MCCAFFREY?S WORLD
By
Bill McCaffrey
I?ve had a few calls and e-mails about the Steve McNair murder and what I thought so I start this week with my thoughts on the matter. McNair acted like men of a certain age who think the young ladies like them but not their money. The young lady like so many believed McNair was serious when he said he was divorcing his wife and leaving her and his children (no divorce papers have been found on any pending McNair divorce). His off field activities are his own business and should not be counted against his work as a quarterback. Was he a great QB? No, good, but not great. Is he a Hall of Famer? No, if he was why shouldn?t Trent Dilfer be a Hall of Famer? After all Dilfer won a Super Bowl and started a lot of NFL games.
BAYSOX FRIDAY IS GREEN
For those going to the Bowie BaySox game tomorrow, please make sure to stop by to see my friend Chris Falkenhagen, Communications Director at the Maryland Higher Education Commission. Christopher will be teaming with the Maryland Lottery to provide information about Governor O'Malley's Smart, Green and Growing initiative. Governor O'Malley truly cares about our environment and is recognized as a national leader for his Smart, Green and Growing program where Marylanders are coming together to restore the Chesapeake Bay, preserve our land, revitalize our communities, create green jobs, improve transit, conserve energy and address climate change. Don't take it from me, Chris or Governor O'Malley. No less than the late Pope John Paul II called the need to address climate change "a moral imperative" shortly before his death. Congratulations to Governor O'Malley for his efforts to make our State's environment a major priority. He knows that our children and our children's children deserve to enjoy a cleaner, more sustainable future.
If you are not going to the BaySox game, you can see what Governor O'Malley is doing to preserve our environment by accessing: http://www.green.maryland.gov/. Businesses who want to show that they want to make our environment better can also join the Maryland Green Registry by signing up on: http://www.green.maryland.gov/registry/index.html.
NATS SINKING, BIRDS ELEVATOR ON
What is wrong with the Nats organization? Can anyone in it really say that Manny Acta is a fraud as a major league manager? I wonder why the cat has the tongue of the Lerners, Rizzo, Kasten, etc.
The product they are putting on the field is bad, really bad. Outside of Ryan Zimmerman, Guzman, Morgan and a couple of their young pitchers they are worse than any previous Senators team, the St. Louis Browns and all of the bad teams in the past.
Comparing Dunn to Frank Howard is outlandish, Howard was so much a better home run hitter, better all round hitter and a better fielder (1B/OF). Speaking of the Nats Morgan has proven the deal with the Pirates was a good one.
Going into the weekend the Nats are 25-59 the worse record in the majors. Question is will they hit 50 wins or 100 losses first? Again why is Acta still in D.C.?
The Baltimore Orioles are on an elevator going up and down. This week they come into the weekend 9 games under the .500 mark with a 38-47 mark. Question for them is will they get 60 wins or 100 losses first?
Were they lucky in Seattle? Not sleepless? They should play Wieters all the time. Why Pie is still in Charm City only GM Andy knows. Dave Trembley may be a little better manage the manager Manny but not by much.
Another Acta (MIS) move happened in the 4th of July game against Atlanta, the Braves had 2nd and 3rd occupied, no outs and Clipper Jones coming up and no one at first base, does Acta walk Jones intentionally, no, ?Action? Acta has his pitcher pitch to Jones resulting in a two run RBI single, nice call ?Action?. The Nats did win the game though despite ?Actions? mismanagement.
Was that former Orioles pitcher Garrett Olsen who came into one of those Seattle games who inherited a bases loaded, no outs situation and struck out the first batter and got the next batter to hit into a double play? Yes it was and he?s doing well with his new team. Oh by the way, GM Andy traded Olsen for Pie, what a horrible mistake. Is Jeremy Guthrie headed out of Charm City?
The Blue Jays released former Orioles closer B. J. Ryan.
ALL STAR GAME TUESDAY
In St. Louis its baseball All-Star game time with Ryan Zimmerman representing the Nats and Adam Jones the Orioles, both deserve it.
Former Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada is a National League reserve.
What happened to Orioles Roberts, Markakis, Sherrill? Staying home I guess.
I think the National League will win and I look for Alnert Pujolia to have a real good game.
I didn?t see Dave Trembley or Manny Acta on either league?s coaching staff, wonder why?
The home run hitting contest is on ESPN Monday evening.
FACE YOUR FEARS THIS FRIDAY
The Bowie Baysox will terrify their fans Friday, July 10, with Face Your Fears Friday as the team takes on the Altoona Curve at 7:05 p.m. Cha Cha the clown and her friends will roam the stadium and Wildlife Adventures from Jarrettsville, Md., will terrorize fans with spiders, reptiles, insects and snakes at their display. Fans afraid of heights should steer clear of the rock wall in the stadium parking lot. If fans are unsure of exactly what they are afraid of, definitions of various fears will be displayed throughout the stadium.
WHAT Face Your Fears Friday
WHO The event is open to all fans who are afraid of things
WHEN Friday, July 10, 7:05 p.m.
WHERE Prince George's Stadium
4101 Crain Hwy
Bowie, MD 20716
For more information, please visit www.baysox.com.
LOUIE'S BIRTHDAY BASH THIS SUNDAY
The Baysox lovable mascot Louie will celebrate his birthday Sunday, July 12, at Prince George's Stadium as the team takes on the Altoona Curve at 6:05 p.m. There will be mascot games and birthday cake for all kids, but there will be special perks for Louie's Kids Club members. Club members can purchase discounted tickets, take the field with the Baysox and enter the stadium early to Play in the Park with Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer. Stick around after the game for a fireworks extravaganza. Louie's Kids Club is FREE and easy to join! To order discounted tickets and register to take the field with the Baysox, please contact Dana DeFilippo at (301) 464-4871.
WHAT Louie's Birthday
WHO The event is open to all fans, with special perks for Louie's Kids Club members
WHEN Sunday, July 12, 6:05 p.m.
WHERE Prince George's Stadium
4101 Crain Hwy
Bowie, MD 20716
THALL NAMED TO ALL-STAR TEAM
Baysox reliever Chad Thall is heading to Trenton N.J. to participate in the 2009 Eastern League All-Star game Tuesday, July 15, at 7:05 p.m. Thall will take the place of former Baysox reliever Josh Perrault on the Southern Division Roster, along with reliever Ryan Ouellette, second baseman Miguel Abreu and left fielder Jonathan Tucker. Perrault is unable to make the game after being promoted to class-AAA Norfolk on Tuesday, July 7.
Thall has been an integral component to the Baysox bullpen this season. The lefty leads the Eastern League with 12 holds and owns a 2-2 record on the season. He has compiled a 3.44 ERA with 36 strikeouts in 36.2 innings.
The Baysox 17th season as the class AA affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles is going strong! Check out www.baysox.com to see all that's going on at the stadium this year, and don't miss a moment of the action as the Baysox attempt to bring home their first Eastern League championship. Individual game tickets and ticket packages are available now at www.baysox.com or by calling the Baysox box office at (301) 464-4865.
MATUSZ NAMED ORGANIZATIONAL PITCHER OF THE MONTH
Baysox left-handed starting pitcher Brian Matusz is the Baltimore Orioles Pitcher of the Month for June. Matusz went 2-0 with a 0.79 ERA in two starts for the Baysox in June, allowing one run in 11.1 innings while striking out 15. Matusz also made a start for the Frederick Keys in the month, shutting out the Salem Red Sox over 6.0 innings with six strikeouts.
Matusz is the first Baysox pitcher to win the award since Chris Tillman was named Pitcher of the Month in August 2008. Both pitchers will represent the Orioles at the 2009 XM All-Star Futures Game in St. Louis, on Sunday July 12, at 2 p.m.
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO BOWIE
BAYSOX HOST CHRISTMAS IN JULY
The Bowie Baysox and The Salvation Army will host Christmas In July at Prince George's Stadium on Saturday, July 25, as the team takes on the Reading Phillies at 7:05 p.m. The event will feature holiday music and decorations, a jersey auction and a special appearance by Santa Claus and his elves.
The Baysox will take the field in one-of-a-kind Christmas jerseys that will be auctioned off during the game to benefit The Salvation Army. The jerseys are green with red sleeves and red numbers on the front and back. The front will also feature the Baysox script logo perched atop a candy cane. After the game, winning bidders will meet the players, have their jerseys signed and pose for photos with the player.
Fans are encouraged to bring toys to donate to The Salvation Army, and can also donate to the organization's Red Kettle in front of the stadium. The Red Kettle program started in 1891 and aided more than 5 million people during last year's holiday season.
The Salvation Army has worked in the D.C. area since 1885 and is considered one of the nation's most popular charities. Last year, the National Capital Area Command helped provide food for the hungry, companionship to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter for the homeless, opportunities for underprivileged children and relief for disaster victims. For more information on the National Capital Area Command please visit www.salarmydc.org.
The stadium will enchant fans with Christmas decorations on the concourse and the video board will feature holiday movie clips. Christmas carols will pour through stadium speakers and younger fans can meet Santa Claus and his elves. Santa, the elves and the Baysox lovable mascot Louie will be available for pictures throughout the game.
As fans arrive at the ballpark, they will be handed a candy cane and be dazzled by Christmas music performed in front of the stadium, courtesy of Brass of the Potomac. The band will also perform the national anthem before the game. Brass of the Potomac features 30 professional musicians from around the Washington D.C. metro area and pulls its talent from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force. For more information on the band, fans can visit www.brassofthepotomac.com.
SCOTT VAN PELT BOBBLES INTO BOWIE
The Bowie Baysox are excited to announce Scott Van Pelt Night Sunday, July 26, as the team hosts the Reading Phillies at 6:05 p.m. The "SportsCenter" anchor will toss out a ceremonial first pitch, meet fans and sign autographs before the game. The first 1,000 fans ages six and up will receive a Scott Van Pelt bobble head doll, presented by Madison Interiors, limit one per person,.
Van Pelt is honored by the bobbling rendition of himself. "This represents the high water mark of life. Not of my career.....of my life," Van Pelt said. "This is great, hysterical in all honesty. I can?t wait to come down to Bowie and see it.?
The Brookville, Md., native attended the University of Maryland and began his broadcasting career with WTTG-TV in Washington D.C. in 1990. He joined ESPN in spring 2001 as the network?s lead professional golf reporter. He has since become a "SportCenter" anchor, primarily hosting the 11 p.m. ET edition while remaining the lead reporter and host of the network?s coverage of golf?s grand slam events.
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TRAVIS GARCIA NAMED ATLANTIC LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH FOR JUNE
Blue Crabs Shortstop Earns Award After Hitting .400 In Month
The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs are excited to announce that shortstop Travis Garcia has been named the Atlantic League Player of the Month for June.
Garcia played in all 26 Blue Crabs games for the month and hit .400 with eight home runs and 25 RBI. Garcia scored 22 runs and had 18 extra-base hits, including nine doubles and a triple.
Also in June, Garcia was elected to the Atlantic League?s All-Star Game held in Newark, as the starting shortstop for the Liberty Division All-Star Team.
Garcia started June off on a roll, reaching a Blue Crabs season-high 17-game hit streak that ran from May 23 through June 10. Throughout June, Garcia hit safely in 21 games with 10 multi-hit games.
On June 29 against Newark, Garcia had a 4-for-4 day at the plate with four runs scored and four RBI, on three doubles, a home run and a walk. He also had an outstanding game on June 2 against York, going 3-for-3 with three runs scored, a home run and three RBI.
On June 4, Garcia had a 4-for-5 day against Newark, with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI. Against Somerset on June 11, he was 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored.
This is Garcia?s second season with the Blue Crabs. For the entire 2009 season, Garcia is hitting .336 with 12 home runs and 51 RBI. He has scored 39 runs with 17 doubles, a triple and 10 walks.
Garcia currently leads the Atlantic League with 88 hits and is in the top three of five more categories, including batting average, home runs, RBI, extra-base hits and slugging percentage.
Last season he hit .309 in 19 games with the Blue Crabs, totaling three home runs and 20 RBI, after joining the club at the conclusion of the Frontier League season, where he played for the Chillicothe Paints in Ohio. |
SEATTLE MARINERS PURCHASE CONTRACT OF BLUE CRABS? TRAVIS GARCIA
All-Star Shortstop Becomes Sixth Blue Crab to Sign with an MLB Organization This Season
The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs are proud to announce that the contract of shortstop Travis Garcia will be purchased by the Seattle Mariners effective July 8. He is the second position player and sixth Blue Crab to be signed by a Major League organization this season.
Garcia, who was selected to the Atlantic League?s All-Star Game as the starting shortstop for the Liberty Division, departs Southern Maryland as the team leader in games played (66), batting average (.338), hits (91) and doubles (17). On the Atlantic League leader board, Garcia leads the league in hits, his average stands third overall, his 53 RBI place him second on the circuit behind teammate James Shanks, and he leaves in the league?s top five in homers, slugging percentage, and extra base hits. Garcia put together a hit streak of 17 games from May 23 through June 10, a Blue Crabs 2009 season high.
Last season Garcia hit .309 in 19 games with Southern Maryland, totaling three home runs and 20 RBI, after joining the club at the conclusion of the Frontier League season, where he played for the Chillicothe Paints in Ohio. A 21st round selection by the New York Mets in 2003 out of Iona College, the Bronx, New York native has played the game professionally for six and a half seasons.
Garcia joins the impressive list of Blue Crabs players to head for Major League organizations this season. Pitchers Matt DeSalvo (Tampa Bay Rays), Jim Ed Warden (New York Mets), John Halama (Atlanta Braves) and Kenny Baugh (Houston Astros) departed for Major League organizations earlier this year. First baseman Eric Crozier (Baltimore Orioles) was the first position player this season to be picked up.
BLUE CRABS RE-SIGN STARTING PITCHER KEITH RAMSEY
Southpaw Rotation Staple From Inaugural Season Re-joins Club
The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs made a key mid-season acquisition with the re-signing of Keith Ramsey on Monday. The left-handed starter, expected to help bolster the Blue Crabs pitching staff, is entering his second season with the Blue Crabs after playing with the organization all of last season. In 2008, Ramsey appeared in 21 games, starting 20 of them and posted a 7-6 record with a 4.01 ERA. He struck out 71 batters in 130.1 innings, while yielding just 38 walks.
The 29-year-old from Los Angeles, California was drafted in the 10th round of the 2002 amateur draft by the Cleveland Indians. After being drafted, Ramsey quickly rose through the Indians? organization, reaching Triple-A Buffalo by the end of the 2004 season. During his ascent through the Indians? farm system, Ramsey compiled a 31-14 record in just two and a half seasons.
Following the 2004 season, the Colorado Rockies selected Ramsey in the Rule 5 minor league draft. In 2005, Ramsey spent time in the minor leagues with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies organizations.
From there, Ramsey spent the 2006 and 2007 seasons with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League, beginning ?07 in the Texas Rangers organization.
Ramsey began this season pitching close to home in the Golden Baseball League, for the Long Beach Armada. He?s logged 23.2 innings pitched in five starts thus far in 2009.
In his eighth season as a professional, Ramsey is 54-49 and has struck out 598 batters while walking just 241.
WE GET LETTERS??
Hey Friends -
If you haven't joined our Facebook group page yet and are interested in keeping up to date with our schedule on a real time basis, with pictures and comments, feel free to search Facebook for the "Steve Ports Trio Update" group page, or you can try this link http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=189989385337#/group.php?gid=189989385337
Here is our schedule for July and August:
Friday, July 10 - 6-10 PM - David Bell and Steve on the deck at Fager's Island , 60th St. in the Bay, Ocean City, MD - 410-524-5500, http://www.fagers.com/restaurant/night.php
Saturday, July 11 - Kings Creek in Rehobeth for a Private Golf Tourney/Fundraiser
Friday, July 17 - 9:30PM-1AM - Dale Coleman joins Don and Steve at the Stil in Timonium on York Rd. across from Timonium Fairgrounds, 410-560-7900, http://www.thestill.net/
Friday, July 24 - 7:30-9PM - Hear the 4 piece band at a Concert at Hunt Valley Towne Center, http://www.shophuntvalley.com/index.php?submenu=UpcomingEvents&src=events&category=Events
Saturday, July 25 - Private Crabfeast in Severna Park
Friday, August 7 - 8:30 - 11:45 - Don and Steve at Castlebay Irish Pub, Main Street, Annapolis, 410-626-0165, http://www.castlebayirishpub.com/music.aspx
See you at the Bar,
Steve Ports, David Bell and Don Wimbrough
Bill,
Thanks so much for Honoring women and mentioning me. Not sure I am worthy. Went to Ocean City last week and had your Royal Farms Chicken. I really make good fried chicken but they are on par with me. I would not have ever tried this without your recommendation. Royal Farms owes you. All the best to you and your family,
Carole
Carole,
You are most worthy, you are a great person who has done much for so many people. The best to you, Cully and your family.
Bill
Bill,
Seton Hall looks like it just may have a very good basketball team. They have many transfers in and now it will be up to Bobby Gonzales to mesh them all together. Their schedule also looks favorable but perhaps a little too soft to get into the Big Dance. However, we shall see when March rolls around. In any case the season should be fun and the Pirates just may have a very successful year.
Jerry
Jerry,
Go Pirates!
Bill
Bill,
I remember that game very well. I was on 3rd base when Gino D?Ambrosio hit the game winning grand slam and Dickie Smallwood pitched one of his many great games. That is one heck of a comparison, Texas & LSU.
Jim B.
Bill,
The Bowie Baysox unveiled their first ever video podcast.
The link for the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwd75tkU63k
The podcast goes over pitching match-ups and upcoming events at Prince George?s Stadium. It is currently available on YouTube and the Baysox Facebook page.
Tom Sedlacek
Communications Manager
Bowie Baysox Baseball Club
Louieville, MD - The Kids Capital
www.baysox.com
Hello Everyone,
Our next meeting of the Baltimore /Johns Hopkins Dystonia Support Group will be Saturday, July 18, 2009, 1:30 - 3:30 pm. Location is Room 2140, Outpatient Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 N. Caroline St., Baltimore, MD.
