Here are the 5 Ws and 1 H floating around in my head on Thursday night: 1. Who will be the Ravens kicker this season? Steve Hauschka performed well kicking off last season but only attempted two field goals, making a 54-yarder and missing the other from 52. Rookie free agent Graham Gano has a huge leg and ... Read More »

As if losing 11 of their last 14 games isn’t bad enough for the Orioles, players are now complaining about the infield at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. In an article published by The Baltimore Sun on Tuesday, Peter Schmuck revealed several infielders—including Aubrey Huff and Cesar Izturis—are suggesting the length of the grass is a ... Read More »

We’re exactly three months away from rookies and quarterbacks reporting to McDaniel College in Westminster for the start of training camp.  With the 2009 NFL Draft complete and the names of undrafted free agent signings beginning to leak, we will start to get a better idea of how the training camp roster will look. Much can ... Read More »

The 2009 NFL Draft has come and gone with Ozzie Newsome adding six new players to a team that reached the AFC Championship game last season, despite a passing offense that ranked 28th in the league. Not one was a wide receiver. Despite fans and national pundits clamoring for the Ravens’ need to improve the receiving corps ... Read More »

9:29 — With the 57th overall pick, the Ravens select defensive end Paul Kruger from Utah.  He’s another high-motor guy along the lines of a Michael McCrary.  He’ll be a nice player coming off the edge to create some pressure on the quarterback. This was a position to address with the age of Trevor Pryce.  As ... Read More »

The NFL Draft feels a little bit like Christmas for football fans.  By the end of the weekend, the Ravens will have unwrapped five or six new players that can make an impact in 2009.  Many teams will not be able to say this, but the outstanding work of Ozzie Newsome, Eric DeCosta, and the ... Read More »

As I watched Brad Bergesen jog in from the Orioles bullpen before the start of his major league debut on Tuesday night, I began to imagine what he was thinking and feeling at that very moment. Was he remembering that time in the backyard when he thought about playing in the big leagues? Did he ask himself ... Read More »

I just got back from the ballpark and wanted to share my thoughts on Brad Bergesen’s impressive major league debut and win, as the Orioles broke their five-game losing streak and defeated the Chicago White Sox, 10-3. - After waiting five long years progressing through the farm system to reach the big leagues, Bergesen had to ... Read More »

Earl Weaver said it best about winning and losing in baseball. “Nobody likes to hear it, because it’s dull, but the reason you win or lose is always darn near the same - pitching.” The Hall of Fame manager’s words unquestionably fit the 2009 edition of the Baltimore Orioles.  Despite the positive feelings of a 6-2 start, ... Read More »

More so than any other sport, baseball thrives on statistics and how players and teams stack up to those of yesteryear. These stats are even more fun in the early stages of the season before the law of averages inevitably settles things down.  After two weeks, here are seven strange stats to ponder about the 2009 ... Read More »