I was actually shocked at how quietly Jon Ogden walked away from the Ravens a few weeks ago. I thought that it'd be a more emotional deal for the fans and that there would be more "appreciation" for what an amazing talent Ogden was in Baltimore.

Well, today I'm sure he'll get his just due in the voting of the Toyota Live Web King of Baltimore Sports contest taking on Dave McNally.

But I'm really wondering how he's going to fare moving fo ...

Today is a matchup between two men who, like the soccer players of Brazil, only need one name: Eddie vs. Jamal. Sure, Murray should run away with it today, but I think Lewis was a tad bit underappreciated here as a football player.

It’ll be a long time before we see another running back in purple who was that good. Funny, how they both wound up playing in Cleveland of all places, right? And weird how Jamal Lewis actually went to jail and Ray Lewis didn't and Ray gets ...

Long-time sports anchor and sports director Scott Garceau will leave his full-time gig at WMAR Channel 2 for a part-time role as a special project coordinator in the next two weeks.

My sources tell me that he’ll remain on as Sports Director Emeritus and will continue to do special events like Ravens coverage, lacrosse and the annual Turkey Bowl coverage of Loyola-Calvert Hall.

One web outlet has inaccurately been reporting that he’s ...

I must admit that I didn’t vote yesterday in the Toyota Live Web King of Baltimore Sports contest. Quite frankly, I didn’t want to be the “deciding” vote. Like Al Davis, I abstained.

It was a close vote: Mike Cuellar won 56% to 44% over Ed Reed.

I think Cuellar deserved to win but maybe it says more about how the folks who are voting feel about Ed Reed. Honestly, we really thought more people who read the site and call in and interact would ...

I’m sitting home watching the Orioles game in glorious Comcast HD on Channel 226 tonight and I wasn’t going to blog. I wasn’t going to write about Wrigley Field, or my many memories there or anything about the Orioles. I wasn’t even going to post my video of my trip to Comiskey Park last year (but I still might do that!)

What appears to be a mismatch on the field might be a bit closer if folks vote in a popularity poll today.

Ken Singleton, as shown in our vote-in round, is a VERY popular old Oriole. From the mid-1970s through the early 1990's, Singy was either playing the outfield or doing TV sports at Channel 13.

He now does YES Network broadcasts for Yankees games and appears on WNST from time to time.

Ray Lewis, it could be argued, is the g ...

Given the firestorm we felt when Brady Anderson was in the inital 28 contestants for the Toyota King of Baltimore Sports contest, today's voting will be interesting.

When Brady was hitting homers and stealing bases (and hearts), he was immensely popular in Baltimore. There were even "Keep Brady In Baltimore" pins and T-shirts all over Camden Yards. One steroid scandal -- and Anderson has never admitted to using steroids and never tested positively -- and a ...

If you're bored on a Saturday afternoon, do yourself a favor and throw on the Euro Cup game today between the Netherlands and Russia.

After seeing the Dutch passion for their soccer team and all things "orange," you'll know why we love "football" on the international stage.

At a local supermarket in Amsterdam they've given out orange "welpies" or "wups." They're silly little orange fuzzy lion creatures and t ...

OK, so this is a mismatch. But that's really not the point.

Maybe today we should take a moment to consider what an accomplishment it's been for Matt Stover to STILL be a part of the 2008 Baltimore Ravens.

He survived the move from Cleveland (he's TRULY the last man standing from that fiasco and picket signs and wearing the Reeses Pieces helmets) and he's STILL kicking in the NFL. And he'll forever be a Raven.

He's the franchis ...

One year ago today, Orioles owner Peter Angelos hired longtime baseball man Andy McPhail to run the team as the President of Baseball Operations. The changes over the last 52 weeks have been evident, both on and off the field.
 
Sure, it’s easy to get excited by the fact that the summer solstice is upon us and the club is still actually above .500 if not directly in the AL East race, but the signs that the franchise might finally be pointed in the righ ...

1.    The Orioles can’t stop winning! It’s absolutely astonishing to see them win these games night after night in the fashion that they win them. I haven’t seen anything like it since 1989, and I don’t even remember it being this dramatic on a nightly basis. My son and my wife have talked me into going to the game tonight. I hope I can have some fun.

(Special note: If anyone has any extra tickets for tonight, I need four. And ...

OK, so I posted a soccer blog yesterday and I watched soccer most of the day yesterday between pitches of what was another "Orioles Magic" kinda evening.

And, sure, I like soccer but necessarily because I loved the Blast as a kid. But Mike Stankovic is the soccer player who has made the greatest "on the field" contribution to professional soccer in Baltimore during our lifetime.  So, today, is a chance to vote for or against him and the l ...

An entire continent will stop at 8:45 tonight. I know that sounds trite, but it’s true. A couple of hundred million people will be tuning into a soccer match between the two prides of the South American continent – Brazil and Argentina.

I don’t need to get into the players – inarguably the best in the world and some of the most famous names in the sport – but suffice to say that it’ll be some of the best soccer that the planet can afford, and a World Cup quali ...

So, we've had two blowouts in the first two days of the competition. It's not a surprise to us, especially when you're pitting Hall of Famers against non-HOFers.

At least, the best and most popular stars are winning. We'll see how easy it gets in a few weeks when it's HOFer vs. HOFer and legend vs. legend.

Today, is one of our more interesting first round matchups: Wes Unseld vs. Chris McAlister.

Unseld was a major force in his ...