I'm happy to announce that Ellen Allocca, representing Allergan Neurosciences, will be giving her presentation on BOTOX. I feel we will have some interesting questions for her. Please try to be there.
Please bring a snack to share if you wish, and drinks and ice and paper products will be furnished. Also, our "raffle" during the meeting is to raise funds to be sent to DMRF. Please bring in something for recycling that you just can't use but others could use, a plate of home made goodies, or anything else that would be appropriate for the raffle. Please don't be shy about buying tickets, and join in on the fun. Tickets are 5 for $5 or whatever you can afford.
In November, I was able to meet with Dr. Jinnah and present to him a lovely plaque to honor him for being our group's Medical Advisor for approximately 6 years. This plaque was provided to us by DMRF. It was good seeing him again. Dr. Jinnah has left JHH to practice and resume his studies in Atlanta, GA.
I was asked to once again participate in a lecture by Dr. Joseph Savitt as he spoke to his first-year med students on the study of neurology. I gave these students my story of my dystonia, my symptoms, my diagnosis and how it is to live with dystonia. There were also representatives of Parkinson's Disease and Ataxia. If I've done no more than make about 100 prospective docs aware of the symptoms of dystonia, I feel great.
DOCTOR'S CORNER
Dr. Zoltan Mari is this group's Medical Advisor, and he has expressed a strong desire to work with us. I'm listing some details on Dr. Mari where he strives for excellence. We're very proud to have him on our team.
I have written to Dr. Mari with a couple of my questions, and I'm pleased to share with you his replies.
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Zoltan Mari, MD |
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Specialties:
Neurologist
Movement Disorders Specialist |
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Johns Hopkins University
600 N. Wolfe St. - Meyer 6-119B
Baltimore, MD 21287 |
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Office: 410-502-0133
Fax: 410-502-0570 |
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Treat Children: Yes
Forms of Dystonia Treated:
Blepharospasm
Tardive Dyskinesias/Dystonia
Cervical Dystonia (Spasmodic Torticollis)
Dopa-Responsive
Early-Onset Generalized
Embouchure Dystonia
Myoclonic Dystonia
Oromandibular
Paroxysmal Dystonia
Rapid-Onset Dystonia-Parkinsonism
Secondary Dystonia
Spasmodic Dysphonia
Writers Cramp
X-Linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism
Administer Botulinum Toxin Injections for:
Blepharospasm
Lingual (Tongue) Dystonia
Cervical Dystonia (Spasmodic Torticollis)
Secondary Dystonia
Oromandibular (Jaw) Dystonia
Procedures:
Deep Brain Stimulation
Genetic Testing
Botulinum toxin type A
Botulinum toxin type B
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Regards, June |
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SPORTS NOTES
The regular session of "Talkin' Baseball" will be held on Saturday, July 11 at 9:00 A.M. at the Brighton Gardens, 7110 Minstrel Way, Columbia, MD. Our speaker will be Steve Walker who will discuss his book, "A Whole New Ballgame: The 1969 Washington Senators".
Come with a friend.
Great story on Dave Foggo in the Summer issue of the AAMC magazine (page 13).
How many remember the Jack and Jill ice cream trucks? The street car turn arounds at Barney Circle, 14th & Colorado Ave., Roslyn Circle, Wisconsin and Western, Georgia and Alaska Avenues? Remember the Apollo, Sylvan, Bethesda, Avon, York and Uptown theaters?
Bill,
1st Annual FALL Seashore Basketball Officials Clinic
I have been asked for the past few years by many officials to consider having a Seashore Basketball Officials Clinic in the Fall. As a result of these requests I have decided to try to conduct a Fall clinic in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey. The dates for this years clinic will be October 2nd thru 4th, 2009 and will be held at the Crest Pier with lodging at the Bal Harbour Hotels. At the end of this e-mail are two attachments with information about the clinic along with my brochure and application. Please mail your applications ASAP as the number of rooms at the hotel are limited!
Hope you have a great Summer.
John Koskinen
Clinic Director
Donnie Neuenberger got a good position at Daytona (12) last weekend but was squeezed out of the race shortly after the start.
MMA comes to Baltimore?s 1st Mariner Arena on July 24th. WWE will be there on July 28th.
Look-a-likes: Max Maven and David J., Frank Shore and Boof Boone, and Buck Trout and Ironhead.
Our deepest sympathy goes to the families of the following:
Jane Edmonston Eicher (Central (DC) HS grad).
Rene Capo (two time Olympic judo competitor).
Matthew Montcourt (banned Fr4ench tennis player).
SUPPORT MD SPORTS!!
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Michigan
State is
Dark
Horse
The
Maryland
Women
were
headed
for the
final
four in
the
Women’s
NCAA
basketball
championship
but were
derailed
by a
Louisville
team
coached
by
former
Terps
assistant
and
paced by
a former
Baltimore
high
school
star –
Jeff
Walz who
was
Brenda
Frese’s
assistant
when
they won
in 2006
and
Angel
McCoughtry
is from
St.
Francis
Prep in
Baltimore.
The loss
was
tough
but
coach
Frese
will be
back and
despite
losing
Coleman
and
Toliver
she has
a great
recruiting
class
coming
in with
some
good
holdovers.
My dark
horse in
the
Women’s
Final
Four is
Stanford
led by
Jayne
Appel
who
scored
an NCAA
women’s
championship
record
for a
single
game
with 46
points
in
Stanford’s
victory
over
Iowa
State.
Appel
also had
15
rebounds
in the
game.
In the
men’s
final
four my
dark
horse is
Michigan
State.
John
Calipari
leaves
Memphis
to take
over as
head
coach of
men’s
basketball
at
Kentucky.
Nolan
Richardson
is
interested
in the
Memphis
job.
Is Karl
Hobbs
leaving
GWU?
Brett
Edwards,
Stevenson
AD and
men’s
basketball
coach
would be
a good
replacement
if Hobbs
leaves
GWU.
BASEBALL
PICKS
Monday
the
Baltimore
Orioles
host New
York
Yankees
in their
home
opener
and its
C. C.
Sabathia
vs.
Jeremy
Guthrie
in what
could ne
a good
pitcher’s
duel.
AL
PICKS:
EAST
NY
Yankees
– with
all that
talent
they had
better
take it
or you
can wave
bye-bye
to
Cashman
and
Girardi.
Tampa
Bay –
the new
contender
for the
top spot
in the
East.
Red Sox
- will
be in
the
thick of
the
fight
John
Smoltz
will
help the
pitching
corps.
Toronto
– this
is a
tough
pick but
I think
their
starting
pitching
is
stronger
than the
Orioles.
Orioles
– vastly
improved
but
their
pitching
is below
average
with
Guthrie
and
George
Sherill
their
strength.
CENTRAL
Indians
– Gary
Wood
helps
this
team
especially
if he
stays
healthy,
Travis
Haefner
and
Grady
Sizemore
provide
the bats
and
RBI’s.
Twins –
should
contend
if they
stay
well.
Glen
Perkins
is the
real
deal on
the
mound.
Tigers –
Gary
Sheffield
is gone
and
probably
gone
from
baseball
after
hitting
.225
last
season.
Kansas
City –
could be
on the
way to a
Tampa
Bay
year,
should
be Alex
Gordon’s
year.
White
Sox – a
solid
team who
could
move up
a couple
of
notches.
WEST
Los
Angeles
– this
team is
still
loaded
for
bear,
should
easily
take the
West.
Oakland
– Matt
Holliday
brings a
lot to
the
table,
will it
be
enough,
only
time
will
tell.
Texas –
Josh
Hamilton
brings
it and
if the
pitching
comes
through
look for
them to
move up.
Seattle
– a
decent
team but
some of
their
players
have to
step up
for them
to move
up.
Baysox
Ready To
Face The
Futures
Team
Will
Play at
Fenway
Park
Aug. 8
The
Bowie
Baysox,
Class AA
affiliate
of the
Baltimore
Orioles,
will
take on
the
Portland
Sea Dogs
at
Fenway
Park in
Boston,
Sunday,
Aug. 8,
at 12:05
p.m. The
game
will be
the
first
game in
the Red
Sox
popular
"Futures
at
Fenway"
minor
league
doubleheader.
The
Norfolk
Tides,
Class
AAA
affiliate
of the
Baltimore
Orioles,
will
take on
the
Pawtucket
Red Sox
in the
second
game of
the
doubleheader.
Baysox
General
Manager
Brian
Shallcross
looks
forward
to the
opportunity.
"Our
organization
is
excited
for the
opportunity
afforded
us to
play at
Fenway.
The
"Futures
Game" at
Fenway
has
quickly
become a
special
tradition
for the
city of
Boston
and the
Red Sox
minor
league
affiliates.
The
annual
games in
Boston
highlight
the
special
relationship
our
major
league
teams
have
with
their
Minor
League
affiliates."
The
Baysox
have not
played a
game in
a major
league
stadium
since
their
inaugural
season
of 1993,
when the
team
played
its home
games at
Memorial
Stadium
in
Baltimore.
"All the
guys
will be
looking
forward
to it,"
added
Baysox
Field
Manager
Brad
Komminsk.
"I think
it’s a
great
idea. It
gives
the guys
their
first
opportunity
to play
in a big
league
park. It
will be
a great
experience."
The
"Futures
at
Fenway"
games
feature
family-friendly
ticket
and
concession
prices
and have
sold out
the last
four
years.
Tickets
are
available
to the
general
public
at
www.redsox.com
or by
calling
the Red
Sox
ticket
office
at
1-877-REDSOX-9.
The
Baysox
will
open
their
17th
season
as the
class AA
affiliate
of the
Baltimore
Orioles
on
Wednesday,
April 8,
in
Akron.
The team
will
play its
first
game
back
home at
Prince
George’s
Stadium
on
Thursday,
April
16.
Don’t
miss a
moment
of the
action
as the
Baysox
attempt
to bring
home
their
first
Eastern
League
championship!
Ticket
packages
are
available
now at
www.baysox.com
or by
calling
the
Baysox
ticket
sales
department
at (301)
464-4880.
An
Embarrassment
of
Riches
1.)
These
indicators
are up,
way up.
The
response
to a
call for
volunteers
at SABR
39 has
been
tremendous!
It
doesn’t
necessarily
mean
it’s
enough.
It means
we
really
don’t
know how
much is
enough.
If you
haven’t
signed
up yet
to help
out the
with
execution
of the
international
SABR
conference
coming
up in
July in
Washington,
DC, it’s
not to
late:
Click
here:
Society
for
American
Baseball
Research
-
Convention
39 .
2.) A
related
area
where we
have had
early
success
is in
registration
for the
Convention.
We are
on a
pace to
break
all
previous
attendance
records.
If you
haven’t
registered
yet, you
may do
so here:
Click
here:
Registration.
3.)
Paralleling
these
early
successes
is the
accumulation
of
materials
for
distribution
to
attendees.
This is
traditionally
done
through
"goody
bags"
handed
to
attendees
at the
time of
registration.
So far,
so good.
The
issue
has
become
that
through
the
untiring
efforts
of
chapter
member
Bill
Hickman,
who is
leading
this
effort,
we have
received
more
quality
donations
that
Bill can
handle.
Please,
if you
have
room and
can
store
some
things
in your
garage,
basement,
attic,
shower
or
pantry
until
two days
before
conference
begins,
please
let Bill
know. He
(we)
needs
your
help
right
away.
Reach
him at
bdhickmn@aol.com.
4.)
Another
abundance
we are
enjoying
in our
chapter
is book
recently
released
by
member
authors.
The most
recent
to come
to our
attention
is the
book
Ted
Williams
and the
1969
Senators,
by local
SABR
member
Ted
Leavengood,
examines
how
these
plot
lines
played
out, how
Ted
Williams
as a
manager
fit into
the
context
of the
changing
game and
the
changes
he
wrought
in the
team.
Utlimately
it is an
examination
of what
was
wrong in
DC and
how
owner
Bob
Short
undercut
manager
Williams
as he
prepared
to
scuttle
the
team.
Bill
Nowlin,
SABR
Vice
President
and
noted
Ted
Williams
expert
says the
book,
"Does
not hit
a false
note on
Ted
Williams...It
is good
work."
Baseball
and the
Washington
Senators
found
themselves
at a
crossroads
at the
end of
the 1968
season.
Jerome
Holtzman
said the
game had
become
"dull
and
lacking
in
excitement,"
and
attendance
in
Washington
fell to
their
lowest
levels
after
race
riots
and
another
last
place
finish.
There
was
growing
concern
that DC
was just
a
"sleepy
southern
town,"
that
could
not
support
baseball.
The
mound
was
lowered,
the
strike
zone
reduced
to pump
new
excitement
into the
game.
Ted
Williams
came to
Washington
and woke
the
sleeping
giant.
The book
was the
top
selling
McFarland
baseball
book in
February
where it
is
available
as well
as via
Amazon.com
and
Barnes
and
Noble.
The
author
is a
regular
columnist
for the
seamheads
web
site,
http://www.seamheads.com/blog
Extensive
excerts
from the
book can
be found
on this
site
that
supports
the good
work of
numerous
SABR
members
from
around
the
country,
and is
home to
the
Simulated
Historical
League
where
Bill
James
currently
holds a
commanding
lead.
Additional
information
can be
found at
the
chapter
web
site:
Click
here:
Bob
Davids
Chapter
News
BOWIE
STATE
UNIVERSITY
ATHLETICS
RELEASES
2009
FOOTBALL
SCHEDULE
Bowie
State
University
Athletic
Director
Derek
Carter
officially
released
the 2009
Bulldogs
10-game
football
schedule
today
which
includes
a
five-game
slate to
take
place at
Bulldogs
Stadium.
The
Bulldogs
will
play a
full
complement
of
Central
Intercollegiate
Athletic
Association
(CIAA)
games
and two
out-of-conference
opponents.
It's
Super
Bowl
Sunday;
Prepare
for a
Blowout.
..Or....Maybe
a Good
One!
Its
Super
Bowl
Sunday
and this
one may
be a
good one
or a one
sided
blowout.
The
Steeler
Nation
and
their
yellow
towels
see a
big win.
You all
have
seen all
the hype
on TV,
heard it
on the
radio
and seen
it in
the
print
media so
I am not
going to
rehash
what you
already
know.
I saw
the
Cardinals
lose to
the
Redskins
41 years
ago on
“Sammy
Baugh
Day”.
The
Cards
were a
top team
back
then and
you can
read all
about
that
game in
Michael
Richman’s
great
“Redskins
Encyclopedia”
book.
I’ll be
watching
the game
some
place
but I am
not sure
where
yet.
Super
Bowl
betting
is
everywhere
– bars,
offices,
just all
over.
Too bad
sports
betting
isn’t
here on
the East
Coast
yet but
its
coming –
West
Virginia
and
Delaware
sooner
or
later.
Back to
the game
even
though I
have a
Cardinal
feeling
I have
to go
with the
Steelers.
A lot of
folks
are
saying
the key
factor
of the
game
will be
Cards WR
Anquan
Boldin.
Ravens
personnel
director
George
Kokinis
is the
new
Cleveland
Brown’s
general
manager.
The new
Ravens
defensive
coordinator
is Greg
Mattison.
BOXING
NEWS
Jake
Smith’s
Baltimore
Pro
Boxing
held a
great
show at
Martin’s
West on
January
23rd.
The
results
were:
In the
main
event an
exciting
draw
between
Henry
Mayes
and
Willie
Williams,
had the
crowd on
their
feet at
the end.
Local
Southern
Maryland
favorite
Seth
Mitchell
took a
5th
round
TKO over
Jason
Bergman,
Mitchell
is now
9-0-1.
James
Stevenson
goes to
6-0-6
with a
second
round
TKO over
Darrett
Crockett.
Glenn
Williams
takes
out John
Terry in
the 2nd
round
with a
TKO.
Cecil
McCalla
took a
4th
round
unanimous
decision
over
Antonio
Walls.
Robert
McConnell,
Jr. put
Eddie
Otts to
sleep at
the 2
minute
mark of
the 3rd
round.
Listen
to Scott
Wagner’s
Boxing
Report
on AM
Radio
1390 on
Saturday
mornings,
great
show
with an
inside
look at
boxing.
Big
Fight
Card in
Salisbury
on
February
6th,
it’s an
ESPN
show
with a
NABF
title
fight.
Here’s
the top
two
fights:
For the
NABF
light
heavyweight
championship
Yousef
Mac
takes on
Chris
Henry
and
local
Salisbury
favorite
Fernando
Guerrao
battles
Gabriel
Rosado.
BASEBALL
NOTES
Don’t
forget
this
Friday,
February
6th
Babe’s
Birthday
Bash for
the
benefit
of the
Babe
Ruth
Museum.
It runs
between
5 and 9
p.m. at
the
Sports
Legends
Museum
at
Camden
Yards.
There
will be
a lot of
well
known
area
sports
favorites
including
one of
my
favorites
from the
past –
Mike
Riorden
of the
Bullets
there.
Contact
www.baberuthmuseum.com
or call
410-727-1539
x3013
for more
information.
It’s a
great
event.
Are the
Nationals
going to
lose
Ryan
Zimmerman?
Why
don’t
the
Orioles
sign
Brian
Roberts?
Brandon
Lyon has
signed
with the
Detroit
Tigers
and is
expected
to be
their
closer.
Remember
Jayson
Werth? A
former
Orioles
number
one
draft
pick and
a
catcher
is now a
Phillies
outfielder
and just
got a
two
year,
ten
million
dollar
deal
from the
Phillies.
The
Athletics
have
given
Justin
Duchscherer
a one
year
deal.
Andy
Pettilte
gets a
one year
contract
from the
New York
Yankees.
The rich
get
richer.
Zack
Greinke
signs a
four
year, 38
million
dollar
contract
with
Kansas
City.
Ex-Oriole
Brandon
Fahey
gets a
minor
league
contract
from the
Blue
Jays.
Rob
Mackowiak
gets a
minor
league
contract
with the
Mets.
