Weston was raised in Towson, MD and has found nothing better in life than a day at Camden Yards. Fate took him to live and work in Ann Arbor (home of the Michigan Wolverines), making him the expatriate he is today. He has stayed close to his hometown by blogging about area sports and annoying his Michigan friends with stories regailing the greatness of Baltimore. There is nothing like trying to convince a Midwesterner that Old Bay seasoning on blue crab is the pinacle of culinary nirvana.
Steve Giles
If you’re looking for a pure hometown fan that eats, sleeps and breathes Baltimore sports, you may want to look elsewhere. It’s not that Steve dislikes the local sports teams, he just doesn’t live and die by them like most Baltimoreans do. However, the one team he is passionate about is the Orioles and he can’t wait to see the day when Camden Yards gets to once again host a postseason baseball game. Steve may not be as dedicated a Baltimore sports fan as the rest of the BSR staff, but an arbitrary outlook on the area’s sports teams never hurts.
Jeff Pilson
Remember the kid who memorized the total plate appearances of Tito Landrum (42, by the way) during the 1983 season? Yeah that’s pretty much Jeff in a nutshell. Jeff grew up in the gritty streets of Hereford and spent his formative days in Maryland. Jeff enjoys quoting Fletch and giggling like a little girl. Now out of state, Jeff’s passion for all things Orioles, Ravens and Terps has only grown stronger with his separation.
Matt Sadler
“Sads” grew up in the frozen tundra of central NY but eventually found greener pastures in central VA. Sads has always been a lover of the Charm City since he was a kid. Whether it’s hard shell crabs, Oriole Magic, Little Italy (where still dreams of living someday), the Raven’s D, Lexington Market, Natty Boh, or Stringer Bell, B’more is his home away from home. He is also a self-proclaimed foodie and you will find that he extends his road trips to Baltimore by searching the perfect pit beef sandwich.
Tracy Smith (“Mindpinball”)
Mind Pinball is an Eastern Shore native who was taught early on by his elders to support the local squads through good and bad. That means that you will find me cheering for the Baltimore birds, both Orioles and Ravens. I also root for the Maryland Terrapins, and have rooted for the Georgetown Hoyas as well. Because the former Baltimore NBA squad moved down the road to Washington, I am a Wizards fan also. I once had visions of being an athlete myself, having played baseball and basketball before realizing that my dreams would be best met by using my brain instead of any supposed athletic gifts. I am married to a Pittsburgh Steeler fan (ugh!) and I have two daughters, aged 23 and 15.
Zach Wilt
Have you ever had to stay up until 2 in the morning to watch a Ravens Monday night game? Zach has, he spent his high school days in Wiesbaden Germany and when the Ravens were actually televised he watched despite the hour. His passion for Baltimore sports came in his upbringing, which is probably why he resents the Indianapolis professional football franchise despite being born four years after their move from Baltimore. Zach was a Miami Dolphins fan before the Ravens came to town, but has loved the O’s and trips to Camden Yards his whole life. He was at the Ravens first regular season game in 1996, and having recently graduated from Towson University, he is frequently made fun of for his age by Sadler.
Edgar Walker
Edgar Walker is a high school student out of eastern Baltimore County, and is the youngest member of the BSR staff. Since joining the site in June of 2011, Edgar has carved a niche focusing on high school sports and the Orioles’ minor league system, in addition to infrequent coverage of the Ravens. An aspiring sports journalist, he also coordinates basketball recruiting coverage at MD High, and contributes to several local publications focused on the high school beat. Follow Edgar on Twitter, if that’s the sort of thing you like to do.
Dave Gilmore
A Baltimore native, Dave’s first sports experience was being cradled by the Philly Phanatic during Game 3 of the 1983 World Series. He graduated from Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH, where he served as the Xavier Newswire’s sports editor and men’s basketball reporter. In 2007, he authored Xavier University: Off the Record. While living in Baltimore with his wife and pets, Dave is serving as the operations director for a national non-profit and currently working on a novel about college football. You can connect with him on Twitter or at his web site.
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