Matusz tonight? I’ll say 5 innings, 4 earned runs, and a loss.
Sorry, Jarrod Washburn has always been tough for the Birds.
Let’s see what everyone else has to say….
Best of Monday’s WNST Blogs:
Drew Forrester says Tillman was ‘better’ in 2nd start
Luke Jones says Heap has ‘looked good’ in practice
Drew Forrester okay with Yankees winning if it helps Birds
Bob Haynie says Wigginton ‘should’ be starting at 3B
Glenn Clark says UFC bus trip highlight of non-baseball week
Patrick Staso says things have changed during Mason’s retirement
ORIOLES:
The Official Site’s Spencer Fordin says Tillman, Birds gave away early 5-0 lead in loss to Tigers
The Official Site provides numerical evidence of loss
The Official Site’s Spencer Fordin says Matusz to make first career start tonight vs. Washburn, Tigers
The Official Site’s Spencer Fordin says Mora, Trembley held closed-door meeting to ‘clear air’ after Sunday’s incident
Tigers Official Site’s Mike Scott says Clete Thomas’ walkoff blast finished Detroit’s comeback win over O’s
The Sun’s Dan Connolly says Roberts’ leadoff homer part of 5 run 5th off Verlander in loss
The Sun’s Dan Connolly says Wieters will catch Matusz tonight in debut
The Sun’s Peter Schmuck says Mora could be odd man out when Birds need roster spot for Matusz today
The Sun’s Dan Connolly says Mora not ready to ask for release
The Sun’s Dan Connolly says Zaun to catch Guthrie Wednesday
The Sun’s Kevin Cowherd thinks Mora should ‘sit down and shut up’
The Sun’s Peter Schmuck says Baez was impressive until giving up winning HR
The Sun’s Peter Schmuck not sure MacPhail would be willing to cut Mora and pay him
The AP says Luke Scott added 2 run double in loss
Washington Post’s Lacy Lusk says Matusz took ‘fast track’ to Baltimore
Detroit Free Press’s Shannon Shelton says Thomas’ homer at Comerica Park first walk-off homer of career
Detroit News’ Tom Gage says Verlander survived terrible first inning to beat Birds
SI’s Jon Heyman says Wigginton, Mora, Huff ‘likely to clear’ waivers before Aug. 31 deadline
Sporting News’ Ryan Fagan has Birds 26th in power rankings
Fox Sports’ Aram Tolegian has Birds 26th in power rankings
ESPN.com has Birds 22nd in power rankings
ORIOLES MINOR LEAGUES:
Norfolk Tides Official Site says Arrieta fell to 3-5 after loss to Syracuse
Frederick Keys Official Site says Nery loser as Keys fell to Potomac
Delmarva Shorebirds Official Site says Oliver Drake winner as Delmarva topped Greensboro in Game 2
Delmarva Shorebirds Official Site says Shane Matthews winner in relief as Shorebirds took Game 1 of doubleheader
Aberdeen Ironbirds Official Site says Tyler Kelly’s 10th inning sac fly gave Ironbirds 1-0 win over Staten Island
The Sun’s Dan Connolly says Tides’ Michael Aubrey maintaining confidence at plate
The Sun’s Dean Jones Jr. says Sarfate had another successful rehab outing for Tides in loss
Frederick News-Post’s Stan Goldberg says loss to Nationals Keys’ 4th straight loss overall
Virginian-Pilot’s Mike Connors says Brandon Snyder went 3-4 with RBI in Norfolk’s loss to Chiefs
RAVENS:
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says Suggs missing practice time with heel strain
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says Davon Drew, LJ Smith, Mark Clayton, Justin Bannan, Brendon Ayanbadejo all missed morning practice in Westminster
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says on Hauschka’s day off, Gano connected from 53 yards and converted a 56 yard free kick
The Official Site says Harbaugh thinks Suggs ‘should be fine’
The Official Site says organization adopting “Play Like A Raven” marketing plan
The Sun’s Jamison Hensley says new #1 back Ray Rice ‘raising his game’
The Sun’s Mike Preston says Le’Ron McClain more ‘hard work’ than ‘ego’
The Sun’s Edward Lee says Mason, Demetrius Williams, Justin Harper all had receiving highlights Monday
The Sun’s Edward Lee says Gaither, Oher, Landry, Washington, Foxworth all participated in special teams practice
The Sun’s Edward Lee says Frank Walker made pretty interception of a Flacco pass Monday
The Sun’s Edward Lee says Jason Phillips activated from PUP list Monday
The Sun’s Mike Preston says Ravens have no interest in Brandon Marshall at all
The Sun’s Jamison Hensley says Kruger replaced Suggs in starting lineup while Sizzle dealt with heel injury
Carroll County Times’ Aaron Wilson says Heap finally healthy in Training Camp again
Carroll County Times’ Aaron Wilson says Harbaugh distributed hats with “Surge” written on them to honor U.S. military
Carroll County Times’ Daniel Henderson says Chris Chester thinking about post football life as well as current football life
Frederick News-Post’s Stan Goldberg says ‘no one can argue’ Ravens better with Mason
NFL.com’s Jason La Canfora says Suggs showing off ‘swagger’ despite injury
ESPN.com’s James Walker says Suggs thinks injury ‘no big deal’
ESPN.com’s James Walker doesn’t expect Ravens to make any ‘significant’ additions at WR
TERRAPINS FOOTBALL:
The Official Site offers complete season outlook for Terps
Washington Post’s Josh Barr says St. John’s D-Lineman prospect Kevin McReynolds ‘likes Maryland’
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says Ralph on Twitter (so is Gary, so is Brenda)
Washington Times’ Patrick Stevens says Nolan Carroll loves to ‘win’
Terrapin Times’ Keith Cavanaugh says Devin Burns ‘riding high’ after committing to Terps (must subscribe)
TERRAPINS BASKETBALL:
The Sun’s Matt Bracken says target Tobias Harris to trim list of schools this month
Terrapin Times’ Keith Cavanaugh profiles target Tony Mitchell in Las Vegas (must subscribe)
TERRAPINS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL:
Terrapin Times’ Dan Painter says incoming Terp Natasha Cloud can help Terps ‘in variety of ways’ (must subscribe)
HOPKINS FOOTBALL:
The Official Site says OT Mike Stoffel honored by d3football.com
NAVY FOOTBALL:
The Official Site says D-Lineman/PA resident Mike Walsh wishes Mids could face Penn State
Annapolis Capital’s Bill Wagner says QB Dobbs wearing ‘off limits’ during practice
Washington Post’s Camille Powell says Mids have questions at FB, in secondary
Washington Times’ Mike Fratto says no one in Annapolis ‘concerned’ about first-year QB Dobbs
Washington Examiner’s Kevin Dunleavy says Mids to be ‘tested’ with opener at Ohio State
Go Mids’ Adam Nettina says Buddy Green thinks LB Haberer has been just as important for Midshipmen as Pospisil, Sovie
HORSE RACING:
Daily Racing Form’s David Grening says Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra could face other Triple Crown winners in Travers Stakes
Daily Racing Form’s Mike Welsch says Quality Road returned with big win Monday at Amsterdam Stakes
Thoroughbred Times’ Steve Bailey says Quality Road set track record at Saratoga in Amsterdam Stakes win
Thoroughbred Times’ Jeff Lowe says Zenyatta owner Jerry Moss still hoping for chance to face-off with Rachel Alexandra
Thoroughbred Times’ Phil Janack says trainer Asmussen has plenty of options for Rachel Alexandra
The AP says owner Jess Jackson likely to wait two weeks to make decision on Rachel Alexandra’s next start
CRYSTAL PALACE USA:
Examiner Jeff Hemelt says Palace considering Port Covington location for permanent home
BALTIMORE MARINERS:
The Official Site says Mariners to bring back GM Greg Justice
SOME QUICK THOUGHTS:
-Clearly Terrell Suggs’ injury is nothing to worry about. Doesn’t mean I won’t worry anyway.
Talk to you tomorrow.
-G
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