Don
Sutton
leaves
the
Nationals
broadcasting
team to
rejoin
the
Atlanta
Braves
radio
crew.
Rob
Dibble
replaces
him with
the Nats.
I
thought
Sutton
did a
good job
with the
Nats.
Brian
Unger is
still
the
President
of the
Maryland
Chapter
of the
“Jayson
Werth
Fan
Club”.
Sent to
me by
Danny
Morrison:
Slow-Moving
Construction
Washington
has done
enough
and
waited
long
enough.
Now it's
time for
the
owners
of the
city's
ball
club to
do their
part.
I've
already
canceled
the
Nationals
season
tickets
that I
waited
37 years
to buy.
The
Lerners,
who
haven't
made a
serious
offer to
any
major
free
agent
since
they
failed
to get
Mark
Teixeira
last
month,
need to
show
that
they
deserve
to be
entrusted
with the
Nationals.
Do the
Lerners
appreciate
the
precarious
state of
their
relations
not only
with
fans,
but with
their
own
executives?
Do they
have any
idea,
after a
lifetime
of
erecting
buildings,
of how
to build
a team?
Team
president
Stan
Kasten
does.
But do
they? By
all
indications,
his
advice
is heard
but not
heeded.
By
Thomas
Boswell
Comments
unc1dmo
wrote:
The
Ownership
LIED to
us that
they
would
begin to
"PAY TO
PLAY"
starting
with the
off
season
between
RFK to
Nats
Park.....
They did
NOTHING!!!!!....LIARS
!!!!!!
And they
followed
that LIE
up with
the
FAILURE
to sign
the #1
draft
pick.....Whoever
FAILED
to do
the due
diligence
there
and have
them
select a
player
who
wanted
big
bucks...more
bucks
than
these
CHEAPSKATES
were
willing
to
pay...should
have
been
TERMINATED
IMMEDIATELY.....
I know I
won't be
back
anytime
soon....
just
like I
was 1
and done
at
FEDEX....
Now the
free
agency
LIES and
FAILURES
has led
this
franchise
to not
only
have the
reputation
of being
CHEAP...but
their
incompetence
on the
field
and in
the
dugout
has made
them
become
big time
LOSERS......
LOSERS
can't
sign big
time
free
agents
even if
they put
up the
BUCKS.....
This
franchise
is
xxxxxx
!!!!!!!!!
Respectfully,
Danny
Morrison
WW ' 65
U.N.C '
69
WASHINGTON
METROPOLITAN
SLOW
PITCH
HALL OF
FAME
For the
first
time in
many
years
the
WMSPHOF
will
hold its
annual
Hall of
Fame
annual
awards
banquet
in
Maryland.
It’s the
29th and
will be
held at
the
Boswell
Hall,
Knights
of
Columbus
in Bowie
starting
at 6
p.m.
Tickets
are a
very
reasonable
$40 per
person.
For
information
contact
Polly
Quinn at
240-832-2525
or
e-mail
pollyquinn@comcast.net.
The
inductees
are:
Players
– Steve
Holowitz,
Kevin
Farley,
Ursal
Barton,
Harry
Westwood,
and
Glenn
Glover.
Master
Player -
Jerry
Conner,
Mike
Winger,
Bob
Ford,
and John
“Ross”
Roberts.
Promoter
-- Kitty
and Spot
Wilkerson
Sponsor
–
Shiffett
Tree
Service
Manager
– Robert
Criswell
Umpire –
Ray
Barrier
Team –
High
Street
Bucs
Special
Service
– Kevin
Shullstrom
UNIVERSITY
OF
MARYLAND
NOTES
The
Maryland
Women’s
basketball
team
knocked
off
number
two
rated
North
Carolina
77-71
before
over
12,000
fans at
the
Comcast
Center.
Marissa
Coleman
hit for
22
points
and
Kristi
Toliver
added 23
to pace
the Lady
Terps.
Brenda
Freese
is doing
a great
job at
Maryland.
On the
other
hand,
men’s
hoops
coach
Gary
Williams
has had
problems
lately
but
people
close to
the
scene
say next
year’s
recruiting
will
bring
the
Terps
back.
Greivis
Vasques
ran his
mouth
how he
like
playing
at Duke
then
Maryland
went out
and
suffered
one of
the
worse
basketball
defeats
in the
history
of
Maryland
basketball
85-44.
The only
plus at
Duke for
Maryland
was as
Danny
Morrison
reports
was the
moment
of
silence
before
the game
for Bill
Werber
and Kay
Yow.
Gary
Williams
team
looked
like
they
were
going to
rebound
against
Boston
College
but the
Terps
blew an
early
lead and
lost to
Boston
76-67.
There
seems to
be
trouble
in
Terpland
that may
end up
with
Gary
leaving,
I hope
not!
Bowie
State
University
avenged
an
earlier
season
to
Johnson
C.
Smith,
beating
the Lady
Golden
Bulls
53-43.
Junior
Bianca
Lee
scored a
game-high
20
points
and
freshman
Juliette
Turner
added 15
to the
book to
lead the
Lady
Bulldogs.
The win
pulls
Bowie
State’s
overall
record
even at
8-8 and
7-2 in
the CIAA.
Neither
the
Johnson
C. Smith
Lady
Golden
Bulls
nor the
Bowie
State
Lady
Bulldogs
could
get on
track in
the
first
half of
play as
both
teams
shot 28
percent
from the
field.
Johnson
C. Smith
made
just
six-of-21
from the
floor
and
Bowie
State
was only
slightly
better,
making
eight-of-31
from the
floor.
JCSU’s
Lady
Golden
Bulls
were
turnover
prone in
the
first
half
committing
10.
After a
4-4 tie
at the
15:51
mark,
both
teams
went
cold
until
BSU
sophomore
Brittney
Jackson
hit a
pair of
free
throws
to break
a five
minute
drought.
Bowie
State
took its
largest
first
period
lead
with
6:33
left in
the
half,
forging
ahead
for a
14-7
advantage.
Johnson
C. Smith
maintained
their
composure
and
pulled
to
within
one
twice
before
heading
into
intermission
with
Bowie
State
leading
21-19.
Johnson
C. Smith
(10-7 /
7-3 CIAA)
opened
the
second
half
with an
8-0 run
until
Lee
stopped
the run
with a
pair of
free
throws.
A free
thrown
by
junior
Danita
Hill and
a lay-up
by
sophomore
Teaunsha
Robinson
pulled
the Lady
Bulldogs
within
one at
27-26 at
the
15:22
mark.
After
another
scoreless
period,
Bowie
State’s
Hill
stole
the ball
for
JCSU’s
Wendy
Stywalt
and
scored a
lay-up,
shifting
the
advantage
back to
Bowie
State.
From
that
point,
Bowie
State
would
never
trail
again.
Johnson
C.
Smith’s
continued
to
struggle
in the
final
stanza,
hitting
eight-of-31
from the
field.
On the
hand,
Bowie
State
increased
their
field
goal
shooting
percentage
to 41
percent
on
nine-of-22
shooting.
Janai
Jackson
and
April
Smith
led
Johnson
C. Smith
in
scoring
with 10
points
each.
JCSU’s
Demetria
Bell
pulled
down a
game-high
13
rebounds.
Kenion
and Lee
also led
Bowie
State in
rebounds
with 10
and nine
respectively.
SPORTS
NOTES
Alex
Ovechkin
helped
the
Eastern
Conference
win the
NHL
All-Star
game
over the
West in
a 12-11
shootout
win. The
Caps are
getting
ready to
win
their
first
Stanley
Cup.
Hey they
don’t
have
snow
storms
like
when I
was
growing
up, I
remember
sledding
on the
Randolph
Street
(NW in
DC) hill
near
Rock
Creek
Park,
the
Allison
Street
(NW in
DC) hill
near
Anna
Burdick
High
School
and
several
other
areas
near
Rock
Creek
Park.
The
Wizards
are
really
bad
maybe
the
recently
released
Steve
Francis
could
help
them.
I wonder
where
they are
today---
Patsy
Sharp,
Betty
Baines,
Bobby
Harris,
Francis
Letourno,
Claire
McCarthy,
Barbara
Balager,
Terry
Curtin,
Ralph
Grimes,
Jim
Freeman,
Carolyn
Brown,
Betty
Brown,
and
Beverly
Brown?
Hampton
University
has
fired
football
coach
Jerry
Holmes
and
replaced
him with
Donovan
Rose.
Our
deepest
sympathy
goes to
the
families
and
friends
of the
following:
Billy
Weber
(outstanding
basketball
All-American
and
baseball
World
Series
Reds
1939 and
1940,
also
Yankees,
Philadelphia
Athletics,
led AL
in
stolen
bases 3
times,
(Frank
“Bevo”
Shore
played
against
him in
alumni
game at
Tech,
Danny
Morrison
sent
some
nice
articles
about
him)
graduate
of
McKinley
Tech HS
and Duke
University.
Kay Yow
(great
NC State
women’s
basketball
coach
and
sister
of U. of
MD AD
Debbie
Yow).
Elmer
Higgs
(graduate
of John
Carroll
(DC)
HS).
Barbara
“Bobbie”
Ruth
Wingate
Crawford
(graduate
of St.
Patricks
(DC)
school).
Karen
Ann
Chase
Surling
(graduate
of
McKinley
(DC)
Tech
HS).
Marion
Steams
White
(widow
of the
late
Supreme
Court
justice
Byron
“Wizard”
White).
Harriette
“Woodie”
Woods
(Roosevelt
(DC) HS
grad).
Robert
Anthony
Musolino
(St.
Johns
(DC)
College
HS
grad).
John
Updike
(great
author
who
wrote
four I
really
enjoyed
Rabbit
run,
Rabbit
Redux,
Rabbitt
is Rich,
Rabbitt
at
Rest).
WE GET
LETTERS…..
Dear
Bill,
Now that
Seton
Hall is
mired in
mediocrity,
9-9, 0-6
in Big
East,
and
since
they do
not play
football,
my
attention
has
turned
to my
adoptive
team the
Fighting
Irish of
Notre
Dame. I
shall
wait
till
next
year
when the
Pirates
seem
loaded
for a
run into
the top
20.
I think
that
Charlie
Weis
should
retire
at the
end of
next
season
unless
he would
like to
complete
his ten
year
contract
as Chief
Recruiter.
Charlie
is very
good at
that job
but once
he has
reeled
in the
talent
he
cannot
seem to
get the
best out
of them.
This is
not the
pros but
kids who
must be
nurtured.
Jon
Gruden
is now
available
after
his
dismissal
from
Tampa
Bay and
perhaps
within a
year he
can be
named
head
coach.
He, I
believe,
would
bring
down the
thunder
once
again
for the
Irish
with or
without
Charlie.
Go Irish
!
Jerry
Dear
Jerry,
Go Seton
Hall!
They got
their
first
Big East
win
65-60
over
Georgetown,
they did
it.
Gruden
would be
a good
fit for
the
Irish.
Stay
well in
2009.
Bill
Bill,
I’m
getting
tired of
the
bashing
of
Governor
O’Malley’s
leadership
during
this
terrible
worldwide
recession
he was
not
responsible
for
creating.
You were
very
helpful
to then
candidate
for
Baltimore
City
Mayor
O’Malley’s
campaign
as well
as his
re-election
as
Mayor.
This
past
election,
you
worked
hard as
a good
Democrat
to help
put up
signs
for
Congressman
Frank
Kratovil,
President
Obama
and for
Governor
O’Malley’s
pro-slot
campaign.
You did
this
despite
the
backstabbing
people
who
pretend
to
support
the
governor
while
quietly
working
against
him to
this
day.
These
are the
same
nefarious
people
who have
told the
governor’s
staff
that you
were
disloyal
to him.
The
governor
is doing
a great
job in
trying
times
and
thanks
for all
of your
help.
David J
Dear
David J,
Thanks
for the
kind
words. I
don’t
think
how hard
Governor
O’Malley,
Mike
Miller
and Mike
Busch
are
working
to help
the
people
of
Maryland
or
President
Obama’s
effort
to put
it all
together
in DC is
not
understood
by a lot
of
people
and yes
there
are a
lot of
back
stabbers
especially
at MDOT
who do
not
support
the
Governor.
Bill
Bill,
Going
through
your
mail in
your
column I
caught
the name
of Herb
Goren
who I
knew
pretty
well
when he
was
Principal
at Veirs
Mill
Elementary.
The
staff
and
friends
held a
reception
for my
mother-in-law,
Cleo
Jurney,
for her
retirement
many
years
ago. She
worked
in the
school’s
kitchen.
When I
made
inspection
when
they
were
remodeling
the
school
I’d
always
stop by
the
kitchen
and pick
up a
great
cinnamon
bun she
had made
for the
school
lunch.
Herb was
a Mason
and a
member
of the
Kena
Shrine
band. He
was also
the news
writer
for the
band in
the
Shrine
organization.
I hope
if he
hears or
reads
this
report
he might
drop me
a line.
Thanks
Bill,
hey keep
your
cold
weather
up
there.
You sent
down a
20
degree
temperature
this
past
Wednesday
night,
the 21st
of
January.
Take
care and
keep
your
eyes
looking
ahead.
Bob
Alexander
P.S. I
believe
I also
knew
Marilyn
Jacobs.
SUPPORT
SOUTHERN
MD
SPORTS!!
Skins
Top
Dallas!
The
Redskins
beating
the
Cowboys
in
Dallas
has to
be one
of Jim
Zorn’s
highlights
of his
coaching
career.
This
week the
Skins
play the
Eagles
in
Philadelphia
and the
Eagles
star
running
back
Brian
Westbrook
is
questionable
for the
game
with a
hurting
ankle.
If the
Skins
win this
one
watch
out
folks
the
Skins
are
headed
for a
playoff
berth.
In the
1940’s
the
Skins
looked
to
winning
every
Sunday
with the
"Slugging
Man"
Sammy
Baugh.
Hugh
"Bones"
Taylor
was one
of
Baugh’s
favorite
targets.
They had
other
top
players
like
Wayne
Millner,
"Bullet"
Bill
Dudley,
Steve "OO"
Bargaus,
and Ki
Aldrich.
For more
on
Redskins
history
get that
great
book –
Redskin
Encyclopedia
by Mike
Richman.
It’s a
must for
all
Redskin
fans. I
understand
Mike
will be
signing
books at
the
Calvert
Library.
Isn’t it
typical
for the
Charm
City
fans to
get
upset if
their
team
loses?
Well
when the
Ravens
dropped
an
overtime
game to
the
Steelers
the CC
birds
come out
of the
woodwork.
Well
folks I
thought
it was a
decent
game
with
John
Harbaugh
and Joe
Flacco
calling
a good
game my
only
thing
with
Flacco
is the
need for
him to
distribute
the ball
better
and use
all of
his
receivers
not just
Mason.
This
week the
Ravens
host the
Tennessee
Titans
(unbeaten
at 4-0)
and
coach
Jeff
Fisher
wants to
wack the
Ravens
in the
worse
way. But
you
Charm
City
Cuties I
think
the
Ravens
will
beat the
Titans.
Look for
some
more NFL
coaches
to bite
the dust
before
the
season
ends.
I think
Maryland
University
QB Chris
Turner
will be
the next
great
NFL
quarterback
form
College
Park.
Some big
high
school
scores
the
weekend
of
September
26 & 27 th:
Good
Counsel
42 West
Catholic
0
DeMatha
44
Carroll
7
Lackey
34
Northern
7
Westlake
50 Great
Mills 6
Tuscarora
37 N
Carroll
14
Eleanor
Roosevelt
60 High
Point 0
River
Hill 63
Mt.
Hebron 0
Urbana
46
Frederick
6
Wier 56
Tech 19
DC
Eastern
High
School
once had
a proud
football
program
today
they
can’t
even
field a
football
team.
Because
of the
Dunbar
dispute
Tech
pulled
out of
their
game at
Fort
Hill.
One of
the
great
young
college
football
assistant
is Nick
Schloeder,
offensive
line
coach at
Johns
Hopkins.
He’s
head
coach
material.
Great
man,
great
coach
and a
great
father.
Danny
Edwards
is
getting
playing
time for
the
Terps.
Alex
Krivjanik
is
getting
some
play
action
at
Guilford
also on
the
Guilford
football
team are
Preston
Kick
(DB)
Lackey,
Billy
Dennis
(QB)
DeMatha,
Fernando
Cruz
(DL)
Great
Mills.
I wish
the
Friedge
would
stop
pulling
Turner
and
sending
in
Portis.
O’Donnell
Voted
ACC
Field
Hockey
Player
of the
Week
The
sophomore
forward
earns
the
honor
for the
second
time
this
season
Katie
O’Donnell,
a
sophomore
has been
selected
as the
Atlantic
Coast
Conference
Field
Hockey
Player
of the
Week. A
forward
for now
No.
1-ranked
Terrapins;
O’Donnell
earns
her
second
ACC
Player
of the
Week
honor of
the
season.
Helping
Maryland
to a 2-0
week,
including
an upset
of
top-ranked
Wake
Forest
on the
road,
O’Donnel
tallied
three
goals
and
collected
a pair
of
assists
for
eight
points
over the
two
games.
O’Donnell
assisted
on the g
ame-winning
goal in
the
upset
over the
Demon
Deacons,
who had
previously
been
undefeated.
Then she
tallied
a goal
of her
own,
sealing
the win
for the
Terps in
the
final 15
minutes
of the
game.
The next
day at
home,
O’Donnell
scored
twice in
the
first
half,
ensuring
the easy
7-0
victory
over
Richmond.
She
scored
the
eventual
game-winner
in the
24th
minute,
then
posted
the
insurance
goal
about
seven
minutes
later,
giving
Maryland
a 2-0
lead at
the
break.
Later in
the
game,
she
collected
an
assist
to
finish
with
five
points.
With her
two
goals
against
the
Spiders,
O’Donnell
becomes
the
second
Terrapin
with
double-digit
goals,
ranking
second
on the
team
with 12
on the
season.
She has
also
collected
double-digit
assists,
handing
out 11
to lead
the
team, to
go along
with a
team-high
35
points.
