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Columns - Gary Lambrecht
It’s time to see how the Ravens answer their questions
- As the Ravens line up today at McDaniel College for the first, full-squad workout of their 13th training camp, the team is shadowed by a laundry list of questions as it prepares for a season all about transition.
- As the Ravens line up today at McDaniel College for the first, full-squad workout of their 13th training camp, the team is shadowed by a laundry list of questions as it prepares for a season all about transition.
Jones: Former Mariner sailing to greatness
- Since he arrived in Baltimore in the trade with Seattle, Adam Jones has been followed by labels that sometimes ignite the undoing of young players oozing talent.
- Since he arrived in Baltimore in the trade with Seattle, Adam Jones has been followed by labels that sometimes ignite the undoing of young players oozing talent.
Getting deal done right move for Flacco, Ravens
- Ever since they made him their highest-drafted quarterback in team history, the Ravens have said that former University of Delaware standout Joe Flacco would compete for the starting job in 2008.
Orioles better hope future is brighter than present
- Oh my, do the Orioles need to escape the rat race for a few days.
- Oh my, do the Orioles need to escape the rat race for a few days.
Here’s to a comeback Favre should not make
- If Brett Favre is considering abandoning retirement to play quarterback again for the Green Bay Packers, four months after that teary good-bye, Favre will join an elite list of great athletes who were unable to stop feeding their addictions to competition, money or attention.
Roberts, Rays, D-backs, oh my!
- With the All-Star break upon us next week, a few midseason observations:
- With the All-Star break upon us next week, a few midseason observations:
Baltimore Orioles' Brian Roberts takes time for the kids
- In the eyes of an elementary school kid, a baseball player who stands only 5-foot-9 appears larger than life in uniform. Yet, several days after Naomi Bridger watched Orioles star second baseman Brian Roberts in action against the Washington Nationals, she saw one of the Orioles’ top players in a different light.
- In the eyes of an elementary school kid, a baseball player who stands only 5-foot-9 appears larger than life in uniform. Yet, several days after Naomi Bridger watched Orioles star second baseman Brian Roberts in action against the Washington Nationals, she saw one of the Orioles’ top players in a different light.
Youthful starting rotation starting to lose steam
- The Orioles went 15-12 in the month of June, maintaining a pace that could produce the franchise’s first winning season since 1997.
For Terps coach Williams, the past no longer outshines the present
- Five years ago, such a scenario would have been unthinkable in College Park.
- Five years ago, such a scenario would have been unthinkable in College Park.
Orioles need to find big solution to shortstop problem
- During a span of about 35 years dating to 1963, the shortstop position in Baltimore was manned almost exclusively by three men: Luis Aparicio, Mark Belanger and Cal Ripken Jr.
Orioles’ puzzle is just missing a few pieces
- Two of the best days in recent Orioles’ history happened during the offseason.
- Two of the best days in recent Orioles’ history happened during the offseason.
Orioles’ offense is delivering punch, not punch line
- They are nearly halfway through the season, and the Orioles continue to press on without a true cleanup man. They have no .300 hitter among their regulars, and not one of them is on pace to drive-in 100 runs or even is a cinch to smack 25 home runs.
- They are nearly halfway through the season, and the Orioles continue to press on without a true cleanup man. They have no .300 hitter among their regulars, and not one of them is on pace to drive-in 100 runs or even is a cinch to smack 25 home runs.
This year’s Celtics-Lakers inferior to its predecessors
- It’s nice the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers have renewed one of the NBA’s more storied rivalries in this year’s league championship series.