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THE WIETERS WAIT IS FINALLY OVER

May 26, 2009 |

 It was an innocent buzz eminating from my cellphone.  I heard it and knew it was an incoming text.  Who could it be and what could the text be about?  The message was from WNST and it was a text that Orioles fans have been waiting two years for – Matt Wieters has been called up from [...]

CONSIDERING NCAA POPULARITY, PRO LACROSSE SHOULD FLOURISH

May 25, 2009 |

 Memorial Day Monday always means the NCAA lacrosse championship game and today it was an overtime thriller that Syracuse won 10-9 over Cornell.  It was the second straight championship for the Orange and their 11th overall.  It seems like the sport is growing exponentially and the popularity and attendance of the NCAA championship would attest [...]

CROWDED BOOTH FOR O’S-NAT’S SERIES

May 25, 2009 |

Give the Orioles and the Nationals a lot of credit.  Never did two bad teams ever get this much coverage in the history of the game.  Pity poor MASN, who has to broadcast all the games for a pair of last place teams, but that pain is doubled when the two stinkers meet up for [...]

SIDEBAR STORIES HIGHLIGHT INDY 500

May 25, 2009 |

Another great weather and sports weekend in Baltimore and the signature event was the Indianapolis 500.  The finish was a tad anti-climatic as Helio Castroneves held a sizable lead during the final laps, but the stories surrounding the race made for some juicy viewing. Only five weeks  ago Castroneves was looking at major time in the slammer [...]

IT’S WORTH STAYING UP LATE FOR NBA PLAYOFFS

May 23, 2009 |

  This blog comes to you in a bleary-eyed and exhausted state of mind because the NBA playoffs see midnight more often than Paris Hilton.  Who am I kidding.  Ms. Hilton doesn’t even go out until after midnight.  At any rate, staying up late, never felt so good if you like fantastic games, phenomenal athletes and solid broadcasters.  The [...]