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Maybe Duquette and Showalter feel the
club’s long-term interest is best served by
having Gausman pitch about 30 innings in
relief before inserting him into the rotation
at some point later during the season.
I think the Orioles should have sent
Gausman to Triple-A Norfolk after spring
training to let him dominate while getting
about 10-12 starts under his belt.
There’s no doubt Gausman has the potential to be great. However, during part of three
minor league seasons that have spanned 142.1
innings, Gausman has posted a 3.41 ERA.
Meanwhile, during 161 innings with the Orioles, Gausman has pitched to a 4.19 ERA, in
his first two seasons with the Orioles.
A pitcher with Gausman’s repertoire
should be dominating, challenging hitters
and consistently blowing them away with a
lethal combination of four pitches that includes a 96-99 mph fastball.
However, Gausman’s results with the
Orioles have added up to a misleading notion that he doesn’t need to do more in
the minor leagues to perfect his skill set.
I’m worried the O’s are enabling Gausman
to be satisfied with being good instead of
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reflecting on the Orioles’ recent run of success. But the two men
responsible for putting
the pieces in place and
orchestrating that success, executive vice president of baseball
operations Dan Duquette and manager
Buck Showalter, are not flawless in their
way of thinking.
An area where Duquette and Showalter made a questionable decision in putting together the Orioles’ 25-man roster
was the final spot in the starting rotation.
Right-handed pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez was
named the team’s No. 5 starter to begin
the season, while fellow right-hander Kevin
Gausman was sent to the bullpen to round
out the 13-man pitching staff.
Jimenez, signed to a four-year, $50 million contract Feb. 17, 2014, was one of the
few disappointments during the Orioles’
96-win campaign last season. The good
news, though, is he still has three years to
live up to the expectations that followed
him to Baltimore after signing the richest
deal for a free-agent pitcher in club history.
Now, the Orioles and pitching coach
Dave Wallace are working toward getting
the most out of the 6-foot-5, 210-pound
Jimenez this season.
Taking some advice from Wallace,
Jimenez tweaked his delivery during the final
month last season, shortening his delivery to
the plate and tightening up his complicated,
herky-jerky mechanics. Jimenez also tinkered with his offseason throwing program,
completing most of his throwing from the
mound to help him build leg strength.
The results were promising enough that
Jimenez entered spring training in Sarasota, Fla., ready to perfect those changes
and make a big impact during his second
season with the Birds.
But the results for Jimenez during the
O’s Grapefruit League opener against the
Detroit Tigers March 3 weren’t favorable.
Jimenez lasted 1.1 innings and was charged
with six runs (five earned) on two hits, two
walks and two strikeouts.
Still, that wasn’t enough to discourage
Showalter.
“It’s the first day of spring for a lot
of people, but he’s only going to get better,” Showalter told The Baltimore Sun
March 3. “What, we’ve got six, seven more
starts? That’s the reasons we started him
first, want to get him as many outings
and stuff under his belt with some of the
things he’s working on.”
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Jimenez slowly rounded into form, posting a 2 .88 ERA and 1.29 WHIP while striking out 21 and walking six during his 25 innings in spring training action.
Jimenez may get most of the credit for
his improvement, but Wallace should also
be praised for Jimenez’s recent revival.
Wallace pushed the O’s to bring in former
MLB right-handed pitcher Ramon Martinez, the brother of Hall of Fame righthanded pitcher Pedro Martinez, as a special assignment pitching instructor.
One of the first jobs Martinez had was
to work with Jimenez, a fellow Dominican
Republic native. And whether the turnaround had anything to do with the work
Jimenez put in with Martinez, we’ll find out
as the regular season progresses.
But Jimenez’s recent success came
at the expense of Gausman, who had his
share of struggles during brief game action
in Grapefruit League play. During four appearances, Gausman compiled a 7.04 ERA
and allowed six earned runs on 12 hits and
two walks in 7.2 innings.
With Jimenez having tossed 18.2 innings
more than Gausman in spring training,
that may have been the Orioles’ way of protecting Gausman for when they need him
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Cal Ripken Jr., Bill Ripken Optimistic About
Orioles Repeating As AL East Champions
A
fter winning the American League East
last season for the first time in 17 years, the
Baltimore Orioles entered 2015 with more
questions than most reigning division
champions.
The free-agent losses of outfielder/designated hitter Nelson Cruz, right fielder Nick
Markakis and left-handed reliever Andrew Miller have some
pundits believing the Birds will take a step back this season.
One common criticism is the O’s didn’t do enough during the
offseason to offset those losses.
But former Orioles Cal Ripken Jr. and Bill Ripken both
said they are optimistic about the team’s chances of repeating
as division champions for the first time since accomplishing
the feat 41 years ago.
