First off, congratulations to the Orioles for winning what will be an opening day game not soon forgotten. The win yesterday against the Yanks means a lot to Orioles fans dedicated to sticking through the rough times. The O's ace, Jeremy Guthrie, looked strong and the underrated offense came through when they needed to. Unfortunately, the bullpen allowed the Yankees to creep back into the game. Although there are 161 games remaining, the Orioles surely kicked off their season on the right foot.
The signing of Samari Rolle to a four-year contract surprised me quite a bit yesterday. I was almost certain his days as a Raven were through when he was released a few weeks ago. Now that the Ravens have seem to solidified their secondary , they can focus on going after a WR or OT in the first round.
The under appreciated Baltimore Blast are hosting the NISL Championship game this Saturday. Believe it or not
, the Blast have won more championships in the past decade than any local professional sports team. They will be shooting for their fifth championship in the past seven seasons, talk about success. Attendance at the dump, also known as First Mariner Arena, has been rising steadily as well. The Blast averaged a healthy 7,500 fans this season, a number that blows away the competition in the NISL. So what if the pregame celebrations are only one step above WWE? Maybe you Baltimore sports fans should pay a little respect to your most dominant local team. Then again, it is American soccer.A point of interest about last night's NCAA Championship game: According to college basketball rules, a team must wear the exact same jersey, the only difference being the number on the back. Apparently, a few of the North Carolina Tar Heels wore slightly different jerseys from the rest of their teammates in last night's game. The rule states that when a player enters the game wearing a different jersey from the rest of their team, two technical foul shots are awarded to the other team. If the refs had payed very close attention last night to the Carolina jerseys, Michigan State may have been awarded technical shots. Just something to think about...
good first two games for the birds. the bullpen is looking a little shaky, but the offense is clutch. when we get runners on base this season, chances are they're gonna score. the yankees do not look too good, with their top two starters not lasting more than four and two-thirds innings. however, it's the first two games of the season, and things will change. as of right now though, i am very satisfied with the way things have started. guthrie and uehara look good.
ReplyDeletei don't understand signing rolle. it seemed like he was out the door since the end of last season. maybe it'll be a good move, but right now it seems that he's just a disgruntled player who will be more disgruntled when he realizes he isn't playing every down.
let's go blast!
p.s. teixeira is 1-9. fantastic!