She
ranks
fourth
in goals
per game
and
second
in
points
per game
nationally.
O’Donnell
and the
Terrapins
will
visit
No. 10
ranked
Virginia
on
Saturday,
October
4 for an
ACC
match
slated
to begin
at 11
a.m.
OCTOBER
7TH AT
SPORTS
LEGENDS
College
basketball
fans!!!!
Come to
Sports
Legends
on
October
7 at 6pm
for a
rare
evening
of
talking
local
hoops….with
5
schools
worth of
head
coaches.
Here’s
our
lineup:
Coppin –
Ron Fang
Mitchell
(men)
and
Derek
Brown
(women)
Loyola –
Jimmy
Patsos
(Men)
Morgan –
Todd
Bozeman
(men)
Towson –
Pat
Kennedy
(men)
and Joe
Mathews
(women)
UMBC –
Randy
Monroe
(men)
and Phil
Stern
(women)
From 6-7
(or a
little
beyond)
we will
have a
program
wherein
MC Scott
Garceau
will ask
the
coaches
to talk
about
the
upcoming
season.
Afterwards,
light
refreshments
and
social
hour!
Admission
is $15,
$10 for
college
students,
$5 for
museum
members.
Please
RSVP
Parking
available
at the
Camden
Yards
north
warehouse
lot or
at the
Hilton
Hotel.
This
should
be
fun…see
you
then.
BOXING
REPORT
It was a
great
night of
boxing
on
Ballroom
boxing
returned
to
Michael’s
8th
Avenue
with a
great
crowd,
great
atmosphere
and a
great
card by
Mike and
Scott
Wagner.
Here are
the
results:
Tyress
Samuel
split
decision
over
Ronald
Boyd.
Bobby
Jordan a
unanimous
decision
over
William
Jeter.
Harvey
Jolley a
unanimous
decision
over
William
Baily.
Seth
Mitchell
a
unanimous
decision
over
Mike
Miller.
Cecil
McCalla
a
unanimous
decision
over
Ivan
Zigler.
Antonio
Walls
2nd
round
TKO over
Calvin
Aughtry.
Steve
Weirner
KO 1st
round,
30
seconds
over
Juan
Thompson.
Another
good job
by the
referees.
Enjoy
Halftime
Bands
Instead
of
Talking
Heads
College
football
games
are
great,
they
have a
super
atmosphere
from the
time you
park
your car
till the
time you
get back
into it.
The
thing I
miss
most on
the TV
games
are the
half
time
shows
with the
bands
performing.
I would
rather
watch
them
than
watch
the
sports
TV
talking
heads
telling
me about
what
happened
in the
first
half and
telling
me what
to watch
for in
the
second
half.
Wait a
minute I
watched
the
first
half and
most of
you are
smart
enough
to know
what to
watch
for in
the
second
half.
When I
was
younger
(yes I
was
younger
at one
time) I
went to
the
Notre
Dame-Navy
game in
1954 at
Baltimore�s
Memorial
Stadium
which
the
Irish
won 7-0
when
Paul
Reynolds
caught a
pass
when two
Navy
defenders
fell
down and
the
Irish
scored
the only
TD of
the
game.
The
field
was
muddy
and the
Notre
Dame
band
couldn�t
perform
at half
time but
they did
after
the game
and most
of the
sellout
crowd
stayed
to see
them
perform
(including
me).
Even
though
the
field
was
still
muddy
the
Notre
Dame
band put
on a
fantastic
show and
the day
was
truly
outstanding
� great
game
with two
good
football
teams
and a
great
performance
by a
great
college
band.
Yes give
me a
great
game and
a great
half
time
show by
the
great
college
bands
and no
talking
heads
who
think
they are
the only
ones who
saw the
first
half and
think
they
know
what the
teams
should
do in
the
second
half.
My
suggestion-get
rid of
the
talking
heads at
half
time and
show us
the
great
bands.
No
disrespect
to the
Redskins
or
Ravens
bands
but
neither
are a
match
for the
college
bands,
sorry
guys and
gals of
DC and
Charm
City.
I guess
I have
to
reevaluate
my
feelings
about
the
Ravens
and the
Redskins
because
both
have
looked
better
than I
expected.
Let�s
start
with the
Redskins.
They
play at
Dallas
today
(Sunday)
and this
will be
a big
test for
Jason
Campbell
and
Santana
Moss.
The
defense
will
have to
step up
also
because
Jason
Taylor
is out.
I think
the
Cardinals
and
Coach
Ken
Whisenhunt
made a
mistake
when
they won
the toss
and
elected
to
receive,
a
good
offense
and you
elect to
kickoff?
Dumb,
dumb.
It gave
the
Redskins
the push
they
needed
to start
the
game.
This
week its
Dallas
week and
Dallas
will
throw a
roadblock
with the
Cowboys
bringing
the
Skins
back to
earth.
Its
surprising
that Joe
Flacco
isn�t
getting
more
credit
for the
job he
is
doing.
Yes the
running
game is
going
good and
the
�Raghead
Ray�
defense
is
looking
great in
the
early
going.
I would
say the
Ravens
would be
in a
tough
spot
playing
the
Steelers
in
Pittsburgh
on
Monday
but I
won�t
because
I think
the
Ravens
will
win,
especially
with
Willie
Parker
out.
The
Detroit
Lions
let Matt
Millen
go, most
people
said
it�s
about
time.
ORIOLES,
NATIONALS
ARE THE
ANCHOR
TEAMS
Talk
about
sorry
teams in
the
major
leagues
and the
B/W area
has the
worse
two
teams
with a
combined
loss of
over 60
games!
Good
watching
huh?
Both
GM�s and
managers
talk
good
games
but you
have to
look at
what�s
happening
on the
field to
see the
results.
Is it
true the
Nationals
haven�t
been
paying
their
rent?
You know
Camden
Yards
could
host
filming
of
�Ghost
town�,
there
are so
many
empty
seats
its
almost
unreal.
I hear
the
National
League
is so
upset at
the
Nationals
they
would
like to
move the
team.
Tidewater,
Richmond,
Charlotte,
New
Orleans,
Arizona
or New
Mexico
could be
under
consideration.
Let�s
face it
Ted
Lerner
is
becoming
the Bob
Short of
this
century
without
panty
hose
give
away
nights.
Both
media/PR
departments
are so
bad one
wonders
if
people
working
in those
departments
are
making
even
minimum
wage.
Each
team has
a few
good
players
but no
depth.
The
Orioles
through
this
past
Wednesday
had lost
nine
straight.
Congratulations
to
Oriole
amateur
scout
Dean
Albany
for
winning
the Jim
Russo
Scout of
the Year
Award.
Baysox
To Blast
Off
Against
Aeros
2009
Season
Opens In
Akron
The
Bowie
Baysox,
Class AA
Affiliate
of the
Baltimore
Orioles,
have
released
their
complete
2009
schedule.
The team
will
open the
season
with a
seven
game
road
trip
beginning
in Akron
on
Wednesday,
April
8.
Bowie
will
only
host one
home
stand in
the
month of
April,
playing
Akron,
April
16-19
and
Erie,
April
20-22.
Bowie
will
visit
all five
of their
divisional
foes in
April
and
May.
The
Baysox
will
open
June
with a
four-game
series
in
Trenton,
June
1-3, and
their
next
road
trip
will
send
them to
Connecticut
and New
Britain
for a
pair of
three-game
series,
June
9-14.
Bowie
will
play the
other
three
Northern
Division
teams on
a
nine-game
road
trip
July
31-August
9.
Beginning
August
10, the
Baysox
will
play 20
of their
last 27
games at
Prince
George's
Stadium.
The
standard
game
time for
Baysox
games on
Monday
through
Saturday
in 2009
will be
7:05
p.m.
Sunday
games
from
April 19
- June 7
will
begin at
2:05
p.m.
Beginning
June 21,
Sunday
games
will
begin at
6:05
p.m.
There
are six
exceptions
to the
standard
game
times:
the
games on
Wednesday,
April 22
(11:05
a.m. vs
Erie),
Thursday,
May 7
(11:05
a.m. vs.
Trenton)
Thursday,
July 9
(12:05
p.m. vs.
Harrisburg),
Thursday,
July 30
(11:05
a.m. vs.
Connecticut),
Sunday,
Sept. 6
(2:05
p.m. vs.
Harrisburg).
The
final
game of
the
season
will be
played
on
Monday,
Sept. 7,
when the
Baysox
take on
the
Harrisburg
Senators
at 2:05
p.m. on
Labor
Day.
Fans can
see the
complete
schedule
with
game
times
online
at
www.baysox.com.
SPORTS
NOTES
The
Washington
Mystics
fired
their GM
Linda
Hargrove
(I�d say
its
about 5
years
too
late).
Is
Republican
VP
candidate
Sarah
Palin
coming
to Glen
Burnie?
That was
not
�Downtown�
Brown in
those
Eastern
Motors
TV ads
and he
is not
driving
a taxi
cab in
the DC
area.
Look-a-Likes:
Paul
Weasel
and Mr.
Peepers,
Bernard
Brooks
and
Tiger
Woods,
Johnny
Pocket
and Hugh
Laurie,
Geraldine
�Gerry�
Cox and
Hedy
Lemarr.
I wonder
where
they are
today:
Pat
Quinn,
Toni
Agnew,
Betty
Wigglesworth,
Joan
O�Rourke,
Jack
Pitt,
Roy
Jefferies,
Joanne
Briggs,
Gregg
Musso,
and Jim
McCartney?
Bob
Carlin
is doing
a great
job on
sports
on
WMAR-TV2.
For up
to date
hockey
news
check
out Ed
Frankovic
on his
blog at
www.wnst.net,
you can
also
check my
blog at
the same
site.
The 5th
Annual
Chocolate
Affair
will be
on
October
17th
at
Bowie�s
Florian
Hall,
benefits
the
Maryland
Crime
Victims
Resource
Center.
For
information
call
301-952-0063,
a great
event
for a
great
cause.
The Anne
Arundel
County
Fire
Department
invites
citizens
to join
them for
their 9th
Annual
Memorial
Service
honoring
our Fire
Fighters
who gave
their
lives in
the line
of duty
on
Saturday,
October
18th
at 11:00
a.m. at
the
Gloria
Dei
Lutheran
Church,
461
College
Parkway,
Arnold,
Md.
Please
R.S.V.P.
to Pat
Fink at
410-222-8306.
Bill,
I just
received
this
E-Mail
concerning
long
time New
Jersey
Boxing
Timekeeper,
Ray
Ryan:
I am
going to
have
quadruple
bypass
surgery
this
Thurs
(9/25)
at
Jersey
Shore
Hosp. I
have had
some
chest
discomfort
for a
while
and a
few
weeks
ago I
was in
the
ocean in
Belmar
and
helped
rescue a
man who
was
caught
in a
riptide
- after
I got
him in I
felt a
real bad
pain in
my
chest.
Went for
a stress
test
which I
failed
and then
a
catherization
which
revealed
I had
significant
blockages
in areas
that
could
not be
stinted.
After a
2nd
opinion
I have
decided
to stay
close to
home
with a
very
experienced
doctor
and
hospital
noted
for
cardiac
care.
I'm told
I have
to wait
3 weeks
to heal
up
before I
start my
rehab
program,
so I
probably
won't be
ready to
make the
dinner.
That
said, I
have
faith I
will
make a
full
recovery
and will
be
motivated
to get
back to
work
with you
and the
best
boxing
officials
in the
world.
Th
anks for
all your
prayers
and
support.
See you
soon and
regards
to you
and
family.
Ray
Our
deepest
sympathy
goes to
the
families
of the
following:
Marjorie
Evelyn
Imlay,
graduate
of
Roosevelt
(DC) HS,
she grew
up
around
the
corner
from me,
she
lived at
4414 14th
Street
in NW DC
and I
lived at
4414 15th
Street
NW DC.
She was
a good
person
and one
of the
old
neighborhood.
Lawrence
Joseph
Eanet,
he went
to
Roosevelt
(DC) HS
but
graduated
Andover
(Mass)
Phillips
Academy
also a
well
known
jazz
pianist.
Miriam
Ehrmantraut
Sellers,
1990
Miss
Senior
Maryland
and well
known
dancer.
John
Charles
Niedermair,
Jr.,
Woodrow
Wilson
(DC) HS
grad.
James
Andre
Douglass,
Jr.,
Anacostia
(DC) HS
grad and
a Pepco
retiree.
Walter
Louis
Whitten,
Bell
Atlantic
retiree.
Francis
Thomas
�Frank�
Moran,
retired
Metro DC
policeman.
Betty
Sienna,
Roosevelt
(DC) HS
1956
grad
after a
battle
with
cancer.
James
Samuel
Burcham,
Sr.,
Surrattsville
HS grad.
Norton
�Norty�
Sussman,
also
known as
�Spider�,
Roosevelt
(DC) HS
grad
where he
played
football
and one
game as
a center
played
the
entire
game
with two
broken
thumbs.
John
Kyriakos
Antholis,
Roosevelt
(DC) HS
grad.
Edward
Roland
Austin,
Greenbelt
HS grad.
Dick
Lynch
played
in the
NFL from
1958-1966
with the
Redskins
and
Giants.
Played
at Notre
Dame and
scored
the TD
in the
Irish
7-0 win
over
Oklahoma
in 1957
that
snapped
Oklahoma�s
47 gmae
win
steak.
He had
been a
radio
analyst
for the
Giants
since
1968.
He had
37 NFL
interceptions
during
his
career.
Jane
Lewis
Sutton
(Bethesda-Chevy
Chase HS
grad).
Mickey
Vernon
(former
Washington
Senator
1st
baseman,
2 time
American
League
batting
champion
1946,
1953
made the
All-Star
team 7
times,
had a
lifetime
average
of .286,
2,485
career
base
hits,
led the
league
in
doubles
in 1946
with 51,
smooth
fielding
first
baseman.
He is
one of
my all
time
favorites
should
be in
the
Baseball
Hall of
Fame
because
he has
better
career
stats
than a
lot of
players
in the
Hall.
He
managed
the
expansion
Nats
1961, 62
and half
season
in 1963.
He has
never
fully
been
recognized
as one
of the
top MLB
standouts
which he
was.
He was
Mister
Washington
Senator,
a great
man on
and off
the
field.
Eddie
Johnson
Born in
Camden,
SC on
Jun. 1,
1944
Departed
on
September
16, 2008
and
resided
in
Paterson,
NJ.
Mr.
Eddie
Johnson
was born
and
raised
in
Camden,
South
Carolina
on June
12, 1944
to the
late
Mrs.
Rosalie
Johnson
and John
Johnson.
He
entered
into
eternal
rest on
September
16, 2008
after an
extended
illness.
Eddie
was
raised
in a
loving
Christian
home and
was a
member
of Mt.
Moziah
Baptist
Church.
He was
educated
in the
Kershaw
County
school
system,
as well
as the
Paterson
public
school
system.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents,
Mrs.
Rosalie
Johnson
and Mr.
John
Johnson,
two
brothers,
Mr.
Louis
Johnson
and Mr.
Robert
(Gus)
Johnson,
one
sister,
Miss
Alberta
Johnson,
one
daughter,
Tamel
Whitaker,
as well
as one
stepson,
Quashin
Lindsey.
Kenny
Albert
doing
well on
NFL
telecasts.
Remember
when he
broadcast
for the
Capitals?
By the
way the
Capitals
should
be
Stanley
Cup
contenders
this
season.
Kevin
Cowherd
had a
great
column
in this
past
Sunday�s
(9/21/08)
Baltimore
Sun on
the Food
Network,
it was
outstanding
I am a
follower
of the
food
networks
and all
the
shows he
mentioned.
I
like
Bobby
Flay,
Top
Chef,
Iron
Chef,
Food
Detective.
Don�t
forget
Steve
Schuh�s
Ol�
Fashioned
Rock-N-Roll
Bash, as
fundraiser
for his
re-election
campaign
for 31st
Delegate.
The
affair
is
October
4th
at Big
Vanilla
in
Pasadena.
For
information
log on
to
Steve@steveschuh.com.
DC Diva
star
Donna
Wilkinson
is
working
with
Steve
Bassett
on
Howard
High
School
football
games on
SSN in
Howard
County.
Donna
does a
great
job and
ESPN
should
pick her
up now.
BOXING
NEWS
Better
Promotions,
LLC held
their
first
show at
the
Maryland
Sportsplex
before a
capacity
crowd.
Here are
the
results
of the
bouts:
Shelly
Seivert
took a
split
decision
over
Carrine
Hamlett.
Mark
Tucker,
Jr. won
a 4th
round
TKO over
Carlos
Jones to
remain
unbeaten.
Juan
Carlos
Robles
ran his
record
to
10-2-0
with a 3rd
round
TKO over
Tommy
Washington,
Jr.
Todd
Wilson
goes to
5-0-0
with a 6
round
unanimous
decision
over
Mike
Denby.
Tony
Jeter
won a
four
round
unanimous
decision
over
Chris
Cooke.
Scott
Sigmon
took a 4
round
majority
decision
over
William
Johnson,
Jr.
Harold
Ikem
Orji won
by
unanimous
decision
over
Ramando
Elliott.
Nice
crowd,
good
fights
for the
first
adventure
for
Better
Promotions.
SUPPORT
SOUTHERN
MD
SPORTS!!
|
Redskins
Need a Quarterback
Joe Flacco
looked good in his NFL debut
and guided the �Rooting
Ravens� to an upset of the
Bengals.
Also
�Raghead� Ray and �Thug�
Suggs led an old but
experienced Ravens defense
that rose on occasion
throughout the game to
stifle the Bengals time
after time.
I think Flacco is the
�man� for the Ravens so
convert Troy Smith to a
running back.
Another
Raven rookie Ray Rice looked
good and reminded me of
former Redskin Dick James.
Maybe I will have to
rethink my feelings about
the Ravens, but not about
the Redskins as they are
really bad and need a
quarterback, an NFL one
which Campbell isn�t.
Matt Ryan
looked good for the Atlanta
Falcons and Jay Cutler for
the Broncos.
