“Why is everyone standing in line?”   “Haloti Ngata is signing autographs at the sports memorabilia store”   Blank stare— “Who’s that?” or “Oh that’s cool” but still not knowing who he is.   That was an actual conversation I had at least ten times on Tuesday night.   Haloti Ngata, was signing autographs and posing for [...]

Cal Ripken, my all time favorite athlete in all of sports, turns 50 today (and to be honest, I’d rather see him at the hot corner, instead of just about anyone we’ve had there since he retired).   There is no need for me to rehash the numbers, we all know them. He is after [...]

Since it’s not my job and I don’t have to talk about the Orioles every day for a living, I don’t feel bad about not watching them. Here are some things that have diverted my attention. Yes I’m stealing Glenn’s idea. Thanks Glenn. Persons Unknown – Besides the gorgeous Daisy Betts,       this [...]

So LeBron is a Heat? First of all, I hate team names that are singular. But that’s a topic for another day.   Before I woke up on Thursday, I was convinced that he was going to stay in Cleveland, but all day long I was hearing he was going to the Heat. So it wasn’t [...]

In yet another brilliant move by the Orioles PR department, tonight’s Matt Wieters bobble-head give away is for the first 25,000 fans that show up. Oh, wait it’s only for the first 25,000 fans that are 15 and over!?!   Are you kidding me? I get the floppy hat promotion being for fans 21 and over, [...]