Here are my top 3 for the Belmont….
1-Chocolate Candy
2-Mine That Bird
3-Mr. Hot Stuff
But what do I know?
Let’s see what everyone else has to say…..
Best of Thursday’s WNST Blogs:
Mark Suchy gets chuckle out of MASN’s “Wired Wednesday”
Peter Dilutis doesn’t agree with Brady Anderson
ORIOLES:
The Official Site’s Spencer Fordin says Sherrill locked down closer job again before ‘committee’ could show up
Athletics Official Site’s Mychael Urban says Braden goes to bump tonight to open series vs. Guthrie, O’s
The Sun’s Jeff Zrebiec says MacPhail views Birds as ‘improving organization’
The Sun’s Jeff Zrebiec says Birds ‘smart to be patient’ with top prospect Tillman
The Sun’s Peter Schmuck says PETA thinks Camden Yards amongst most veggie-friendly stadiums in MLB
The Sun’s Dean Jones Jr. says McCrory threw 2 scoreless innings in relief in Tides’ loss
The Sun’s Peter Schmuck says O’s don’t want to ‘eat’ Jamie Walker’s contract
Carroll County Times’ Josh Land says Scott only Oriole who has maintained hot bat during team slump
Norfolk Tides Official Site says Waters’ four shutout innings not enough as Buffalo wins 1-0
Bowie Baysox Official Site says Patton takes 2nd loss of season as Thunder top Bowie
Virginian-Pilot’s Rainer Sabin says Alberto Castillo informed he’d be coming up to Baltimore
Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal says Birds would have to be ‘overwhelmed’ to trade Guthrie
Yahoo! Sports’ Tim Brown has Birds 28th in power rankings
AOL Sports’ Will Brinson has Birds 21st in power rankings
AOL Sports’ Andrew Johnson says Angelos maybe not as bad as he’s made out to be
RAVENS:
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says Davon Drew first rookie to sign contract
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says Phillips, Oglesby, Martin amongst CB’s fighting to make roster
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says health of Terry, Cousins ‘critical’ to O-Line depth
The Official Site says Flacco, Terry to participate in opening ceremonies of Special Olympics
The Sun says Drew signed 3 year deal
The Sun’s Aaron Wright says Birk made college scholarship announcement
The Sun’s Edward Lee says Cam Cameron, Jim Hostler fired up during OTA’s
The Sun’s Edward Lee says Hauschka, Gano forced to kick vs. crowd noise from teammates
Carroll County Times’ Aaron Wilson says Drew received roughly $140,000 signing bonus
Sporting News Real Scouts says Harbaugh 10th best coach in NFL
HORSE RACING:
Belmont Official Site’s Jenny Kellner says Mine That Bird takes first gallop at Belmont Park
Daily Racing Form’s Jay Privman says Woolley hasn’t ‘lost focus’ during Triple Crown season
Daily Racing Form’s Jay Privman says IEAH sued by David Lanzman over I Want Revenge
Daily Racing Form’s Marty McGee says Borel to appear on Letterman tonight
Thoroughbred Times’ Frank Angst says Pletcher ‘optimistic’ about Dunkirk
Thoroughbred Times’ Jeff Lowe says Borel has more ‘confidence’ than ‘experience’ at Belmont
Thoroughbred Times’ Bob Ehalt says Summer Bird possible ‘value play’ at Belmont
Thoroughbred Times’ Tim Nichols says publication staffers pick Charitable Man to win third leg of Triple Crown, not Mine That Bird
The Sun’s Kevin Van Valkenburg says Lukas feels no ‘pressure’ at Belmont
The Sun’s Kevin Van Valkenburg says expensive Dunkirk hoping to bounce back from disappointing Derby, skipping Preakness
Washington Post’s Andrew Beyer picks Dunkirk to win Belmont
SI’s Tim Layden says Borel is captivating Belmont storyline
AOL Sports’ Lisa Olson says Borel ‘not backing away’ from guarantee Mine That Bird will win Belmont
TERRAPINS FOOTBALL:
The Official Site says Terps’ visit to Cal to kick off at 10pm EST
The Sun’s Jeff Barker says no TV for James Madison game, Middle Tennessee game on ESPN360
Examiner Matthew Bouchard says home opener vs. James Madison to kick off at 6pm
The Diamondback’s Aaron Kraut says Cal game on ESPN2
The Diamondback’s Aaron Kraut says Phil Steele thinks Terps will go through rebuilding year
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says Middle Tennessee State game to kick off at 3:30
Terrapin Times’ Dan Painter profiles George Washington (Philadelphia) RB prospect Martin Haynes (must subscribe)
Terrapin Times’ Mark Clem profiles St. Anthony’s (NY) DE prospect Rob Welsh (must subscribe)
TERRAPINS BASKETBALL:
Terrapin Times’ Dan Painter says former Xavier commit J.D. Weatherspoon wants to visit College Park (must subscribe)
TERRAPINS LACROSSE:
Inside Lacrosse’s Christian Swezey says 7OT loss to Virginia best game of season
TERRAPINS SOCCER:
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says Maryland 2nd best program over last decade
LOYOLA LACROSSE:
The Official Site’s Chris Hurst (middie) checks in from Chester, UK on European trip
Inside Lacrosse’s Terry Foy says loss to Syracuse amongst better games of season
HOPKINS LACROSSE:
The Sun’s Edward Lee says Jays will bring back ‘dangerous offense’ in ‘10
UMBC LACROSSE:
Inside Lacrosse’s Terry Foy says loss to Princeton amongst best games of season
TOWSON FOOTBALL:
Examiner Matthew Schlissel says former WR Mark Orlando headed to school’s Hall of Fame
NAVY FOOTBALL:
The Official Site says Middleton, Posposil amongst 6 Mids named to Phil Steele’s preseason independent All-America team
Go Mids’ Adam Nettina profiles incoming LB Nurthen
NAVY BASKETBALL:
The Official Site says Billy Lange expects Romeo Garcia to be ‘100 percent’ by October
MT. ST. MARY’S BASKETBALL:
The Sun’s Matt Bracken says back to back postseason appearances have helped Milan Brown, ‘Eers’ profile
CRYSTAL PALACE USA:
The Official Site previews tonight’s trip to Western Mass
BOXING:
Carroll County Times’ Aaron Wilson says Eldersburg fighter Tucker could improve to 10-0 vs. Andre Hemphill
SOME QUICK THOUGHTS:
-Could Alberto Castillo being told he was being called up be the flipside of an expected Jamie Walker move? I mean, there has to be a corresponding move, right?
Talk to you this weekend. Enjoy Dudefest.
-G
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