“I don’t see anybody in the [AL] East better than [the Orioles],” Bill Ripken said March 23 before the Aberdeen IronBirds Hot Stove dinner at Ripken Stadium. “… If I had to look
at the top two teams in the East when [I] think about playoff
contenders, I think it would be the Orioles and Boston [Red
Sox].”
Unlike the Orioles, the Red Sox were one of the most active
teams in free agency during the offseason, signing third baseman Pablo Sandoval, outfielder Hanley Ramirez and righthanded pitcher Justin Masterson to lucrative deals. All told,
the Red Sox added eight new players to their 25-man roster
through free agency or trades a season after finishing in last
place in the division.
Despite Boston’s makeover, Bill Ripken, a studio analyst
for MLB Network, said the team still needs to solidify a pitching staff that finished 26th last season with a 4.36 starters’
ERA. He thinks that’s an area where the Orioles hold a distinct advantage against the Red Sox.
“I don’t think their pitching gets enough recognition,” Bill
Ripken said of the Orioles’ rotation. “… They’ve got five [starting pitchers] that can throw a 3.50 ERA up there. … I still think
there are question marks on the Boston staff.”
While Cal Ripken isn’t ready to anoint the Orioles division
champions yet, he said the club looks poised to return to the
postseason for the third time in four seasons.
“They’re a playoff-caliber team, and I think that’s the only
prediction that you can really make going in because the season dictates how things are going to go,” Cal Ripken said.
Cal Ripken, who led the Orioles to their most recent
World Series title in 1983, acknowledged the New York Yankees would provide the Birds with their biggest challenge for
division supremacy. The former two-time AL Most Valuable
Player of the Year award winner said if the Yankees remain
healthy, things could fall into place for them to win their first
division title since 2012.
“I know the Yankees have a lot of questions, but if the questions are answered … I can see kind of everything lining up for
the Yankees,” Cal Ripken said. “They got some arms. They got
some guys who can pitch, so I wouldn’t underestimate them.”
Meanwhile, Bill Ripken said if Orioles third baseman
Manny Machado and catcher Matt Wieters can bounce back
from injury-riddled 2014 campaigns, that should make up for
Markakis and Cruz’s offensive production.
“I still looked at the Orioles going into this year, even with
losing Markakis [and] losing Cruz, and figured Machado is
coming back,” Bill Ripken said. “And at one point in time, we
figure Wieters is going to come back and do some things. But
the club is still good.”
Cal Ripken noted the winning pedigree and depth the
organization has developed under manager Buck Showalter
should keep the Birds in position to remain among the AL’s
elite.
“The intangibles are that they have been good the last
[three] years,” Cal Ripken said. “To me, I think there was a lot
of concern that there wasn’t a lot of activity in the offseason …
but when you’ve got the depth of your team where you want,
you have some leeway.”
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‘Team Up For 1’
Matches Sick Children
With Sports Teams
A local foundation driven by the mantra that “illness has
no offseason” is in the process of locating sick children to be
adopted by local sports teams. Through these team-based
adoptions, the Team Up For 1 Foundation (TU41) aims to enhance the quality of life for children (and their families) ailing
from chronic and life-threatening illnesses.
The Stevenson University football team and the University
of Maryland baseball team have both adopted children, and
more local teams are lining up to participate.
TU41 is the brainchild of Charlie Levine, a former Balti-
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Ty Jones with the Maryland baseball team
more businessman who has passionately dedicated his life to
community service.
“I [have] always been involved in the community,” he said,
“and helping others is kind of cool. I heard a story about a kid
with autism, and nobody came to his birthday party. That
will never happen again. We need to get the word out and find
more kids.”
The adoption process includes an MVP on-campus event
ceremony for the child to be officially adopted by the team.
There are countless team activities, including practices and
games. TU41 also sponsors a date night for the parents, a support circle, and both sibling and family fun days.
“Most of these parents are incredibly strapped,” Levine
said. “We will also pay for a nurse to stay with the child. I’m
pretty excited about the date night.”
Seven-year old Ty Jones, adopted by the Terrapin baseball
team, suffers from neuroblastoma -- a cancer that affects 1,000
children per year.
“After his first round of chemotherapy, he went straight to
College Park, [Md.,] and met the team,” Levine said.
The players and coaches have developed a special bond
with Jones. At a recent fundraising event for TU41 at Jimmy’s
Famous Seafood, a video was screened showing Maryland
pitcher Rob Galligan addressing Jones as the team prepared
to face the University of Michigan March 28-29.
“Hopefully, we can get you some wins this year,” he said.
“We hope to see you again soon.”
His mother, Colleen, has seen her young son go through a
tremendous amount during the past year.
“You have no idea what an impact this has had on him after what he has been through,” she said.
Last fall, the Stevenson football team adopted Andy Moscoso, who suffers from autism. Moscoso is a passionate football fan with a deep knowledge of the game.
“He does more for this team than just bring out the water,” head coach Ed Hottle said. “He spots balls for us at
practice between the hash marks, which is very important.
He did his job, and he knows football. He’s in the team picture like everyone else.”
Moscoso and his parents were featured in the same video
as Jones.
“I go to practices and games. I help get the players ready.
This is a great program for me,” Moscoso said.
Artie Sprouill, TU41’s director of development, said there is
a waiting list for teams to take part in the program.
“The Hopkins men’s basketball team, Stevenson lacrosse,
Park girls’ lacrosse and the University of Maryland women’s
lacrosse team are ready to participate,” Sprouill said.
Spruill wears many hats and is also responsible for finding
the children. She was talking to the Hopkins oncology department when Jones’ name came up.
“He already had a connection to sports,” she said. “He’s
played baseball, and a relative had coached a Division III
team.”
Levine’s dream is to see this concept spread to other cities
around the country.
“Sports can have such a positive impact on a community,”
Levine said. “It’s great to see it play a role in helping people in
need. We need to find more kids.”
If you know of a sick child who would benefit from the program,
call TU41 at 443-406-8841 or visit the website
to make a donation: http://teamupfor1.org/
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Jason Schneider’s Memory
Lives On, Through Family,
Friends And Golf
Golf outings in the Baltimore area typically don’t include
the Baltimore County Police Special Weapons and Tactics
team overlooking a difficult par three to see if a golfer sinks a
hole-in-one to win a car.
“They’ve got their spotting scopes out. They’ve got their
binoculars and all this other stuff,” Baltimore County Police
Sgt. T.J. Stetson said, “and they’re watching to verify the
hole-in-one in case someone actually hits one.
“All the golfers ... [joked], ‘Man, it was just unnerving having the SWAT team above watching the balls going out there.’”
But this is not a typical golf outing -- it’s the Jason Schneider “Salute to a Hero” Memorial Golf Tournament. It’s the
signature event of the Blue Valor Foundation, which helps the
families of fallen law enforcement officers around Maryland.
The second annual tournament will take place at Hayfields
Country Club in Hunt Valley, Md., May 4.
Schneider was shot and killed Aug. 28, 2013, while executing a search warrant in Catonsville, Md. He’s one of nine Baltimore County police officers who have fallen in the line of duty
in the history of the department.
The tournament includes flagsticks dedicated to each
of the nine individuals. An officer’s name and their “end of
watch,” or date of death, are inscribed on each of the flags,
which are black with a blue line. The flags are not to hit the
ground.
“There were people who came up to me after that tournament last year with tears in their eyes about what that meant
to them to see those officers’ names out there,” Baltimore
County police officer John Copsey said.
Schneider died at the age of 36. He left behind his wife,
Ericka, his son, Brandon, 12, and his stepdaughter, Kayla, 15.
Schneider was involved with the Baltimore County police department for 13 years, nine of which were with the county’s
Special Weapons and Tactics team.
Schneider also spent four years in the U.S. Marine Corps
beginning in 1996, shortly after graduating from North Carroll
High School. His father, Chuck, also spent time in the Marine
Corps. In fact, Jason was born in 1977 in California, where his
father was stationed at the time.
“He epitomized all those good qualities in people,” Chuck
Schneider, 60, said. “He was very responsible at a very early
age. He was an extremely loyal person to his friends, his family and his co-workers. He really believed in all of those things
that America stood for. He was well aware that being a police
officer presented its challenges and dangers. But Jason was
really almost born into what he did.”
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coached for the Mount last season before her older sister
arrived. She played at Maryland and became only the third
women’s player to win consecutive Tewaaraton Awards, given annually to the most outstanding college lacrosse player.
She’s also played on the national team and is now finishing
her MBA at the Mount.
“She’s not very far removed from the college scene herself,
and she gives great perspective,” Lauren Schwarzmann said.
“I really trust her. She’s my best friend. I really value her.”
Katie Schwarzmann, an assistant coach with Dana Cahill,
said it’s easy to see the positive influence her older sister has
already had on the program.
“She’s definitely brought a lot of good to the program,” she
said. “She’s just very positive and bringing a lot of energy. Last
year, we had a pretty tough season. She’s come here and instilled some confidence in the players. They want to get out
and improve, and that’s a testament to her.”
Both sisters agreed this is going to be a program that
needs to grow in different ways. The Mount has 20 players on
this year’s team, and Lauren Schwarzmann wants 30-35 players on the roster at some point.
The head coach is well aware she won’t be turning this
team around in one season, and the Mount has struggled this
spring. The team was 3-9 as of April 16, with a seven-game losing streak from March 7-April 3.
“Are we changing things now, in terms of wins and losses?
