I wrote a nifty blog this afternoon that I put the finishing touches on in the bottom of the 8th inning as Mark Teixeira struck out and the Orioles held on to a 2-1 lead at Yankee Stadium. And then Koji Uehara choked in the bottom of the 9th inning and gave up a game-winning 2-run ... Read More »

So, what’s in the number “21″? It’s the first two digits in the title of a great RUSH album:  2112 It’s the number of one my favorite Washington Capitals:  #21, Brooks Laich It’s Chris McAlister…in his halycon days.  When he was good. 21 — the number of GREAT songs by The Doors. And - most importantly - it’s the current ... Read More »

Update:  Below is the original blog I wrote at 7am on Tuesday morning in which I predicted the four picks to be made by Corey Pavin today for the upcoming U.S. Ryder Cup team. I went 3-for-4. I only missed out on Rickie Fowler, who was (oddly) added to the team by Pavin despite the fact ... Read More »

The Ravens completed what essentially turned out to be a swap of wide receivers today, sending former #1 draft pick Mark Clayton to the St. Louis Rams for a 6th round draft pick in 2011 and signing free agent T.J. Houshmandzadeh to a one-year deal worth approximately $850,000. The deal seems smart on several levels, as ... Read More »

After years of wanting to play more and longing for the chance to prove he belongs, Troy Smith is going to get that chance again soon. It just won’t be in Baltimore. Smith was a “Decision-Day” casualty late this afternoon when the Ravens parted company with the former Heisman Trophy winner.  It marked the end of a ... Read More »

In honor of Hurricane Earl, I was going to rename today’s effort “Friday Wind and Heavy Rain”, but I apparently don’t need to do that now that the big storm has weakened and wobbled a bit more to the East.  I don’t like Hurricanes.  Unless they wear #52, that is. Speaking of Hurricane Ray and his current ... Read More »

As September 1’s go, this one appears to be fairly significant in Baltimore. For it’s on this day in 2010 that the baseball team in town is actually playing (almost) meaningful baseball. Those of you not counting at home won’t know this, but anyone who has followed the Orioles since 1998 realizes that today is the ... Read More »

Once again, there were lots of good signs and only a few bad ones coming out of Saturday night’s Ravens pre-season win over the Giants. The 24-10 win moves the Ravens to 3-0 in 2010 pre-season and continues to prepare them well for the September 13 opener at the Meadowlands against the New York Jets. The biggest ... Read More »

Another week in the books. And summer is almost gone. As our baseball team blazes on towards the glory of a 100-loss season, we settle in for Fall and what we hope is a memorable football campaign from our friends in purple. Meanwhile, we carry on here, offering what we like to call our own version of “The ... Read More »

Tiger Woods gets divorced on Monday.  Shoots 65 on Thursday. Coincidence?  Maybe. Or maybe that $100 million or so he had to fork over resonates a little more now when he stands over a 15-foot birdie putt. Tiger’s not brazen enough to actually say what follows below in a public forum, but I’m betting this is how he’d ... Read More »