As if I needed another reason to like Orioles President of Baseball Operations Andy MacPhail, I got a musical one the other night.

Taking advantage of the rain delay Tuesday night (gotta love those ninth-inning interruptions), I tracked MacPhail in the hallway outside the press dining room. He was looking at the frames photos of Orioles who have appeared on covers of magazines such as Sports Illustrated.

We spent about five minutes talking about t ...

I have been told several players in the league including a top Blast player were notified last night (Friday) that the Major Indoor Soccer League has ceased operation. Expect a formal announcement soon, "maybe" as early as next week.

Strike one - To quote WNST's morning show host, "Why should I promote a night at the ballpark when the O's don't care to engage ALL the media in help with promotional efforts?"

Strike two- This is the beginning of the Boston series when they need to call out to all homers and fans to come out and root on the O's.

Strike three - They miss a perfect opportunity to market a promotion aimed directly at women and girls.  How better t ...

What a great weekend coming up for ametuer rugby! 

Tomorrow at 8pm, ESPN Classic will televise the Rugby Super League final between Belmont Shore and NYAC.  If you're not doing anything, head down to Slainte Pub and ask the bartender to put the game on. 

The Division I, II, and III Final Fours are being held this weekend at Infinity Park in Glendale, CO.  Follow the action on USArugby.org

For the past couple of days, I’ve been praising the Los Angeles Lakers and all of their greatness. Of course, the reason that I was doing that, was to put the famous “Haynie Schleprock” on them.

If you missed it, I bet Rob Long the San Antonio Spurs would beat the Lakers in the Western Conference finals.

So, the Lakers took a 3-1 lead in the series and I to resort to the my secret weapon.

Well, the “Haynie Schleprock” did work… ...

Yeah, I know, we can only vote for FOUR guys in the play-in portion of our King of Baltimore Sports tournament.

Let's just say I'm going through a "process", OK?

I've reviewed the names of the potential play-in candidates and I have eight (8) players on my list.  How I'm going to get that list down to the required four is beyond me, but I will.

Anyway, here are my eight I'm currently considering: