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'''Trent John Baalke''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɑː|l|k|iː}} {{respell|BAHL|kee}}) (born February 14, 1964) is the ] of the ], an ] team in the ] (NFL). He was first hired by the 49ers in 2005 as their Western Region Scout, and three years later was promoted to Director of Player Personnel, a position largely responsible for overseeing the team's college scouting operations. Baalke was chosen to lead the 49ers in the ], in place of ], and a month later was given the title of Vice President of Player Personnel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8183cefb/article/baalke-receives-promotion-to-49ers-vp-of-player-personnel |title=Baalke receives promotion to 49ers' VP of player personnel |publisher=Associated Press |date=May 20, 2010 |accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref> His official promotion to General Manager came shortly after the firing of ] as head coach of the 49ers, in anticipation of needing an official GM to lure ] away from ] for the vacant coaching position. Despite the incredibly awful job he has done, and continued success in embarrassing and destroying this organization, gutless Jed York refuses to fire Baalke. An 11 year old can see that Baalke is running this team into the ground, but York doesn't care as long as he continues to make a profit. Baalke also seems to have some sort of power over York, so until York grows a pair Trent Baalke will continue to destroy this organization for the foreseeable future. Hashtag #FireBaalke has surfaced on Twitter and hopefully it becomes reality for the 49ers faithful <ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5989634 |title=49ers promote Trent Baalke to GM |date=January 5, 2011 |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2011/1/4/1915426/jim-harbaugh-san-francisco-49ers-coach |title=Jim Harbaugh OKs San Francisco 49ers General Manager Candidates, According To Report |author=Jason Kirk |date=Jan 4, 2011 |publisher=SB Nation |accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref> |
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'''Trent John Baalke''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɑː|l|k|iː}} {{respell|BAHL|kee}}) (born February 14, 1964) is the ] of the ], an ] team in the ] (NFL). He was first hired by the 49ers in 2005 as their Western Region Scout, and three years later was promoted to Director of Player Personnel, a position largely responsible for overseeing the team's college scouting operations. Baalke was chosen to lead the 49ers in the ], in place of ], and a month later was given the title of Vice President of Player Personnel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8183cefb/article/baalke-receives-promotion-to-49ers-vp-of-player-personnel |title=Baalke receives promotion to 49ers' VP of player personnel |publisher=Associated Press |date=May 20, 2010 |accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref> His official promotion to General Manager came shortly after the firing of ] as head coach of the 49ers, in anticipation of needing an official GM to lure ] away from ] for the vacant coaching position. Despite the incredibly awful job he has done, and continued success in embarrassing and destroying this organization, gutless Jed York refuses to fire Baalke. An 11 year old can see that Baalke is running this team into the ground, but York doesn't care as long as he continues to make a profit. Baalke also seems to have some sort of power over York, so until York grows a pair Trent Baalke will continue to destroy this organization for the foreseeable future. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5989634 |title=49ers promote Trent Baalke to GM |date=January 5, 2011 |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2011/1/4/1915426/jim-harbaugh-san-francisco-49ers-coach |title=Jim Harbaugh OKs San Francisco 49ers General Manager Candidates, According To Report |author=Jason Kirk |date=Jan 4, 2011 |publisher=SB Nation |accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref> |
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Prior to joining the 49ers, Trent Baalke's NFL career included a stint as a scout for the ] from 1998 to 2000,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.49ers.com/team/staff/trent-baalke/8551a07d-d52e-4bb6-8e3e-c5c1244cad74 |title=San Francisco 49ers: Trent Baalke |work=49ers.com |accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref> and four years with the ], first as a National Scout and then as College Scouting Coordinator.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archives/2010/03/the-trent-baalk.html |title=49ers Blog and Q&A: The Trent Baalke file |date=March 26, 2010 |author=Matt Barrows |publisher=The Sacramento Bee |accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref> |
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Prior to joining the 49ers, Trent Baalke's NFL career included a stint as a scout for the ] from 1998 to 2000,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.49ers.com/team/staff/trent-baalke/8551a07d-d52e-4bb6-8e3e-c5c1244cad74 |title=San Francisco 49ers: Trent Baalke |work=49ers.com |accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref> and four years with the ], first as a National Scout and then as College Scouting Coordinator.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archives/2010/03/the-trent-baalk.html |title=49ers Blog and Q&A: The Trent Baalke file |date=March 26, 2010 |author=Matt Barrows |publisher=The Sacramento Bee |accessdate=2013-05-16}}</ref> |