Weston Bruner (“Expatriate”)
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.
Matt Sadler
“The Marinara” grew up in the frozen tundra of central NY but eventually found greener pastures in central VA. He 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 him 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.
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.
Gregg Cobert
He may seem nice, but he is not. He once was given luxury box tickets to Camden Yards by someone on the Orioles staff, and he had the nerve to wear a Mets jersey. No worries, the Orioles are his second favorite team, and that’s why we let him stick to basketball coverage.
Ross Gore
Ross Gore is pound for pound, the smartest guy on the BSR team. A doctoral candidate in some sort of statistical analysis from Mr. Jefferson’s University, Ross is a humble dude who can drink and cuss with the best of them. His articles are usually laden with sort of mathematics and yet there are surprisingly interesting, and for those who choose to argue with him, don’t bother, because he is right. He has the stats to back it up.
Patrick Guthrie
Patrick likes the Jets, Knicks and Mets, so of course he is a perfect candidate for our weekly podcast. Actually, he provides a nice unbiased opinion on the happening in Baltimore. Patrick managed to spend a few years at College Park, and he is suffering the consequences as their programs disintegrate into nothingness.
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