Didn’t have time to finish posting links this morning; VERY SORRY. Heading out to Owings Mills now, will post our NFL picks later today.
Let’s see what everyone has to say….
Best of Wednesday’s WNST Blogs:
Drew Forrester explains how “See The Birds” came about
Nestor Aparicio says WNST will continue to ‘help’ Orioles
Glenn Clark says Ravens wearing new “53 Mighty Men of Baltimore” jackets
ORIOLES:
The Official Site’s Maureen Mullen says Brian Roberts’ 50th double not enough as Birds fell to BoSox
The Official Site provides numerical evidence of loss
The Official Site’s Maureen Mullen says B-Rob joined former Hall of Famers Tris Speaker, Paul Waner, Stan Musial as only players with 3 or more 50+ double seasons
The Official Site’s Maureen Mullen says after day off tonight, Chris Tillman to face Andy Pettitte tomorrow night at Yankee Stadium
The Official Site’s Maureen Mullen says Henn, Uehara added to roster
Red Sox Official Site’s John Barone says Victor Martinez’s pinch hit, bases clearing double lifted Sox past Birds
The Sun’s Jeff Zrebiec says Birds fell to 1-8 at Fenway Park this season in front of 37,712
The Sun’s Jeff Zrebiec says Adam Jones moved to 60 day DL, will miss rest of season
The Sun’s Peter Hermann says 4 men arrested after stealing #8 statue honoring Cal Ripken outside Camden Yards
The Sun says Janet Marie Smith named VP of planning and development
The AP says Albers took loss, Danys Baez gave up Martinez’s 2B
Boston Globe’s Amalie Benjamin says Paul Byrd started, got no decision for Red Sox in win over O’s
Boston Herald’s Michael Silverman says Delcarmen struggled out of pen for Sox in win
Providence Journal’s Kevin McNamara says Billy Wagner gave Sox lift out of pen, picked up win
Worcester Telegram’s Bill Ballou says Birds, Sox combined for 27 hits; 22 of which were singles
RAVENS:
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says Harbaugh impressed by free agent Tyree, team will continue to monitor his health
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says Mark Clayton not on Ravens’ first injury report
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says new GM (Pioli), new coach (Haley), new QB (Cassel) give Chiefs element of ‘surprise’
The Official Site says KC Coach Haley thinks Harbaugh, Dolphins coach Sparano ‘set bar high’ for first year coaches
The Official Site says Chris Carr left Titans for Baltimore to play Ravens’ ‘style of defense’
The Official Site’s Mallory Steinberg says Clayton made appearance Tuesday at SEED School
Kansas City Chiefs Official Site says Haley not sure if team will have answer on Cassel until gametime
Kansas City Chiefs Official Site says CB Brandon Flowers, RB Jackie Battle joined Cassel as ‘limited’ in practice
Kansas City Chiefs Official Site says Larry Johnson ‘not mad’ at Terrell Suggs for taunting him in last matchup
The Sun’s Ken Murray says acquiring players like Oher, Foxworth shows Ravens’ desire for ‘speed’
The Sun’s Lorraine Mirabella says Pizza Hut, Reebok amongst companies seeing commercial value in Flacco
The Sun’s Matt Bracken cleans up after me
The Sun’s Edward Lee says new OL Moll was ‘surprised’ to be traded from Packers to Ravens
The Sun’s Edward Lee says Haley thought Harbaugh did ‘tremendous job’ as first year coach in ‘08
The Sun’s Jamison Hensley says Sporting News sees Reed, Ray Lewis, Birk, Suggs, Ngata amongst best 100 players in NFL
The Sun’s Mike Preston says Harbaugh lost his cool during practice thinking TV cameras were recording parts of practice he didn’t want filmed
The Sun’s Jamison Hensley says Harbaugh said Ravens would ‘take it slow’ with David Tyree
The Sun’s Edward Lee says LJ Smith only Raven to not ‘fully’ participate in practice
The Sun’s Mike Preston says Larry Johnson last back to rush for 100 yards against Ravens
7 of 7 Sun analysts pick Ravens to beat Chiefs
Carroll County Times’ Aaron Wilson says Derrick Mason believes offense will be ‘light years ahead’ of where they were last year
Carroll County Times’ Aaron Wilson says Yanda ‘feels good’, expects Chester to start at RG
The AP says even without Rex Ryan, Ravens defense might be ‘better’
Washington Times’ Bob Cohn says Harbaugh, Ravens ready to ‘build’ on last year’s trip to AFC Championship Game
