Defense. It’s the first word that pops into people’s heads when they think of the Baltimore Ravens. Like it or not, the Ravens have never consistently had a dominant offense (by that I mean they’ve never had an offense that’s been in the top 10 for any consistent period of time). Moreover, when their offense has been on the field, it hasn’t really been the most exciting thing to watch. They’ve always been the play solid defense, run first and hope your quarterback doesn’t turn the ball over team. This season, however, may be a bit different. READ MORE >>>
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Cornerback Fabian Washington spilled the beans on a big concern for Ravens fans. Terrence Cody returned to practice on Tuesday after passing his conditioning test. “Big Cody passed his conditioning test. Woooooooooooo,” Washington tweeted. In the midst of the biggest off season expectations in Ravens history, Baltimore’s first two draft picks have caused some early worry. Sergio Kindle fell down two flights of stairs, injuring his head and Terrence Cody failed the club’s conditioning test. READ MORE >>> We all remember the Baltimore Colts leaving Owings Mills in a bunch of Mayflower moving trucks. What we may not remember is that Baltimore lost its professional baseball team to New York in 1903. That team would eventually evolve into the hated Yankees. So what happened in the 50 years between when the old Orioles left and the St. Louis Browns moved to Charm City to become what we now know as the Baltimore Orioles? 50 years of continued baseball tradition as part of the International League. The documentary, The Forgotten Birds, gives us the history of baseball in Baltimore during that time period. Ed Reed has told sports talker 105.7 The Fan that he expects to begin the 2010 season on the physically unable to perform list. This would mean that Reed would miss the first six games of the season and wouldn’t return until October 24 against the Buffalo Bills, one game before the Ravens BYE week. . . . → Read More: Reed expects to begin season on PUP list Welcome to Baltimore Marc Bulger. First the starting QB of the purple and black tells the Baltimore Sun that he’s not sure how you’ll fit in with the cool kids. Now their star safety said he thinks you’re “just another guy.” Geesh…tough crowd. . . . → Read More: Reed, Flacco express concerns for Bulger’s role …And to think that this guy is a deep threat against the Ravens two weeks a year… MLB.com’s Brittany Ghiroli reports that Andy MacPhail has stated that he is willing to deal even the young Orioles as the trade deadline looms. MacPhail spoke to reporters yesterday at Camden Yards prior to game two against the Blue Jays. . . . → Read More: Could the young O’s be on the trade block? On the heels of their controversial new autograph policy, if you could call it that — essentially it’s a non-autograph policy — the Ravens have announced that they will host a free practice to their fans at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday August 7th. . . . → Read More: Ravens offer free practice at M&T Bank Stadium on August 7th Orioles catcher Matt Wieters will begin the second half of the 2010 season on the disabled list with a strained right hamstring in a injury he suffered in last Friday’s game against the Texas Rangers. The injury occurred in the Orioles marathon victory over Texas in a game that started 2 and a half hours later than scheduled and went into the wee hours of the night when Corey Patterson tied the game with a grand slam in the top of the 9th. . . . → Read More: Wieters to begin 2nd half on DL Baltimore Ravens autograph fiends will be disappointed when training camp opens at McDaniel College on July 27. Well, unless they’re under 15. The Ravens have changed their autograph policy from anyone willing to wait around in the crowds to only children between ages six and 15. . . . → Read More: Looking for autographs at Ravens training camp? Hope you’re under 15… In previous years, I’ve been more excited about watching the MLB home run derby more than the actual All-Star game, despite having to put up with Chris Berman for two and a half hours. After reading the line up over the weekend, I struggled to become enthusiastic about it this season and after watching the second half of it, I guess I didn’t miss much. Depending champ Prince Fielder opted not to take the field last night and instead a line up that included guys like Matt Holliday, Corey Hart, Chris Young, Nick Swisher and Vernon Wells. Not exactly a big group of MLB power hitters. My real issue with the home run derby though was the conversation both before and after David Ortiz took home the trophy over young Marlins slugger Hanley Ramirez. Ortiz turned into this great come back story, a guy that was “finished” at the beginning of this season and here he is winning the MLB home run derby at the mid-way point of the season. Give me a break. It hasn’t even been a year since David Ortiz name was leaked on a 2003 list of MLB steroid users, yet here we are in July of 2010 talking about how Ortiz’s story is “good for Major League Baseball.” . . . → Read More: Steroid user David Ortiz wins boring home run derby It all comes down to this, July 11, 2010 (or free Slurpee day). The Netherlands vs. Spain, 2:30 PM. Who are you pulling for Baltimore? . . . → Read More: World Cup Final: Who ya got? In the latest in the Buck Showalter and Baltimore Orioles managing saga, Ken Rosenthal is reporting on a few guys that could join his coaching staff. The list includes Mark Connor, Showalter’s pitching coach with the Yankees, Diamonbacks and Rangers, Brian Butterfield his third base coach in New York and Arizona and two former Orioles B.J. Surhoff and Bill Ripken. Rosenthal wrote, “Sources say Showalter also is fond of former major-league second baseman Bill Ripken, who began his career with the Orioles. B.J. Surhoff, another former Oriole, also would be a possibility for the staff.” Buck isn’t the only person fond of Bill Ripken, I think he’d be an even better fit on the coaching staff than Cal. Those “lead by example guys” don’t seem to translate into great motivators. Billy was always an in your face type guy, I’d love to see him back in an Orioles uniform. . . . → Read More: Bill Ripken and B.J. Surhoff could coach O’s under Showalter In what is probably the slowest time of the year for NFL news, Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed keeps giving us things to talk about. A couple of weeks ago Reed speculated that his recovery from hip surgery had him at about 30%-35% healthy, now Reed has said that he called the Ravens with a request to redo his contract. Maybe Reed has been listening to too much Bonnie Rait because his recent comments seem aimed at drawing attention to the Ravens star. Ed Reed has always been a different guy and you often wonder how much he is just playing games with the media when he talks to them. I am willing to accept that Reed’s most recent comments were just Reed being Reed and not much more. . . . → Read More: New Deal for Ed Reed? |
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