Jim
Harbaugh did a good job in
getting his team ready for
the sorry looking Bengals
and should have his second
win playing at Houston this
Monday evening.
Last
Sunday was a bad weekend for
quarterbacks with Tom Brady
(NE) and Alex Smith (SF)
lost for the season as was
LB Shawn Merrieman (SD).
Vince Young (Titans)
acting weird and out for a
few weeks.
Brian Griese starts
for the injured Jeff Garcia
at Tampa Bay.
WR Nate Burleson at
Seattle is out for the
season.
Look for
Brady Quinn to move into the
starting QB position at
Cleveland.
At Kansas
City Brodie Croyle will be
out for at least two weeks.
Look for
New Orleans to blast the
Redskins today but the
Ravens will have a real
battle with Houston.
Both Navy
and Maryland suffered
embarrassing losses last
week the Mids to Ball State
and the Terps to Middle
Tennessee (who)?
MEMORIES,
CLOVERS AT CHESAPEAKE BEACH
NOVEMBER 1ST
A smash
double header will be on tap
November 1st when
local favorites and Hall of
Famers, the Memories and the
Hall of Fame Clovers (17
number one hits including
Love Potion Number 9) appear
at the Chesapeake American
Legion, show begins at 7
p.m. and runs to 11 p.m.
General seating is
$20 with VIP seating
available.
For information call
301-520-9771 or Lou Martin
at 410-867-8178.
This will be a smash
show!
CHECK OUT
COACHES
There�s a
great new sports place in
Rockville called Coaches
owned by Mike Fagen, his
father played football for
Gonzaga in 1949 and later
coached at Georgetown Prep.
They have a great
menu and the sports
atmosphere is super.
Check it out at 4836
Bolling Brook Parkway in the
Randolph Hills Shopping
Center.
NICKLOW GOES
TO 19-0-1
Jake
Smith�s Baltimore Pro Boxing
held a great card last week
at �Du� Burns Arena.
Jessie Nicklow took
an unanimous decision over
George Rivera to run his
record to 19-0-1.
Other
Results:
James
Stevenson Jr., 3rd
TKO over Dontre King
Dwayne
McRae, 4th TKO
over Hannibel Otey
Octavius
Davis, unanimous decision
over Robert McConnell Jr.
Keith
Gross, unanimous decision
over Calvin Aughtry.
Ballroom
Boxing returns to Michael�s
8th Avenue on
Thursday, September 25th.
Chuck Sturm
will be inducted to the Anne
Arundel Sports Hall of Fame
on October 15th
at the Halls 18th
Induction dinner at
Michael�s 8th
Avenue in Glen Burnie.
Tickets are $30 and
call Barbara Walter at
410-859-0151.
Sturm was an
outstanding boxer and once
fought for the WBO World
Welterweight Championship
against Anthony Boyle in
1993.
NATIONALLY
RANKED SHEPHERD BLANKS BOWIE
STATE 14-0
The 13th
ranked (AFCA NCAA Division
II Poll) Rams of Shepherd
University took advantage of
several Bowie State miscues
and blanked the Bulldogs
14-0 on a very wet Ram
Stadium field turf.
The
Shepherd Rams (2-0) scored
first at the 10:29 mark of
the first quarter on an
8-yard reception by Ryan
Lavin from Tyler Lazear.
Eric Dobratz
converted the extra point,
giving Shepherd an early 7-0
lead.
Bowie
State�s Joshua Miller
blocked a Matt Martin punt
and returned it 66 yards for
a touchdown.
However, a holding
penalty on the Bulldogs
negated the score.
Shepherd missed two
great opportunities to add
to their lead following two
fumbles by Bowie State, but
could not capitalize and
took a 7-0 lead into the
field house.
Shepherd
led Bowie State (1-1) in
total yards in the first
half, 67 to 63.
Of the Rams 67 yards,
53 were on Shepherd�s first
drive of the game.
Shepherd�s Jimmy
Sutch led all first half
rushers with 48 yards.
BSU senior Jason
Scott completed five-of-16
first half passes for 25
yards and fellow senior
Isaac Redman carried the
ball 12 times for 34 yards
in the first 30 minutes.
A.J. Brown
rushed for a 10 yard
touchdown with 6:37 left in
the game and Dobratz added
the extra point, extending
Shepherd�s lead to 14-0.
The scoring
opportunity was setup after
a center snap sailed over
the head of Bowie State
punter Michael Gagne.
Bowie
State and Shepherd combined
for 280 yards in total
offense, 123 for Bowie
State�s Bulldogs and 157 for
Shepherd�s Rams.
There was a bright
spot for Bowie State as the
Bulldogs sacked the Shepherd
quarterback five times for
20 yards.
Yusuf Dorman-El led
the attack with two and the
trio of Matthew Rogers,
Willie McCurdy and Alvin Cox
added one each.
�I�m
pretty sure they�re not
excited about how they won
and we�re just as
disappointed as to how we
lost�, said fifth year Head
Coach Mike Lynn.
Bowie State coughed
up the slippery pigskin four
times (losing three) and had
two passes intercepted.
Shepherd fumbled the
ball three times on the
afternoon, losing two.
In terms of
penalties, BSU�s Bulldogs
were flagged eight times for
83 yards and SU�s Rams were
penalized six times for 61
yards.
Shepherd�s
Sutch finished with a
game-high 77 yards and
Lazear completed 10-of-21
passes for 88 yards.
Nasser Muhammad led
the Shepherd receivers with
35 yards and Ryan Lavin
along with Raymond Mends
tallied 28 and 27 yards
respectively.
Redman
paced Bowie State with 71
rushing yards and Scott
wrapped up the game with 59
passing yards, completing
12-of-33.
Freshman Clifton Budd
had a game-high four
receptions (29 yards) and
sophomore Sterling
Grant-Jones once again led
the Bowie State defense with
a game-high 11 tackles.
Frese Named
Honorary Chair of SIDS
Awareness Event
Golf
fundraising tournament
slated for October 6 in
Ellicott City, Md.
Maryland
women's basketball head
coach Brenda Frese is
teaming up with the Center
for Infant & Child Loss at
the University of
Maryland School of
Medicine to raise awareness
of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome).
Frese is serving as
honorary chair of the 18th
annual Verizon Wireless-SIDS
Golf
Invitational, which
takes place Monday, October
6 at Turf Valley Resort in
Ellicott
City, Md. The event
raises much-needed funds for
the Center.
"Supporting this tournament
was a no-brainer for me,"
said Frese, who is a new
mother of healthy twin boys
born in mid-February. "As a
parent, you wake up every
morning wondering if
everything is okay. I feel
it's critical for me to
support this center and do
all I can to relay valuable
information to parents on
how to keep their children
safe."
The Center
for Infant & Child Loss
works to raise awareness of
SIDS and other causes of
sudden child death,
providing free grief
counseling to help families
copes with the loss of a
child. The Center relies
heavily on the golf
tournament to fund its
education and support
programs for Maryland
parents. Last year, more
than 260 golfers
participated, raising
$130,000.
"This
annual tournament enables
the Center to fulfill its
mission of providing
families with compassionate
services needed to cope with
their loss, so that they can
continue to parent, work and
be a contributing member of
the community," said Donna
C. Becker, MSN, RN, the
Center's Director.
The Center
was founded in 1975 to
support Marylanders who have
lost a child, up to age 16,
suddenly and unexpectedly.
All services are offered at
no cost. The golf event was
founded in 1991.
The 18th
annual Verizon Wireless-SIDS
Golf Invitational is
scheduled for a shotgun
start at 11 a.m. An evening
reception will follow, with
a live auction, smooth jazz
music and Master of
Ceremonies Alex Cortright of
radio station WRNR in
Annapolis.
For more
information on the golf
tournament or to register,
donate or pledge a
sponsorship, please call
(410) 706-3091 or (800)
808-7437, or visit
www.infantandchildloss.org.
Information can also be
obtained by calling John
Johnson or Verizon Wireless
at (240) 568-1429 or by
email at
john.h.johnson@verizonwireless.com.
Field
Hockey's Scholl Blogs for
NCAA.com
Senior will
give weekly highlights of
being a student-athlete
Follow
Maryland senior Sarah Scholl
through her senior campaign
on the Terrapin field hockey
team at
www.ncaa.com.
Scholl will be blogging
about her experiences as a
student-athlete throughout
the season, giving weekly
updates.
A native
of Center Valley, Pa., Sarah
Scholl is a four-year
starter and a three-time
member of the National Field
Hockey Coaches Association
(NFHCA) National Academic
Squad. Also a two-time
Academic All-ACC honoree,
she is a food science major.
She helped Maryland capture
the 2005 and 2006 National
Championships, as well as,
the 2005 ACC crown.
Scholl's
first entry of the season is
already online and can be
accessed by copying and
pasting the following link:
http://www.ncaa.com/sport/default.aspx?sid=911&id=327894
Scholl's
blog is among several
featuring athletes across
different sports and
divisions on the NCAA's
sports website. The "Blog
Central" can be accessed by
copying and pasting the
following link:
http://www.ncaa.com/blogcentral/default.aspx?id=9902
In
Scholl's first entry of the
season, she introduces
herself by providing some
background information and
talks about the team's
opening weekend in her home
state.
WE GET
LETTERS:
Bill:
You had a
great item about the great
female athletes who never
benefitted from Title 9 and
that is a tragedy. However,
we do have Title 9 today and
it has made an enormous
difference. We have Title 9
because of the efforts of my
friend, former Indiana
Senator Birch Bayh. He
sponsored the successful
legislation along with many
other progressive, visionary
bills. Today, Senator Bayh
is trying -- as he attempted
to do during his years in
the Senate -- to reform our
archaic electoral college.
But not to get off the
subject. To all women who
have and are benefitting
from Title 9, they owe a
special debt of gratitude to
Senator Bayh. We are lucky
that this great man is one
of our own now. I'm sure
Indiana is still special to
him, but he lives and votes
in Maryland.
Christopher Falkenhagen
Chris,
You are so
right, thanks.
Bill
Bill,
Boller is
to Baltimore what Campbell
is to Washington.
Neither has
never..... or will ever...
make enough plays to deserve
being a starting QB in the
NFL.
If either of them
ever steps on an NFL field,
it's all about money,
politics or front office
stupidity ....... and
definitely has nothing to do
with their talent to lead,
make smart decisions and put
their team in a position to
win an NFL game.
Not before....Not
now.....Not ever. !!!!!!!
Dan Morrison
Dan,
Campbell
is terrible but what did you
think of Joe Flacco and Matt
Ryan?
Bill
Bill,
You asked me what I
thought of the Redskins?
After watching all of the
preseason I think they will
be lucky to go 8 and 8.
I don't recall any
good head coach who had been
a quarterback, do you? We
tried it with Otto Grahm,
New York tried it with Sammy
Baugh. I can't recall any
others maybe Van Brocklyn.
Am I wrong or during
the second world war there
were not enough players to
go around so Philadelphia
and Pittsburg combined into
one team and played half of
their games in Phile and
half in Pittsburg. I seem
to remember a team called
the Penna Philpits
I may be all wrong but for
some reason this sticks in
my mind.
Tom V.
Dear Tom,
Thanks.
Bill
Bill,
Thanks for
the column, my hometown
connection from down here in
swampland, and I mean that
literally. Fay is still
causing rivers to rise.
Hard to watch our
Redskins but former coach
Joe Gibbs was a winner at
the RNC. He gave a rousing
speech and even offered
prayer for our country. Now
that is class, right?
I hope my friends
and family on the east coast
are spared any damage from
Hanna.
Dr. Rhonda update:
loved delivering babies last
month - this month research
on juvenile diabetes, next
is pediatric neurosurgery,
then rheumatology and
December is commencement in
Woolsey Hall at Yale
University,
then some bigtime
celebrating in the Big Apple
with Yalie Mom. She
has receiv ed several
incredible offers to
practice medicine in various
hospitals after graduation
already. Grandson Robert
still tearing up the BMX
bikepark down here and still
making Grandma Dale nervous.
Ryan Lochte of right
here in Port Orange, Fl came
home with Olympic medals,
including gold and silver.
Serious
prayers needed for Haitians
who have been without food,
water and clothing for days,
hundreds of lives lost, and
now "Ike" seems headed
directly for them. My son
Daniel is headed down there
with some volunteers from
his church. The challenge of
course will be to get to the
stranded victims.
Blessings
and love to all,
Dale
Dale,
Good
report, thanks.
Bill
Bill,
Lookalikes: Nancy Crow and
Debbie Reynolds, Joan Lyon
and Ann Blyth, Jackie
Harding and Susan Hayward
(especially the walk);
Shirley Hudgins and Loretta
Young; Carole West and Reese
Witherspoon; Janet Bruchie
and June Haver; Bill Smith
(Smitty) and Van Johnson;
Bill McCaffrey and Nick
Nolte; Phil Perlo and Al
Jolson; Donald Cohen, Len
Kanthal and Gregory Peck;
John Linthicum and John
Schneider; Charlie Sokol and
John Garfield.
Female
athletes at Roosevelt:
Nancy Crow, all around
gifted athlete of all sports
(she trained during the
winter months at the indoor
pool at the downtown
Ambassador Hotel); Jackie
Harding - baseball, bowling
and rollerskating; Carol
Marks - baseball, horseback
riding; Felicia (Cookie)
Chipouras and Lula
Christakos - all around
athletes.
Herb
Dear Herb,
Those are
good ones!
Bill
Bill,
Good
to see your writing....
Had the
privilege of going to the
USC/UVA "game" in CVS last
Saturday.....been to one
other game down there, the
52-13 shellacking by VT
three years ago (and the 2nd
largest crowd in Scott
stadium history...at that
point)....when I pointed
this fact out to the
friendlies around me when
the current score was 45-7
USC, I said I hope they
don't score again and get
52!!...within seconds they
did indeed score to make it
52-7 and the announced crowd
was a record 64k+....I had
to talk my way out!!!....
Do notice
that the Nats have lowered
some season ticket prices
for 2009....was happy with
my seats but they lowered
them by $10 a seat....I will
not complain......these past
couple weeks show what the
kids are capable of when
they get those timely
hits...but they do need a
little (big) bat in the
middle of the line-up next
year...will Elijah Dukes be
that guy?
Brian
Dear
Brian,
Good
report.
Bill
SPORTS NOTES
The
Bowie State University at Nicholls University (Thibodaux, LA) football game Saturday (9/13)
has been cancelled
due to structural damage to
the lighting system of John
L. Guidry Stadium. This
non-conference game will not
be rescheduled.
Bowie
State�s next scheduled game will be
Saturday, September 20th
at Livingstone College (Salisbury, NC). Game time is set for 7 p.m. in
Livingstone�s Alumni
Stadium. For additional
information about Bowie State athletics, log on to
www.bsubulldogs.com.
ORIOLES AND
NATS SINK
On the
same day this past week the
Orioles lost their 80th
game of the season and the
Nats their 90th.
How
pathetic is that?
These are two of the
worse teams in baseball and
worst managed and don�t give
me that crap about how good
Trembley is, if he were a
sound manager how come he
puts lineups on the field
who make stupid mistakes in
fielding, bunting, throwing
and has his pitchers
throwing stupid pitches?
Nats manager
Manny Acta is just horrible,
no other way to put it.
The front offices
aren�t any better,
especially the media/PR
departments.
It�s a
good thing you can get
DirecTV and get the M2B
package.
Both teams are
carried on radio stations
that are not very good.
Bud Selig
should step in and make
these teams get good
management on board. Both
won�t be much better next
season!
WIETERS,
TILLMAN TAKE HOME HARDWARE
It took the
whole 2008 season, but two
names Orioles fans expected
to see flying around
received accolades Friday.
On September 5, the Orioles
announced that Baysox
pitcher Chris Tillman and
catcher Matt Wieters were
each named Orioles
organizational players of
the month for August.
Wieters began the year with
Class High-A Frederick and
made the Carolina League
All-Star team before coming
to Bowie midway through the
season. Tillman has been
with Bowie all year and made
the Eastern League All-Star
team in 2008 after coming
over from Seattle in the
trade for Erik Bedard.
In his
second full month at the AA
level, catcher Matt Wieters
proved that his first pro
season has been no fluke. In
27 games in August, the
switch-hitting Wieters hit
.364 (36-for-99) with 5
doubles, a triple, 6
homeruns, 23 RBI, and 21
runs scored. He boasted a
team-leading .459 on-base
percentage for the month, in
part thanks to his pitch
selection which allowed him
to draw 19 walks to just 13
strikeouts. Wieters also
stole his second base of the
year in August. Though not
particularly fast, he has
great instincts and feel for
all aspects of the game,
including baserunning.
Wieters displayed all of his
tools in Bowie August 8,
going 3-for-3 with 2
homeruns, 6 RBI, and a walk
in a victory over New
Britain. The young slugger
has no plans to slow down in
the aftermath of his
standout rookie season, he
wi ll be heading to play in
the Arizona Fall League
beginning October 7.
Tillman
closed out his inaugural
year with the Orioles
franchise with a dominant
August. The lanky
right-hander started 6 games
for the Baysox last month,
compiling a 4-1 record with
a miserly 1.80 ERA. In 35.0
total innings, Tillman
allowed just 7 runs on 24
hits while walking 11
batters and striking out 51.
Opponents hit for an average
of just .192 against him for
the month. In 3 starts from
August 14 to 26, Tillman
went 3-0, pitching 18.0
shutout innings (6.0 per
outing), allowing just 10
hits and 4 walks while
striking out 23.
BAYSOX LOOK
FOR REVENGE IN HOME OPENER
2009 HOME
SCHEDULE OPENS APRIL 16
AGAINST AKRON
The Bowie
Baysox, Class AA Affiliate
of the Baltimore Orioles,
will open their 2009 home
schedule against the Akron
Aeros on Thursday, April 16
at 7:05 p.m. The first home
stand will pit the Baysox
against the team that
knocked them out of the
playoffs when the Aeros come
to town for four games
followed by a three-game set
with Erie April 20-23.
