Double A. A lot of the pitchers you face have been
to the majors and bring back that experience with them," says
Roberto. "But, I think that can only help me, my day will come when
I get the call".
'The Call' Vaz refers to is the call from the Major League team.
"An injury or two, or maybe when they expand the rosters in
September. I just want to be ready when they do call". Until then,
Roberto Vaz will try to improve on his numbers and get the attention of
the guys in the front office of the Oakland A's.
JOE CARUSO
Joe Caruso, the BAMA shortstop on the '97 team has had a slower pace to
his minor league journey. Drafted by the Kansas City Royals, the Lock
Haven, Pennsylvania native cruised through the Rookie League with ease.
In 1998 Caruso was assigned to the single A affiliate in Lansing
Michigan. Hitting .270 for the year and committing only 6 errors for
Lansing, Joe was making the improvements both he and the parent club
were looking for. Assigned to the class A advanced Wilmington Blue Rocks
of the Carolina League this season, Caruso is the starting shortstop. In
51 games this season he has committed 4 errors and is batting for a .233
average with 5 homers and 15 RBI.
Even though his is a slower pace than Vaz's, Caruso's is the average
most minor leaguers experience. According to baseball experts the
average stay a player can expect at each level is one full season. Some
take longer at different levels while others breeze through the minors
until triple A and they hit a wall. Knowing the way Joe Caruso takes on
obstacles, this is one wall I wouldn't be surprised seeing him scale.
MATT FRICK
The starting catcher for that '97 TIDE team, Matt Frick is becoming one
of the best defensive catchers in Minor League Baseball. After playing
in the Rookie League in 1997, Matt was drafted by the Florida Marlins in
the 21st round of the '98 free agent draft.
In his first year at the Marlins single A affiliate in Utica, Frick was
selected to the single A All-Star team. Already playing in the area,
Matt decided to spend the fall and winter improving his skills in the
Arizona League. At the end of spring training he was given his
assignment for 1999. Moving up a level to class A, advanced, Matt would
be the opening day catcher for the Kane County Cougars.
Through 50 games this season Frick has hit for a 275 average with 3
homers and 10 RBI. The Florida Marlins have high hopes for Matt Frick
adding him to their list of "Minor Leaguers to Watch". Matt
now makes his home in Scottsdale.
PRE-SEASON HYPE?
By John Hinds
Bama in Boston Bureau
The unofficial start of the college football season always comes in June
for me.
That's when the pre-season publications arrive on the newsstands. There
is no such thing as "real college football" here in New
England. You can tell that because when I picked up Lindy's latest
publication this afternoon it was the Big Ten edition. Nobody's been
bold enough to tell the people up here that Boston College is in the Big
(L)east.
There are a lot of strange things in New England not the least of which
is the fact that people up here don't know what real college football is
all about. I can say that after covering last year's Harvard-Yale game.
There are more colleges and universities in Boston than any other city
in the country. There is also less interest in college sports than any
other city I've ever lived in. I've lived in six states and three
countries.
But, that's not the reason for this column. The reason is to dissect the
annual blizzard of pre-season college football publications and try to
see if we can pull out a reasonable forecast for the Tide.
If you are anything like me since the age of 10 you rush out, buy,
borrow, or read at the stand every publication that arrives. Maybe you
even take it a step further and try and beat your best friend or brother
in being the first one to have the newest arrival.
After reading through each and every team in the SEC then every team
with the remotest chance at the national championship you start to put
together your reasons why the Tide should go undefeated in every game
and win yet another national championship.
I still can't understand why these guys who write for these magazines
don't see the same things I do. And they get paid for coming up with
their false conclusions.
The two publications I've seen so far are Athlon and Lindy's. Athlon
picked the Tide to finish 12th and Lindy's has us 18th. Split the
difference and that's a top 15 finish.
A closer looks shows that we have every starting offensive and defensive
lineman returning. We also have the leading candidate for the Heisman
Trophy in our backfield and our starting quarterback returning.
With our first three games against Vanderbilt, Houston and Louisiana
Tech and a home game against Arkansas to close out September we should
be undefeated heading into the second month of the season. Florida in
Gainesville is next and that won't be an easy task. But, the next three
including Tennessee in Tuscaloosa for the first time since 1930 gives us
reason to believe we could be 7-1 headed down the stretch. Even if we
split the LSU-Mississippi State games we will be Auburn in front of
their hometown fans. That's 9-2 in my book.
Hey, it's summer and maybe the heat's getting to me, but my blood is
pumping and my eyeballs are bleeding from reading all these magazines
and maybe top 15 is within our grasp.
Maybe these magazines do know what they're talking about.
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