1.   Bartrum is considered an excellent long-snapper and a decent tight end who found himself in a numbers crunch behind Mark Chmura and Keith Jackson.

2.   But no matter how the numbers crunch, it would be difficult to imagine Leyland leaving Leiter out.

3.   David Vincent, who tracks home runs for the Society of American Baseball Research, has done his own detailed numbers crunch.

4.   Hawgood got caught in a numbers crunch in defenseman-rich Vancouver.

5.   He had a strong training camp and exhibition season last year but got into a numbers crunch at the receiver spot.

6.   However, a numbers crunch has caused the final spot in the starting rotation to become a constant question.

7.   Joe Bowden, who started at outside linebacker for the Super Bowl Titans, is an unrestricted free agent who faces a numbers crunch in Tennessee.

8.   Maybe that explains why four days at Meridian Valley Country Club turned into a numbers crunch.

9.   One way to temporarily stem the numbers crunch on the roster is putting him on the disabled list.

10.   They may be able to move Daubach to Atlanta, which would lessen the numbers crunch.