The Baysox
will return home on Friday,
May 1 for a three-game
series against Akron before
taking on Trenton in a
four-game series. It will
be Trenton's only visit to
Bowie in 2009.
Bowie will
open a seven-game home stand
on Thursday May 14 when the
SeaWolves come back to town
for four games. Once Erie
leaves, Altoona will make
their first trip to Prince
George's stadium for three
games, May 18-20.
The
Harrisburg Senators will
come to town for a
three-game series May 29-31
and the Baysox will play
another three-game series
against Erie June 5-7.
After a week on the road,
Bowie will return home to
take on the Reading Phillies
June 16-20 and New Britain
June 19-21. It will New
Britain's only visit to
Prince George's Stadium in
2009.
Akron
returns to Bowie for another
four game set June 30-July
3. The Baysox will wrap up
the first half of the season
with a seven-game home stand
leading up the All-Star
game. They will take on
Harrisburg July 7-9 and
Altoona July 10-13.
After the
All-Star game, the Baysox
hit the road for seven games
before returning home to
take on Reading July 24-26
and Connecticut July 27-30.
After the July 30 game
against the Defenders,
Baysox fans will have to
wait 11 days for the next
home game, when a pair of
Northern Division teams come
in for a six-game set. New
Hampshire will be in Bowie
August 11-13 and Portland
comes to town August 14-16.
The Portland series is the
third consecutive home
series against the Northern
Division, none of the three
teams will return to Bowie
in the regular season.
The
Altoona Curve will come to
town for the last time for a
four game series August
21-24 and the Baysox will
host Akron for the final
time August 25-27. The
Baysox will end the 2009
regular season with a seven
game home stand against
Binghamton and Harrisburg.
Bowie will play Binghamton
September 1-3 and Harrisburg
September 4-7.
2009
Month-by-Month
Month Dates
Opponent
April 16-19
Akron Aeros
20-23 Erie SeaWolves
May 1-3
Akron Aeros
4-7 Trenton Thunder
14-17 Erie SeaWolves
19-21 Altoona Curve
29-31 Harrisburg Senators
June
5-7 Erie SeaWolves
16-18 Reading Phillies
19-21 New Britain Rock
Cats
30 Akron Aeros
July
1-3 Akron Aeros
7-9 Harrisburg
Senators
10-13 Altoona Curve
24-26 Reading Phillies
27-30 Connecticut
Defenders
August 11-13
New Hampshire Fisher Cats
14-16 Portland Sea Dogs
21-24 Altoona Curve
25-27 Akron Aeros
September 1-3
Binghamton Mets
4-7 Harrisburg
Senators
Tickets
for individual 2009 home
games won't be available
until spring, but Mini-Plans
and Fielder's Choice Packs
will be available in the
coming weeks on
www.baysox.com.
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The World is Catching Up with USA
What an Olympics! Surprises,
great events, and wow those women’s gymnastics
Nastia Linkin, Shawn Johnson and the USA team.
Michael Phelps, the track records, volleyball,
women’s beach volleyball, I even watched the
Kayak races. Of course the men’s and women’s
basketball teams are nothing short of fantastic.
The best individual athletes are Kobe Bryant,
Michael Phelps, Shawn Johnson all from USA.
One thing for sure though the
rest of the countries are catching up with the
USA. I received a couple of letters on the
Olympics and here they are:
Bill,
I surfed on the Federer Gold
medal doubles match.... 8am this morning.....
And watched every shot of the exciting and rare
doubles sighting for Fererer in the Swiss won
match ...and now can’t wait to see the Williams
sisters play for the Gold... But no 2 people
view the Olympics the same way.... I talk at
length to my best friend and only agree with
maybe half his NBC coverage gripes....Aside from
too little wrestling- volleyball- weightlifting
- badminton and velodrome cycling ..the
Beach Volleyball has been wayyyyyyyyy OVER
covered for my East coast/ mid Atlantic
tastes...
Dan
Bill,
When it comes to watching the
Olympics.....it different strokes for different
folks..Sure I love the majors- swimming ,
gymnastics and the track and field.....but I
also love watching the amateur sports especially
when played at this level...wrestling-
volleyball- weightlifting - badminton....As
for me, Tennis goes first......then baseball
with a bunch of anonymous minor league players
can go away.....and softball I respect them
greatly, but the other teams are less
competitive than the Washington Generals.
Dan
BOXING NEWS
Promoter Murray "Jake" Smith
of Baltimore Pro Boxing will be holding a
"pro-am" boxing show at the Clarence "Du" Burns
Arena in the Canton neighborhood of East
Baltimore at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 5,
2008. Al least five professional bouts
sanctioned by the Maryland State Athletic
Commission are scheduled to be held, preceded by
three amateur bouts which will be sanctioned by
the South Atlantic Association of USA Boxing.
The main event for September 5th will feature
Jessie "The Beast" Nicklow (18-0-1, 7 KO’s)
versus southpaw George Rivera (8-2-0, 3 KO’s) in
an eight-round junior middleweight bout.
Southern Maryland’s Keith Gross (1-0-0, 1 KO)
will be fighting Calvin Aughtry (0-1-0) from our
Nation’s Capital in a four-round junior
middleweight bout. Ellicott City’s Robert
McConnell, Jr. (1-1-0, 0 KO’s) will be competing
in a four-round cruiserweight bout. Pro debut h
eavyweights Dwayne McRae of Bowie and Hannibal
Otey of Baltimore are scheduled to fight each
other in a scheduled four-round bout. Tickets
can be purchased by calling 410-675-6900.
Washington, D.C. hosted an
ESPN-televised professional boxing show on
August 16, 2008 at the Ibiza Night Club. The
main event, featuring Baltimore’s Ishmail "The
Arsenal" Arvin and Philadelphia’s Anthony "The
Messenger" Thompson competing against each other
for the United States Boxiong Organization (USBO)
Junior Middleweight Title, ended in controversy.
Arvin was declared the winner by TKO in the
sixth round when a deep cut over Thompson’s left
eye warranted the ringside doctor to recommend
that the fight be halted. The controversy
involved whether the cut, which occurred in the
third round, was caused by a clash of heads or
by a punch. At the conclusion of round three,
referee Malik Waleed ruled that the cut was
caused by a punch because he indicated that he
did not see an accidental headbutt. After the
fight concluded, television replay ap peared to
suggest that the cut was caused by an accidental
headbutt. After much post-bout discussion, the
Washington, D.C. Boxing and Wrestling Commission
made the TKO ruling based on referee Waleed’s
initial "punch" call. Two other bouts included a
local connection. Oxon Hill’s Alexander "The
Great" Johnson beat Philadelphia’s Zeferino
Albino in a four-round televised re-match.
Brandywine’s Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell scored a
second round TKO over Indiana’s Ryan "The
Gatekeeper" St. Germain.
BROTMAN HONORED
Charley Brotman was honored
at the Fitzgerald Tennis Center on Tuesday by
having the press box named after him. At 80
years of age, he was honored before the Roddick
match and was given particular accolades for
having been the public address announcer for the
tennis tournament held at that site for the last
40 years. He was totally surprised and thrilled
and gave his traditional "Thank Yooooouuuu" to
the crowd.
ACC & MARYLAND FOOTBALL
Here’s my outlook on how the
ACC will finish:
ATLANTIC DIVISION
1- Clemsen
2- Wake Forest
3- Florida State
4- Boston College
5- Maryland
6- NC State
COSTAL
1- Virginia Tech
2- North Carolina
3- Georgia Tech
4- Miami
5- Duke
6- Virginia
I don’t like the selection of
Jordan Steffy over Chris Turner, I think it’s a
big mistake that coach Ralph Friedgen is making.
Turner deserves to start and I think the Friedge
has no respect for Delaware and that’s why
Steffy is the starting quarterback this week.
Terps center Edwin Williams
is a decent offensive lineman.
DeMatha’s Ken Tate is playing
in the defensive backfield but could return to
wide receiver at any time.
Keep an eye on backup center
Danny Edwards, he’s going to be a good one.
A lot of Maryland grads are
upset that Turner is not starting and they are
critizing the Friedge despite him being a U of
MD grad.
The Terps should get their
six wins to qualify for a bowl. I look for them
to beat Delaware, Middle Tennessee Eastern
Michigan, Virginia, NC State and probably
California.
Navy opens Saturday hosting
Towson and there’s Ball State, Duke, Air Force,
SMU, Temple, Northern Illinois, and Army so that
should be eight wins for the Middies.
I am glad to see the Ravens
giving Troy Smith a real shot at the quarterback
job, I think he will surprise a few people.
I don’t think the Ravens or
Redskins will make the playoffs.
Two Terps Named to WBCA
National Player of the Year Watch List
Coleman and Toliver named
candidates for the third-straight year
Maryland’s Marissa Coleman
and Kristi Toliver were two of 25 women’s
basketball players named to the Women’s
Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) "Wade
Watch" list for the State Farm Wade Trophy,
presented to the Division I
national player of the year, the WBCA announced
on Tuesday. It is the third-straight year the
duo makes the preseason list.
Maryland is one of six
schools with multiple candidates. It is the
fourth-straight year the Terrapins have had at
least two players named to the watch list.
The ACC is second among all
the conferences in selections, boasting six
overall, two fewer than the Big East.
Rising seniors Marissa
Coleman (Cheltenham, Md./St. John’s College [D.C.])and
Kristi Toliver (Harrisonburg, Va./Harrisonburg)
are two of three players named candidates for
the third-consecutive year. Oklahoma’s Courtney
Paris is also making her third-career
appearance.
Bill,
Hail to the Redskins…Great
game last night. Favre who?
Marlene
SPORTS NOTES
Don’t forget the Prince
George’s Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament on
October 1 st.
Auction items include
vacation packages, sports memorabilia, game
tickets, dinners, financial services, art work,
spa and fitness packages, a mink stole, and
much, much more! Auction donors will receive
recognition in the program and can receive an
autographed Route 281 shirt or even tickets to
the event!
All guests will receive a
custom made crystal gift and the opportunity to
share this once-in-a-lifetime experience! Most
of all, you will help Darrell and Art continue
to sow seeds of life into our area youth that
will reap a harvest for our community, our
nation, and even the world!!
You don’t want to miss James
Carville and Mary Matalin at the Super Gala on
Saturday, September 6! Both will emcee the
evening and conduct a live auction featuring a
custom made Darrell Green/Art Monk Route 281
speed boat!
There’s still time to become
a sponsor, purchase a ticket and/or donate an
item for auction!
Auction items include
vacation packages, sports memorabilia, game
tickets, dinners, financial services, art work,
spa and fitness packages, a mink stole, and
much, much more! Auction donors will receive
recognition in the program and can receive an
autographed Route 281 shirt or even tickets to
the event!
All guests will receive a
custom made crystal gift and the opportunity to
share this once-in-a-lifetime experience! Most
of all, you will help Darrell and Art continue
to sow seeds of life into our area youth that
will reap a harvest for our community, our
nation, and even the world!!
Visit www.route281.com
to purchase tickets or become a sponsor.
Do something good and be
rewarded for it, too! Who could ask for anything
more?!
Even Football is a Loser to Olympics
Before I start today's
column I would like to take time to ask each of
you to pray for the following people:
Terry Maher � good friend of mine since our days
at W. B. Powell Elementary school in DC, he had
a massive heart attack and is now recovering at
home.
Phil Kapneck � my motivator and long time very
close friend, he�s being treated at Johns
Hopkins hospital.
Marilyn Jacobs Ott � very good friend who I went
out with when I was 15.
She is being treated for cancer. She
graduated from BCC, St. Mary�s College and the
University of Maryland.
Dick Lyons � good friend who just had a colon
cancer operation.
Please send out your
prayers for the above and I thank you.
It’s the Olympics and Michael Phelps by a big
margin over baseball and football.
Baseball I can see by the poor performance of
the Nationals and Orioles lose out but even
football is a loser to the Olympics.
A couple of notes on the Olympics:
(1) why is the Olympics committee and the
USA swimming world putting the disrespect on
Mark Spizler?
Shouldn�t he be there in some capacity?
(2)
Why doesn�t the USA Men�s
basketball team have more than just
Michael Redd for three-point shooting?
Where oh where is Brian Magid when you
need someone like him who can bring it from
downtown? (3) I thought Katie Hoff would come
away with at least one gold medal.
(4)
Why are the Olympics getting rid of
softball and baseball and keeping badm itton and
ping pong?
It�s no wonder China is running up their
medal count. (5) If Coach K and Jerry Colanglo
are such round ball geniuses why didn’t they
have more than one three point shooter on their
team? (6)
Its a great show but a lot of events TV
viewers just don�t watch.
(7) I think Bobby Magruder would make a
great Olympic boxing coach and trainer.
Boxing returns to
Michael�s 8th Avenue on September 25th.
Tony Jeter will headline �Better
Promotions, LLC� first card at the Maryland
Sportsplex, 1031 Benfield Boulevard in
Millersville on September 19th @ 8:00
p.m.
For information call 410-729-0694.
Local boxer Bantamweight
Gary Russell was cheated out of the Olympics by
inept handling by the USA coaching staff.
Russell was the USA�s most exciting
fighter.
He got into fighting when he was two
years old.
He has appeared on my �Inside Sports�
show on PGCTV.
From:
Henry Hascup:
MUSKEGON BOXING LEGEND KENNY LANE
DIES AT 76
Kenny Lane, one of the all-time greats in Muskegon area
sports history, died Tuesday of a heart attack.
He was 76.
Lane was the most accomplished boxer in area
history, a crafty lightweight southpaw who
compiled a career record of 77-14-2.
But as good of a fighter as he was, Lane forged
an even greater legacy as a trainer of young
men, working with area kids for the past 40
years, freely giving his expertise to several
generations.
"I've never met anyone who loved kids more than
Kenny Lane," said Jack Crowell, who was trained
by Lane and then coached with him for years at
the Muskegon Area Boxing Club, now known as the
Muskegon Recreation Center.
"Kenny was the glue of our organization. We are
going to miss everything about him so much."
Lane was at the Muskegon Recreation Center,
located at Smith-Ryerson Park in the Jackson
Hill area of Muskegon, sparring in the ring with
young fighters on Monday, the night before his
death. He died while playing golf, which
replaced boxing as his obsession in his later
years.
Chronicle file photo
Southpaw lightweight
professional boxer Kenny Lane, left boxed in
1950s and 1960s. He won the Lightweight title n
1963. He is shown with Walter "Pete" Petroskey,
who boxed from 1923-1939.
Lane, who honed his skills under the guidance of
legendary area trainer Pete Petroskey, turned
professional in 1953. He was known for his
unorthodox style, which is why many top boxers
of the day avoided fights with him.
He is the only area boxer to ever fight for a
world championship, losing a controversial
15-round decision to Joe Brown in 1958. Calls
for a rematch were ignored.
Lane continued to maintain his top ranked
challenger rating for several more years and won
the Michigan version of the World Lightweight
crown in a 15-round battle with Paul Armstead.
In 1964, five and a half years after the first
fight, Lane finally earned another title shot
against Carlos Ortiz.
Once again, the southpaw lost a close 15round
decision. Lane fought for one more year. On
October 25, 1965, at the age of 33, after losses
to future Junior Welterweight Champion Carlos
Hernandez and former Junior Welterweight
Champion Eddie Perkins, he called it quits.
In 1982, he startled the boxing world by coming
out of retirement at age 50 and proceeded to win
three of four matches against younger opponents.
As a result, Lane became the oldest professional
boxer to appear in his 100th professional bout.
"We all know him now because of his great sense
of humor and everything else, but make no
mistake, Kenny was one of the greatest left
handed fighters of all time," said Crowell.
"I've traveled all over the world with boxing,
but no matter where I go, people know about
Kenny Lane. He was that good."
Lane, who made a living as an electronics
repairman, was inducted into the Muskegon Area
Sports Hall of Fame in 1988 and the World Boxing
Hall of Fame in 2004.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth, and four
children. Our thoughts and prayers are with his
family and friends,
Henry Hascup
BASEBALL AND NOTES
Still playing elevator the
Orioles go up and down and still stay below the
.500 mark (4 games under going into this past
Friday�s game).
You can always count on the Orioles
winning one when Jeremy Gutherie is on the hill
and maybe two when one of the other pitchers may
have a good game.
The Orioles draw good when
the Red Sox or Yankees are in town but that�s
when those teams bring big crowds to town.
Melvin Mora and Aubrey
Huff are having great seasons.
Just like the Washington
Nationals the Orioles have a horrible PR and
media staff.
For example tell them you represent a
minority publication and you get all the
credentials for food, parking and a top seat in
the press box.
The Nationals are just terrible on the
field but they do have an outstanding team
broadcasting � Bob Carpenter, Johnny Holiday,
Ray Knight, Debbie Taylor and Don Sutton.
In the Orioles booth Jim
Palmer and maybe Fred Manthra are decent.
A suggestion to the Nats � ax Acta and
make Ray Knight the manager
For the Orioles bring on
John Lowenstein, Rick Sutclife, Ken Singleton,
and Brooks Robinson to join Jim and Fred.
Defense wise the Orioles need a catcher
and shortstop, the Nats need a first baseman,
catcher, outfielder, and a young pitcher like
Ross Detwhiler.
The best thing the Orioles have going for them
is PA man Dave McGowan, he ranks with the best
in baseball.
I’d like to see Frank Howard involved with the
Nats in some capacity.
Texas closer C.J. Wilson
has shut down for the season.
My sources tell me that
the Ravens and Redskins look decent and should
have .500 or better years.
Maryland and Navy are
going to need help!
Two quarterbacks don’t
work and the Fridge should dump that idea and
stick with Chris Turner.
Portis and Steffy will never cut it.
The Terps open with
Delaware August 30th.
It�s time for Wheeler
Baker to go into the Maryland Athletic Hall of
Fame.
Wheeler is a former member of the MD
House of Delegates, former Queen Anne�s County
Commissioner, a record setting hydrone National
champion and an inductee into the American Power
Boat Association Hall of Champions.
