Last summer, the Orioles sent all-star closer George Sherrill to the Dodgers in exchange for one of LA’s most prized proespects. His name was Josh Bell, and at times he seemed like the reincarnation of Mike Schmidt. He won fielding awards in the minors, and showed real power from both sides of the plate. He […]

In New Orleans, one thing they do better than anyone else is party.
So you just knew that after 43 years of waiting, they were going to show us exactly what a Super Bowl celebration should be like.
And they didn’t disappoint.
The parade began at the Superdome, wound it’s way through the French Quarter and wound up […]

OK, I took the 21 inches in stride back in December. I grabbed my shovel and dug my house out. Last weekend, I took the 24 inches in stride and again, grabbed my shovel and dug my house out. This evening, I can’t even find my stride.
My question is this: whom did we anger? Why […]

On friday’s show, we introduced a new segment that allows listeners to rant for 15 seconds. It will run every friday, and should be great fun.
Mike Preston got the honor of the first rant, and he didn’t even hesitate. Message boards. Like many of us in the media, Mike is often the target of attacks […]

Tony Fein…what a tragic story.
Whatever the circumstances, 27 is far too young to die. In his honor, I post the classic poem below.
Tony, we hardly knew ye.
ODE TO AN ATHLETE DYING YOUNG
by Alfred Edward Housman (1859–1936)
The time you won your town the race
We chaired you through the market-place;
Man and boy stood cheering by,
And home we […]

Given the busy sports menu this time of year, there are many stories that sort of slip thru the cracks.
This is one of them.
At Owings Mills High School, football season was not a happy time. The Eagles had not won a football game in five years. Their losing streak had reached 53 games, the longest […]

That’s right, Brett Favre is coming out of retirement…again. (Stop me if you’ve heard this one before!)
He is a truly great player, one of the best of his era, and he will be enshrined in Canton one day. However, a legitimate question must be raised here: has he tarnished his legacy?
Twenty years from now, will […]

Like the rest of you, I was sent reeling late today by the news of Derrick Mason’s sudden retirement.
The man exuded class and dignity, and played the game like a man possessed. Who can forget him valliantly strapping his shredded shoulder up last season and going out to play every sunday? It was one of […]

We spent the entire show today talking about Wieters’ home run and the ensuing furor over the fan who caught the ball. The Orioles say he agreed to give the ball to Wieters in exchange for a couple autographed items, but then tried to up the ante a little later.
That, at least to me, raises […]

I hated what happened at The Sun this week. Some very good friends of mine were cast out, their lives upended. The ability to pay mortgages, tuition, car payments, BGE bills, all cast into uncertainty.
Two columnists were fired over the phone while at Camden Yards. As my pal Peter Schmuck so movingly wrote  in his […]