Kansas City Star’s Adam Teicher says Todd Haley ‘encouraged’ with Clancy Pendergast’s defense
8 of 8 USA Today analysts pick Ravens to top Chiefs
SI’s Don Banks has Ravens 4th in power rankings
SI’s Ross Tucker thinks Ray Rice will have ‘breakout’ season
5 of 7 Sporting News analysts pick Ravens to make playoffs
Yahoo! Sports’ Charles Robinson says Brandon Marshall could ‘learn’ from McGahee
Yahoo! Sports’ Michael Silver says McNair was ‘more than player’ to Titans coach Jeff Fisher
Fox Sports’ Peter Schrager says former Ravens coach Billick knows he ‘missed’ with Boller
TERRAPINS FOOTBALL:
The Diamondback’s Eric Detweiler says Terps will be ‘inconsistent’ again this season
The Diamondback’s Greg Schimmel says Tom Brattan confirmed Bruce Campbell will miss James Madison game Saturday
The Diamondback’s Eric Detweiler says players truly believed they weren’t far from being competitive against Bears
The Diamondback’s Greg Schimmel says RJ Dill will make first career start at RT vs. Dukes
Washington Post’s Kathy Orton says Madison win over Terps would be another feather in CAA’s cap
Washington Post’s Eric Prisbell says Campbell could miss ‘more time’ dealing with turf toe
Washington Post’s Eric Prisbell says Friedgen unsure of whether sick football player dealing with swine flu
Washington Post’s Eric Prisbell noticing less ‘fan interest’ in Terps this season
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says Terps trying to ‘learn’ from blowout loss at California
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says JMU beat writer Mike Barber thinks Dukes must avoid turnovers to have shot at beating Terps
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says Adrian Cannon was most ‘targeted’ WR in Berkeley (5 catches of 10 balls thrown to him)
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says Tyler Bowen, Pete deSouza could fit in OT mix
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says WR LaQuan Williams (Poly) almost went to Madison
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says former DL Dion Armstrong ended up at Butler Community College in Kansas
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says Justin Gilbert will also be in mix to replace Campbell
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says Tony Logan was ‘limited’ again in practice, meaning Kenny Tate could end up handling punt returns again
Terrapin Times’ Keith Cavanaugh says James Franklin already had ‘answers’ ready for questions regarding offensive performance at Cal (must subscribe)
Terrapin Times’ Keith Cavanaugh says Ralph going with youngsters like Bennett Fulper, Isaiah Ross (must subscribe)
TERRAPINS BASKETBALL:
Terrapin Times’ Dan Painter says Mychal Parker excited to make another visit to College Park (must subscribe)
NAVY FOOTBALL:
The Official Site says tickets still available for Saturday’s home opener against Louisiana Tech
Annapolis Capital’s Bill Wagner says safety Emmett Merchant started improvement once he felt he ‘belonged’
Annapolis Capital’s Bill Wagner says Ivin Jasper admitted to ‘second guessing’ play call on 2 point conversion attempt that would have tied Ohio State
Washington Post’s Camille Powell says last year’s leading rusher Shun White working with Mids’ slotbacks
Shreveport Times’ Jimmy Watson says La Tech LB Adrien Cole ‘impressed’ with Midshipmen
Go Mids’ Chris Rohe breaks down individual matchups with Louisiana Tech (must subscribe)
MCDANIEL FOOTBALL:
Carroll County Times’ Josh Land says WR Matt Cahill showing ability in senior season
Carroll County Times’ Josh Land says Billera helping Terror in return game
TOWSON BASKETBALL:
The Sun’s Matt Bracken says Tigers amongst teams interested in Dunbar prospect Derrell Edwards
UMBC LACROSSE:
Inside Lacrosse’s Bob Chavez says former Retriever Poillon selected by Philadelphia Wings in NLL Draft
STEVENSON LACROSSE:
The Official Site says Mustangs up for LaxWorld honors
SWIMMING:
The Sun says Speedo extended deal with Michael Phelps through 2013
GOLF:
HORSE RACING:
Daily Racing Form’s Glenye Cain Oakford says Pioneerof The Nile retired to stud at Vinery in Lexington
SOME QUICK THOUGHTS:
-Drew and I both picked the Titans tonight FWIW.
Talk to you tomorrow.
-G
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