Wheeler was part of a group who brought the
popular �Thunder on the Narrows� back to the
Kent Island Yacht Club.
Wheeler is a great man who belongs in the
Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame.
Congratulations
to 100 year old Joe Osterman who is going
to be inducted into the Greater Washington DC
Boxing Hall of Fame on November 21st.
�Project Runway� lacks a
Christian Sirrano personality this season, bring
back Top Chef!
James Blake won and the
Williams sisters lost in the Olympics.
Manny cut his hair in LA
but I think Joe Torre wants more to go.
Restaurant Northwoods has
closed in Annapolis.
Marticks restaurant on Mulberry Street in
Baltimore has also closed.
Our deepest sympathy goes
to the families of the following:
Isaac Hayes (songwriter, singer, wrote Shaft
theme).
Bernie Mac � (Comedian and TV star).
Cynthia Louise Johnson (Suitland HS grad).
Barron Demetruis Proctor (Surrattsville HS
grad).
Patricia Hepp Kennedy Garrabraut (native of St.
Mary�s County and Georgetown Visitation grad).
Gilbert Hahn Jr. (former DC City Council
chairman, his grandfather founded the William
Hahn and Company shoe store).
Richard L. Sullivan (Gonzaga and Georgetown
Grad)
Charles Buford Evans (Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS
grad).
BERGESEN SETS
MILESTONE IN VICTORY
Sebastien Boucher led off the game with his
first of two homeruns and the Baysox never
looked back, taking the opener of a three-game
set in Trenton, 6-2 Tuesday night. Brad Bergesen
worked 6.1 strong innings to win his 15th game
of the season, breaking a Baysox franchise
record. Bergesen allowed two runs on five hits
while striking out two on his way to earning his
15th win in just 20 starts. With the victory,
the Baysox pulled even with Akron for first
place in the Southern Division.
Boucher�s blast put the Baysox on top and they
looked for more in the top of the first inning.
Carlos Rojas hit an infield single to third base
but was erased on a fielder's choice off the bat
of Nolan Reimold. With Reimold on first and one
away, Matt Wieters legged out his first triple
of the yea r to score Reimold and give Bowie a
2-0 lead.
The Thunder got one run back in the bottom of
the second inning. Francisco Cervelli drew a
one-out walk off Bergesen and Cody Ehlers drove
a double into the gap in right-center field to
plate Cervelli and cut the Baysox lead to 2-1.
The Baysox got their insurance in the top of the
fifth thanks to another big blow from Sebastien
Boucher. Blake Davis was hit by pitch to lead
off the inning and Boucher crushed his second
homerun of the night, a monster two-run drive to
center field. With one out, Nolan Reimold and
Matt Wieters hit back-to-back doubles to score
another run and make the score 5-1 Baysox.
Bergesen retired the leadoff man in the bottom
of the seventh but then conceded a walk and a
single before being pulled from the game. Felix
Romero came on to take over and gave up a single
to James Cooper that scored Ehlers to cut the
Bowie lead to three. Romero settled down and
retired the next two batters without inci dent
to end the threat.
The Baysox tacked on another run in the top of
the eighth. Ryan Finan led off with a double to
right field and Jeff Nettles was hit by pitch.
Mike Rodriguez brought Finan home with a single
to right field to give Bowie a 6-2 lead.
BAYSOX BACK ON TOP!
David Hernandez allowed two
earned runs over five innings, picking up his
eighth win and propelling the Baysox back into
sole possession of first place for the first
time since June 15. With the win, the Baysox
improve to 73-52 and take a 1.0 game lead over
Akron in the Southern Division.
The Baysox offense put up five runs in the third
inning and Bowie never looked back. Jonathan
Tucker led off the third with an infield single
and moved to second when Blake Davis reached on
a throwing error. Sebastien Boucher advanced
both runners with a sacrifice bunt and Carlos
Rojas drove them both in with a single to center
field. Nolan Reimold drew a walk to put runners
on first and second before Matt Wieters
delivered a double down the right field line,
plating Rojas. Ryan Finan drove Reimold and
Wieters in with a single to right to give Bowie
a 5-0 lead. Mike Rodriguez hit a two-out single
to right to advance Finan to third, but Jonathan
Tucker grounded out to end the inning.
Bowie added another run in the
fifth inning when Ryan Finan scored on a triple
by Mike Rodriguez, and Bowie led 6-0.
Trenton finally got to David
Hernandez in the sixth inning. Christopher
Malec led off with a double to right field and
Colin Curtis drew a walk. P. J. Pilittere lined
an RBI single to right and Hernandez was done
for the night. He left with runners on the
corners and nobody out in the bottom of the
sixth.
Ryan Keefer came on to relieve
Hernandez and got Edwar Gonzaled to ground out.
Curtis scored on the play to cut the lead to
6-2. Keefer got Kevin Russo to fly out for the
second out of the inning before walking James
Cooper and Reegie Corona to load the bases.
Keefer got out of the inning by striking out
Francisco Cervelli and the Thunder offense would
be done for the night.
Keefer, Chad Thall and
Gerrardo Casadiego would combine to throw 4.0
shutout innings of relief of Hernandez.
Hernandez improved to 8-4 by winning his third
straight start, allowing seven hits and two
walks while striking out five in the contest.
Bowie added four more runs in
the top of the eighth off Thunder reliever
Anthony Claggett. Sebastien Boucher led off
with a walk and moved to third on a double by
Carlos Rojas. Nolan Reimold drove both runners
in with a single to right to give Bowie an 8-2
advantage. After a Matt Wieters walk, Jeff
Nettles hit a one-out double to right to drive
in Reimold and Wieters to give Bowie a 10-2
lead.
TILLMAN OVERPOWERS THUNDER
Chris
Tillman dominated the Trenton Thunder Thursday,
throwing six shutout innings as the Baysox swept
a three game series with a 2-1 victory.
The righty only allowed three hits while
striking out nine in the contest.
With the win, the Baysox have won four in
a row, and seven of their last eight, to improve
to 74-52.
Bowie remains 1.0 game in front of Akron
in the Southern Division.
The Baysox have now won a season-high
seven in a row on the road and are also a season
high 22 games above .500.
Trenton managed a threat with
two outs in the first inning, but came away
empty.
Austin Jackson hit a two-out single to
center and Tillman hit Chris Malec with a pitch.
Tillman got Colin Curtis to strike out
swinging to end the inning.
The Baysox only managed to put
more than one runner on base at the same time in
the fourth inning.
Nolan Reimold was hit by a pitch to lead
off the inning and Ryan Finan hit a one-out
single to center.
Jeff Nettles hit an infield single to the
pitcher to load the bases before Mike Rodriguez
struck out for the second out of the inning.
Jonathan Tucker delivered a huge two-out
single to score Reimold and Finan, putting Bowie
up 2-0.
The Thunder threatened
to come right back in the bottom of the fourth.
Austin Jackson led off with a single to
left and stole second base.
Colin Curtis was hit by a pitch with one
out to put runners on first and second but P. J.
Pilittere hit a line drive to first baseman Ryan
Finan.
Finan caught the ball and doubled Curtis
off of first base to preserve the 2-0 lead.
Trenton finally came up with a run in the bottom
of the seventh.
Wilfredo Perez came on to relieve Tillman
to start the inning and retired the first two
batters he faced.
P. J. Pilittere singled to right and Cody
Ehlers followed with a single to center.
Kevin Russo doubled to left field to
drive in Pilittere, but Cody Ehlers was thrown
out at home to end the inning.
Julio Manon worked 1.1 scoreless innings to earn
the save.
Manon allowed a single to Chris Malec to
led off the ninth inning, but Matt Wieters
caught pinch runner Walter Ibarra stealing
second for the first out of the inning.
Manon would retire the next two batters
to record his 28th save, setting a new
single-season record for the Baysox.
Manon joins Brad Bergesen as the second
Baysox pitcher to set a single-season franchise
record this year.
Erie
outfielder Casper Wells is the winner of the
Bank of America Eastern League Player of the
Week Award and
Akron left-hander Scott
Lewis is the winner of the Bank of America
Eastern League Pitcher of the Week Award.
For more information about Bank of America visit
www.bankofamerica.com.
WE GET LETTERS
..
Bill,
Everyone i know had grown tired of the GNats
and what was going out onto the field everyday,
and up until last week end with the arrival of
the 2 new, FAST guys ..had TUNED this season
O-U-T.
Now if i wanna
rant...
-ACTA is a robot when it comes to pitching
decisions late in the game....
- No team, Lerner family, better offer more
$$$$ than the GNats for Severna Park's Teixiera....though
he could still chose to go to a contender.
There is no 1B here ...and at 28, if you don't
break the bank to get this guy, than you should
not be owning this team....
-This is the NL East and 3 teams will always put
90 million and above payrolls on the field. You
gotta pay to play.
Respectfully,
Danny Morrison
Dear Danny,
Go get them!
Teixicra would come high but would be
worth it.
Bill
Bill,
I�ve been praying for you and Terry Maher for
ever so long but will now hold him up to our
Lord for recovery for his heart.
I know exactly what Margo is going
through with Roger�s severe attack in October
(revived 5 times).
Keep the faith, Terry,
Margot Fowler Lusby
Bill,
Thanks for sharing the news concerning Terry. I
use to date him in 1950 after Smitty.
Just emailed Margo to extend my best
wishes for speedy recovery and hi.
Hope he does �re-coop� real fast and
seems like they caught it in time.
I had to get out my �Him Book� with his
picture to renew the fun times we use to have
dancing and all in those days.
I heard that he married Shirley Bockman
but life moves on.
Take care and glad you are doing so well.
Stay in touch,
Ruthie
From Fred Plummer:
Fred just today I learned of the passing of
Nancy R. Olley, Nee Myers, on June 12, 2008.
She was a member of the January 1950
graduating class.
For many years she lived in Wisconsin
with her husband and family.
She didn�t get back to the DC
area too much but I know many classmates
and friends remember her and would want to know
of her death.
I would appreciate it if you would send
on the word of her passing.
Thanks for your help.
Sincerely,
Ann Wellons Wheelbarger, Class of 1950
I wonder where they are today�
Dick Chappell, Don Mele, Susan Posey,
Bobo Osborne, Mason Cartwell, Dan 'Nerdie'
Butler, Jill Quade, Estelle Ginsburg, Ron
Perkins, Virginia Duke Jacobs, Joanne Humarrick,
Sandy McGregor, and Faye Dement?
More woes for the MTA and MDOT -
bus fires, lots of locomotives coming on
but what about passenger cars?
Governor O'Malley it's time you took a
look and put your foot down.
That bridge accident brought it to light
about how unsafe it is.
Two more bridges at least are needed, one
from Baltimore to Betterton and Calvert County
to Cambridge and MDOT planners had better start
planning now!
PHELPS IS THE MAN!
For the Olympics, USA and MARYLAND!
SUPPORT SOUTHERN MD SPORTS!!
Fourth I Remember the Most
I hope all of
you are enjoying a very enjoyable Fourth of July
weekend.
Let�s not forget what the Fourth stands
for and let�s stand up for America.
The Fourth I remember most is 1945, the
World War II was ending and the armed forces
displayed their might and arms on the mall in
downtown DEC and at night on the 4th
a great display of fireworks.
Even the Nats
of 1945 finished second in the American League
it was a great summer going to Beverly and
Triton Beaches, dinner at Al Sears restaurant
(the halfway mark for us when we went to the
beach), a great time for me.
ORIOLES FOR
REAL?
Are the
Baltimore Orioles for real?
That�s a good question and on the surface
it appears so, but just when you think so they
drop two of three to the Nats but still at the
halfway mark they are above .500.
Dave Trembley
has done a great job and at this point he should
be a strong candidate for �American League
Manager of the Year� and unless the Birds fold
he will be.
Here�s a
letter from Lenny Foxwell:
Bill:
Thanks for a
thorough and thoughtful assessment of
Washington's shortstops through the years. I
agree with your bottom line conclusion -- that
Cecil Travis, at the height of his power, was
the finest shortstop this town has ever seen,
and despite the fact that his career was
interrupted due to wartime service, deserves to
be enshrined in Cooperstown.
One of these
days I'll have to show you a scorecard that my
grandfather kept from a September 21, 1952 game
against the Red Sox. Starting lineup was:
Eddie Yost,
3B
Jim Busby, CF
Jackie
Jensen, RF
Mickey
Vernon, 1B
Pete Runnels,
SS
Gil Coan, LF
Floyd Baker,
2B
Mickey
Grasso, C
Connie
Marrero, P
Sox won 7-3
behind Paul "Dizzy" Trout. Advertisers on the
game program included Arcade Pontiac on Irving
Street, Stanford Paper Company, Briggs' Hot Dogs
and J.C. Harding Electric.
Again, Bill,
thanks for taking up the subject and treating it
right.
LNF
I was there
when Jim Busby joined the Nats on May 3rd,
1952, he came in a trade with the White Sox
along with Mel Hoderlein for Sam Mele. (It was a
day when Clark Griffith made two great trades).
The other trade brought Jackie Jensen,
Spec Shea, Jerry Snyder, and Archie Wilson to
the Nats for Irv Noren and Tom Upton.
Busby, Jensen
and Wilson were in the starting lineup for the
Nats that day and Wilson looked like the best
when he went 7 for 9 in the twin bill but alas
it was not to be as he went something like 0 for
62 then he was traded on June 9th to
the Red Sox for Ken Wood.
Mickey Grasso
came up to the Giants in 1946 then joined the
Nats in 1950 and was in DC till 1954 when he was
traded to the Indians for Joe Tipton.
His claim to fame was his restaurant on
14th Street NW next to the Trans Lux
theater between New York Avenue and H Street.
Yost was the
�Walking Man�, Coan was later traded for Roy
�Squirl� Sievers, Vernon was a two time American
League batting champion, Baker was a decent
journeyman who besides the Nats spent time with
the Browns, White Sox, Red Sox, and Phillies,
Runnels was a two time AL batting leader with
the Red Sox and Marrero loved cigars and
throwing blooper pitches to Ted Williams.
I dated JoAnn
Briggs who was the daughter of one of the Briggs
brothers who owned Briggs Hot Dogs, a lot of
Redskins worked at Arcade Pontiac it was on the
corner of Irving Street and Hyatt Place in
Northwest DC.
Coming next
week we�ll have a look at Maryland football and
a close up of reserve center Danny Edwards who
comes from Frederick but has a Prince George�s
and Southern Maryland connection.
Baysox,
Curve Use Twelve Pitchers In Doubleheader
The Baysox
split a doubleheader with the Curve taking game
one 8-3 before dropping the nightcap in extra
innings, 6-5. Game one was the conclusion of
Saturday's regularly scheduled game and lasted
seven innings. Due to Minor League Baseball
rules, the second game was also scheduled for
seven innings, but went ten.
Game one
began where the teams left off Saturday, with
one out and a man on first in the bottom of the
third inning with the Baysox leading 4-3. The
Curve sent Jeff Sues to the mound to take over
for Saturday's starter, Josh Shortslef, and Sues
retired the rest of the side in order.
Ryan Keefer
took over for Rommie Lewis to begin Sunday's
affair for the Baysox and continued to impress,
going 2.1 innings and allowing just three hits
to earn his first victory of the year. Keefer is
still getting stronger returning from Tommy John
surgery in 2006, "I'm feeling a lot better
command-wise and my arm is feeling good. I've
got a little different role now, I'm more of a
long guy but I feel really good. My throwing
partners are a big help with my control and
locating my pitches, I'm just feeling good."
The Baysox
got back on the board in the bottom of the
fourth inning. Travis Brown led off with a
triple down the right field line. With one away,
Jonathan Tucker drew a walk to put runners on
the corners and Carlos Rojas hit a single to
right field, plating Brown to give Bowie a 5-3
lead.
Bowie struck
for two more runs in the fifth on a two-run
homerun off the bat of Brian Peterson and they
added another run in the bottom of the sixth.
Carlos Rojas hit a one-out double to right field
and Lou Montanez drove him in with a single to
left. Gerardo Casadiego retired all five batters
he faced to nail down the 8-3 victory.
The Baysox
grabbed an early 1-0 lead in game two on a solo
homerun by Lou Montanez in the bottom of the
first. Altoona answered back with a run of their
own in the top of the third. Luis Cruz led off
with a double to center field and Steve Lerud
singled him home to tie the game at 1-1.
The Curve
snapped the tie in the top of the fourth inning.
Shelby Ford led off with a hard ground ball to
first base that eluded Jeff Nettles for an
error. Jonel Pacheco made the Baysox pay with a
two-run blast over the wall in center field.
Jason Delaney picked up a base hit and moved to
second on a groundout by Jason Bowers. With two
outs, Luis Cruz picked up a single to right
field, scoring Delaney. Cruz took off in an
attempt to steal second base, and catcher Matt
Wieters threw a strike to the bag, but shortstop
Blake Davis couldn't corral the throw and Cruz
was in safely. James Boone slapped a base hit
into left field to score Cruz and give Altoona a
5-1 lead.
Tillman
pitched well, despite allowing five total runs.
He was only charged with two earned runs, but he
didn't use that as an excuse, "I made two
mistakes, that was it. I thought I made good
pitches, it just didn't come out the way I
thought it would. I thought I made a lot of good
pitches, and I made two blunt mistakes that hurt
me pretty bad."
The Baysox
started to chip away in the bottom of the fifth
with a two-out RBI single by Jonathan Tucker.
Bowie picked up two more runs in the bottom of
the sixth on a Nolan Reimold solo homerun and a
bases-loaded walk by Blake Davis.
Bowie got
forced the game to extras with a run in the
bottom of the seventh. Sebastien Boucher led off
with a pinch-hit double down the left field
line. Boucher advanced to third on Lou
Montanez's groundout, bringing Nolan Reimold to
the plate with a man on third and one away.
Reimold broke his bat and blooped one just over
the leaping second baseman to bring Boucher in
and tie the game at 5-5.
Kam Mickolio
pitched a scoreless sixth inning and Julio Manon
threw 3.0 no-hit innings of relief, striking out
two and surrendering just one walk. Felix Romero
came on to pitch in the top of the tenth and
retired the first two batters in order before
Shelby Ford crushed a homerun to right to give
the Curve a 6-5 lead. Romero got ahead of Ford
in the count 0-2 before Ford fouled off four
pitches and eventually homered on a full count.
Christian Castorri came on to close out the
Baysox in order in the bottom of the tenth for
his first save.
With the
split, the Baysox move to 46-36, in second place
in the Southern Division. Bowie looks to put
some distance between them and the rest of the
division with a four-game series in Harrisburg
starting Monday. RHP Jason Berken (5-3, 4.28
ERA) will start Monday's game for the Baysox
against Harrisburg LHP Adrian Alaniz (0-0, 2.65
ERA).
The Baysox
will return home for a four-game series against
the Erie SeaWolves beginning on July 4th.
The Baysox will celebrate Independence Day with
special Fourth of July fireworks after Friday
night's game. Great seats are still available at
www.baysox.com.
Montanez,
Reimold Hammer Harrisburg
Lou Montanez and Nolan Reimold hit two homeruns
apiece and Brad Bergesen earned his ninth win of
the year as the Baysox edged the Senators 8-7 in
Harrisburg Tuesday night. Bergesen worked 6.2
innings and was charged with four runs on four
hits, but two of the runs were unearned. He
walked three batters and struck out seven on his
way to the victory. His nine wins are even more
impressive considering Tuesday was only his 13th
start of the season for Bowie; he began the year
with Class-A Frederick.
The Baysox scored in the top of the first when
Lou Montanez drew a two-out walk and Nolan
Reimold drove him in with a double to right
field.
Bowie put up four more runs in the top of the
third. Lou Montanez hit a solo homerun to center
field and Nolan Reimold blasted a solo shot of
his own to left. It was the second night in a
row the two have gone back-to-back; they did it
Monday against Adrian Alaniz. Tuesday was also
the third straight game that Reimold and
Montanez have each hit homeruns. Montanez has
propelled himself into first place in the
Eastern League with 18 homeruns thanks to his
streak, passing teammate Jeff Nettles with his
solo shot in the third for number 17. Matt
Wieters stepped in after the homeruns and struck
a double to center. Jeff Nettles pulled a base
hit through the hole at shortstop and Wieters
moved to third. Mike Rodriguez walked to load
the bases and Brian Peterson struck out. With
two down, Blake Davis smacked a single to right
field to score Wieters and Nettles, increasing
the Bowie lead to 5-0.
The Baysox added another run in the top of the
fourth when Lou Montanez got a one-out single
and Nolan Reimold walked to move him to second.
With two away, Jeff Nettles hit a single to
right field to plate Montanez and the Bays ox
took a 6-0 lead. They pushed the lead to seven
in the top of the sixth on another solo homerun
by Nolan Reimold, giving him four homeruns in
his last three games.
The Senators finally got on the board against
Bergesen in the bottom of the sixth. Seth Bynum
led off with a double to center field and
Bergesen threw a wild pitch that allowed Bynum
to take third with no outs. William Bergolla hit
a sacrifice fly to left field to cut the Baysox
lead to 7-1.
Bergesen got into trouble in the bottom of the
seventh. After retiring the first batter of the
inning, Leonard Davis hit a solo homerun to
left-center. Bergesen walked Javi Herrera and
Garrett Guzman hit a ground ball to second base
that Carlos Rojas could not handle. It was a
fielding error for Rojas and the Senators had
runners on first and second with one away.
Bergesen got Seth Bynum to fly out but walked
Mike Daniel to load the bases with two outs.
Bergesen hit William Bergolla with a pitch to
score Herrera and the night was over for the
Bowie starter. Kam Mickolio came on with the
bases loaded and two outs and walked Bill
Rhinehart to bring in Guzman. Mickolio settled
down and got Luis Jimenez on strikes to retire
the side, but the Senators had cut the Bowie
lead to 7-4.
Lou Montanez picked up homerun number 18 in the
top of the eighth. It was another solo shot and
his fourth homerun in the last three games also.
The Senators refused to go down quietly,
grinding out another rally in the bottom of the
eighth. Leonard Davis hit a one-out single to
right field and Mickolio hit Javi Herrera with a
pitch to put runners on first and second.
Garrett Guzman hit a single through the hole at
shortstop to load the bases for the second
straight inning. Devin Ivany came in to
pinch-hit for Seth Bynum and Mickolio hit him
with a pitch to bring Davis in to score. Gerardo
Casadiego came on to relieve Mickolio and he
promptly walked Mike Daniel, allowing Herrera to
score and cutting th e Bowie lead to 8-6.
William Bergolla came up with the bases still
loaded and one out and smoked a base hit to left
field. Garrett Guzman came in to score but the
ball was hit too hard for any more runs to come
in. Bill Rhinehart came up with a chance to give
his team the lead, but he hit a hard ground ball
to first that Nettles fielded and fired to the
plate. Matt Wieters stepped on the plate and got
the ball back to first in time to get Rhinehart
for the inning-ending 3-2-3 double play.
Julio Manon came in and retired all three
batters he faced, striking out two, to earn his
19th save of the year. With the victory, the
Baysox improve to 48-36 on the year.
Baysox,
Senators Go Down To The Wire
The
Baysox led most of the way but could not finish
off the pesky Senators, dropping a 4-3
back-and-forth contest in Harrisburg Wednesday
night. Bowie could not capitalize on another
fantastic outing from starting pitcher David
Hernandez and lost on a bases-loaded single in
the bottom of the ninth. Hernandez has given up
just two runs and six hits in his last 24.2
innings of work over four starts. With
Wednesday�s no-decision, he has come away with
just one victory in that span.
The Baysox broke a scoreless tie in the top of
the fifth when Mike Rodriguez led off the inning
with a double. Carlos Rojas laid down a
sacrifice bunt to move Rodriguez to third and
the Senators walked Lou Montanez to put runners
o n the corners with one out. Nolan Reimold
grounded out to third base but it was enough to
bring Rodriguez home and give the Baysox a 1-0
lead.
Hernandez gave up just three hits going into the
bottom of the seventh inning. With one out in
the seventh, he gave up a base hit to Bill
Rhinehart and hit Javi Herrera with a pitch to
put runners on first and second. That was the
end of the night for Hernandez, he finished with
6.1 shutout innings of work, giving up four hits
and striking out four. Ryan Keefer came on to
take over for Hernandez and retired the side in
order to end the threat.
The Senators would not be denied and broke
through in the bottom of the eighth. Mike Daniel
led off with a base hit to left and William
Bergolla reached on a bunt single to put runners
at first and second with no outs. Leonard Davis
laid down a sacrifice bunt to move the runners
to second and third and Keefer walked Luis
Jimenez intentionally to load the bases. Keefer
got Edgardo Baez on strikes but Bill Rhinehart
smashed a double over Nolan Reimold�s head in
right field to bring in all three runners.
Keefer got Garrett Guzman to strike out to end
the inning, but the Senators had taken a 3-1
lead.
Bowie got back in it with a two-out rally in the
top of the ninth. Ryan Finan drew a one-out walk
and Sebastien Boucher hit a ground ball to
shortstop. Seth Bynum got Finan with the force
at second but Boucher was able to beat the relay
throw to first base to keep the Baysox alive.
Blake Davis kept things going with a double down
the right field line, putting runners at second
and third with two away. Mike Rodriguez smacked
a base hit to right field to score Boucher and
Davis and tie the game at 3-3 before getting
caught in a rundown to end the inning.
Rommie Lewis came in to take over for Keefer in
the bottom of the ninth and got Seth Bynum on
strikes to lead off the inning. Mike Daniel
drove a double to left field and Lewis
intentionally walked William Ber golla to put
runners on first and second with one out.
Leonard Davis grounded a single into right field
but Daniel got held up at third base to load the
bases. Luis Jimenez chopped one back up the
middle out of the reach of shortstop Blake Davis
and Daniel came in to score the winning run.
With the loss, the Baysox move to 48-37 on the
year, second place in the Southern Division.
O�MALLEY
SPARKS TWICE!
On Monday,
July 21, 2008, Governor Martin O�Malley and the
Maryland Department of Disabilities will
recognize the impact of the 2008 Maryland
Fitness and Athletic Equity Act for Students
with Disabilities, a new
Maryland law
that will provide more opportunities for all
students to participate in adaptive physical
education, unified sports and, for those who
qualify, varsity athletic competition.
The event
will feature Maryland 2008 Paralympians,
including Tatyana McFadden a Maryland athlete
whose photo is currently appearing on McDonald�s
cups. Special guest and keynote speaker, Willie
Stewart, winner of the 2007 New York City
Triathlon physically challenged division, also
will share his experiences and discuss �Armed
for the Challenge� an award-winning documentary
about his life that will be screened as part of
the event
program.
Representatives from the Maryland State
Department of Education, Special Olympics of
Maryland, local disability organizations will be
on hand for the event. Special displays,
demonstrations and information will be available
for parents and local school systems as they
prepare to implement this new law.
On Saturday,
July 26, 2008 will be celebrating the 18th
Anniversary of the Signing of the Americans with
Disabilities Act at the Music Center at
Strathmore. The event will include a special
salute to disabled veterans for their support of
the ADA. The festivities will include
refreshments, music, etc.
DYSTONIA
MEDICAL
RESEARCH FOUNDATION
ACTION ALERT
ACTION
REQUESTED
We are asking all dystonia advocates to contact
their Senators to take immediate action to
address the proposed 10.6% cuts in Medicare
reimbursement rates for physician services as
soon as they return from the 4th of
July recess. The Dystonia Advocacy Coalition
(DAC) is concerned that patient access to care
will be threatened.
Dystonia advocates
are encouraged to seize the opportunity to
communicate with the many Members of the Senate
who will be back home participating in 4th
of July celebrations and community events over
the holiday weekend.
BACKGROUND:
A 10.6% cut in the level of reimbursement to
physicians will go into effect unless the Senate
takes action when it returns from the 4th
of July recess. Failure to invoke cloture
(proceed to a debate) on the House-passed
Medicare package, which include provision to
offset the impending cut in Medicare physician
reimbursement would have resulted in these cuts
had the White House not stepped in to place a
temporary freeze on these cuts. The Senate
will need to take this up again to pass a
Medicare bill when members return from the 4th
of July recess on July 8th.
Currently,
the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS) is required to adjust payments to
physicians annually on the basis of a formula
called the sustainable growth rate (SGR) system.
For various reasons the SGR has directed a
negative update for physician services in each
of the last four years. If the recommended
negative reductions are enacted by CMS,
physicians will limit the amount of new Medicare
patients they treat and a patient�s access to
quality care will be reduced. Access to care is
already difficult amongst the dystonia community
and further obstacles would place an excessive
burden on many dystonia patients.
Congress
acted late last year to offset a scheduled 10.1%
reduction by CMS for repayment of physician
services, and instead provided an increase of
0.5% for the first six months of 2008. Payment
rates are scheduled to be reduced by 10.6% on
July 1st, 2008, the date the 6 month
temporary increase expires. Subsequently,
repayment rates are projected to be reduced by
an additional 5% on January 1, 2009, when the
rate is scheduled for its annual adjustment.
If you don�t
know who your two senators are or how to get in
touch with them,
please visit
or call the Senate switchboard at (202)
224-3121.
THANK
YOU
REPORT FROM JIM ROSAPEPE:
You'll be
disappointed to know that through my first two
years in the Senate, I got a little behind on my
communications. As a result, we've just put up
my new website! It's
www.jimrosapepe.com
The good
news, though, is that, because of your help
winning my seat in 2006, I've been able do some
good and important things, particularly in
support of Governor Martin O'Malley's
progressive agenda. For example:
-- we've
largely solved the state's budget
deficits, while other states are
struggling;
-- we've
passed strong environmental legislation
to protect the Bay, promote renewable energy,
and conserve open space;
-- we've
expanded medical insurance for
working families;
-- we've
blocked public college tuition hikes
for three straight years.
On my
website, you can find information on many others
issues I've worked -- as well as how to become a
Maryland notary or get a tour of the State
Capitol!
I'm not up for re-election this year and, like
many others, am deeply involved in the
presidential race. It makes a huge difference
for almost everything I'm working on in the
Senate.
But I do
have to continue to communicate with my
constituents, pay off my remaining debt from
2006, and prepare for my re-election race.
You've been generous in supporting my campaign
efforts in 2006 -- and I hope you will be again.
Please consider a contribution -- checks can be
made payable to Friends of Jim Rosapepe and sent
to: Friends of Jim Rosapepe
P.O. Box 700
College Park, MD 20740
Or, another
option is to contribute online. Please visit
http://www.rosapepeforsenate.com/contribute
Your contribution of $250, $500, $1000, or
whatever you can afford by July 15 will be a
great help.
Please give me a call at 202 349 7033 or Carolyn
at 202 349 7019 if you have questions.And take a
look at my website! Suggestions for improvement
are welcome.
Have a good summer and keep in touch!
Best wishes,
Jim Rosapepe
State Senator
WE GET
LETTERS...
Hey
Bill,
The summer is
heating up and so are the outdoor gigs. This
month, however, most of them are private
gigs. So come on inside, keep cool, and join
us at the following places in July. Below are
both the July and August schedules.
Saturday, July 5 -
"4th of July Guys" Private Party, Baltimore
Friday, July 11,
6-10 - Steve and David at Fager's Island, 60th
St. in the Bay, Ocean City, MD, 410-524-5500, http://www.fagers.com/restaurant/pdf_calendars/ENTERTAINMENT%20CAL%20MAY%2008.jpg
Friday, July 12
- Private Golf Party in Rehobeth, Del.
Friday, July 18,
9-1:15, Steve, Don and Bill at the Stil on York
Road in Lutherville, 410-560-7900,
http://www.thestill.net/
Saturday, July 26
- Private Crab Feast, Severna Park
Friday, August 1,
7:30-9:30 - Steve, David, Don and Bill will play
a concert at Hunt Valley Town Center (get your
Wegman's shopping in while you are there)
Friday, August 15,
The Klassix at Ocean City Convention Center for
the Maryland Association of Counties' Crab Feast
Saturday, August 16,
4:30-9, -The Klassix (our 6 piece band) at MR
Ducks, Talbot Street on the Bay, Ocean City, MD
800-659-7703
http://www.talbotstreetpier.com/mrducks/live.html
Friday, August 22,
6-10 - Steve and David at Fager's Island, 60th
St. in the Bay, Ocean City, MD, 410-524-5500, http://www.fagers.com/restaurant/pdf_calendars/ENTERTAINMENT%20CAL%20MAY%2008.jpg
See You at
the Bar;
Steve Ports,
David Bell, Don Wimbrough and Bill Fritz
Steve,
You guys
produce great music, keep up the good work.
Bill
Bill:
So good to
hear from you and to learn of Don's 50th
anniversary.
Roger and I celebrated ours last year.
Hugs to you, Don, John and Buddy always,
Margot
Margot,
Everybody up
here still loves you.
Bill
Bill,
A dance off at Glen Echo? Already did that in
1954 I think it was. Was at the Glen Echo
Ballroom when Milt Grant was there and won the
dance off with my partner to "A White Sport Coat
and a Pink Carnation" sung by Marty Robbins. The
prize was an LP and a spot on Milt's next TV
program which was aired at the WTTG studios in
the Raleigh Hotel on 11th street downtown.
When is the dance off? Packing my bags now. Not
sure who Marilyn Jacobs Otter is but here comes
the Glen Echo Ballroom Dance Queen of 1954!
Dale (aka Miss Dale, the Drama Queen, Miss Jane
(never mind that one), Dangerous, Trouble, the
Swamp Lady, and various other aliases.
P.S. Is Len Kanthal still up there, he has the
quickest feet (former Golden Gloves boxer),
danced with Lenny at our 2002 Roosevelt reunion.
Dale,
It�s a dance off between Baltimore�s Buddy Deane
alumni and Milt Grants.
Len hangs around with Jimmy Wexler.
Bill
Bill,
Thanks for the birthday greeting, got a special
gift this year daughter, son-in-law and most
specially my granddaughter are here.
Really enjoy your column.
Tommy
Tommy,
You are a great person, have a great wife and
were a very good basketball player at Roosevelt.
Bill
Bill,
This is Al Herndon who Charlie and I grew up
with and is in those SE Boys Club pictures I
sent you.
In a recent column you wrote about
Maurice Herndon and his gas station and it rang
a bell so I wrote Al and this is his response,
it was his father you mentioned.
Al was once on your mailing list and has
since changed his site name.
So here it is and he wishes to get back
on your mailing list the same as Charlie
requested, small world sometimes.
J
John,
Done deal for both.
Bill
Bill,
That's great Bill. Wish I could be up there.
Please say to the good Colonel for me, in fact
you can give him a hug from me - that should
spark him up a bit, ha ha ha - and
congratulations to Don and his wife. I can see
Don in my mind's eye right now sitting at that
fun table with us at Gentleman Jim's and I
believe he was also there at that nice
restaurant in Bethesda, the Wedgewood? was it?
On the Wednesday before the reunion I think.
Carole and Ti were there, and my childhood
friend Bobby Simi walked in and I was reduced to
mush. His family were more my family than my
own family were and seeing Bobby really brought
back wonderful childhood memories because of
those good people.
Blessings, Dale
SPORTS NOTES
Akron outfielder Trevor Crowe is the winner of
the Bank of America Eastern League Player of the
Week Award and New Hampshire right-hander Robert
Ray is the winner of the Bank of America Eastern
League Pitcher of the Week Award.
I am nominating Carol West Cullinane for Arcacia
Federal Saving Bank �Nice Guys Award for 2008�.
Scott Garceau is stepping down as the daily
sports anchor at WMAR-TV Channel 2 and will do
assorted sports gigs for WMAR and other
stations.
WMAR ought to pick up Ron Menchine or
Phil Jackman to take his place.
Former Nats closer Chad Cordero has been shut
down for the season and maybe through pitching.
I wonder when �Cane�, �Chuck� and �Moonlight�
are coming back to TV?
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