Not necessarily, but we’re definitely changing the culture of
[the program],” Lauren Schwarzmann said. “The wins will
come as we continue to grow, and learn from our mistakes and
add pretty good depth to our team. It’s a process.”
One of the Mount’s toughest losses came Feb. 21, when
UMBC pulled out a 5-4 victory during a snow-shortened
game. The Mount hung with the talented Retrievers throughout the game, and UMBC head coach Amy Slade said she has
no doubt the Schwarzmann sisters will turn things around.
“First and foremost, they’re great people and great lacrosse players,” Slade said. “They’re doing the right things.
They’re taking it back to the basics, kind of starting from the
ground up. They just get the job done by doing the basics really well.”
Re-teaching the game, transforming the culture and
changing the way things are handled in the program are what
Lauren Schwarzmann must focus on during the next few
years. Mount St. Mary’s hasn’t really been a winner in women’s
lacrosse, and she wants to change that.
She’s glad to have earned that chance at the Mount -- and
having her sister by her side makes the whole thing even more
enjoyable.
“I feel extremely lucky to have her on staff,” Lauren
Schwarzmann said. “We’re here to make [the players] better
and more confident in what they’re doing. It’s great that we
get to spend quality time together.”
Stetson and Copsey started the foundation and tournament. The pair works in the police department’s firearm
training sector and became friendly with Schneider, whose
duties with the SWAT team often brought him by the pistol range to stay sharp.
“[There are] 2,000 cops in the Baltimore County Police Department. With our job at the pistol range, we see
them twice a year for qualifications,” Copsey said. “But …
if we needed help with training, [Jason] was there. If you
needed help putting together a lesson plan with certain
tactics, Jason was there. I think we echo what the guys on
the team would say: just someone who was always there
when you needed him. You knew Jason had your back.”
The inaugural tournament, during which Schneider’s
SWAT team overlooked the par three eighth tee box, was
held at Hayfields May 4, 2014. Like last year, the tournament booked 128 people, or 32 foursomes. Last year’s
event raised nearly $70,000, a large chunk of which went to
the Schneider family after expenses.
Among the luminaries participating in this year’s event
will be former Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson,
who also came last year. He is one of seven people on the
Blue Valor Foundation board of directors. For Brandon
Schneider, meeting Robinson -- as well as all the law enforcement officers who worked with his father -- was special.
“[Brandon] was on cloud nine with all these [tactical
unit] guys around him and every single golfer stopping,
and, saying, ‘Hey, it’s good to meet you,’” Copsey said. “He
was [very] tired at the end of the day because he shook so
many hands.”
A host of sponsors are involved, including Arnold Palmer’s Latrobe Country Club, which donated items that were
personalized and autographed by Palmer and will be auctioned or raffled off. Latrobe Country Club also donated
two foursomes at the club, both of which include lodging.
With Robinson and Palmer associated with the foundation, the group enjoys greater credibility and finds it easier to attract sponsors, according to Stetson and Copsey.
They want the Blue Valor Foundation to be of service at a
moment’s notice to a Maryland family that’s lost a loved
one in the line of duty.
“We want to be proactive,” Stetson said. “We want to get
to where we’ve already got the foundation in place, [and]
we have the resources, [so] that when this happens, we
can address it immediately and not have to wait for someone’s charity. We want to be out ahead of it. … It’s a terrible
position to have to be in, to plan for someone’s untimely
death, but that’s the reality of our job.”
-- Luke Jackson
Sisters Lauren And Katie
Schwarzmann Teaming To
Rebuild Mount St. Mary’s
Women’s Lacrosse Program
Lauren Schwarzmann knew her first head coaching
job in college lacrosse would not be easy. Mount St. Mary’s
last had a winning season in 2007, and Schwarzmann clearly understood the task she faced when accepting the job
July 8, 2014.
Schwarzmann was determined to change the culture of the
program, add talent to the roster and transform the Mount
into winners. It’s been a tough task since she took over the job,
but one she’s enjoyed sharing with her younger sister, Katie,
an assistant coach with the team.
Both sisters are from the Baltimore area and starred in
high school at Century in Carroll County.
Lauren Schwarzmann, 29, then played at Johns Hopkins
before working as an assistant coach at Cincinnati, Stanford
and San Diego State. She also played on the U.S. national
team.
Katie Schwarzmann, 24, is a graduate assistant who
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Jersey Derby with a $2 million bonus. The race
was a little more than a week after the Preakness, so Spend A Buck skipped Baltimore.
After that, incentive bonuses were added to the Triple Crown to help preserve the
appeal of thoroughbred racing’s annual
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DEBATES,
HEROICS, SADNESS
ot so long ago, one of
Baltimore’s most cherished rituals appeared to
be in jeopardy.
The Preakness Stakes,
the middle jewel of horse racing’s Triple
Crown, the colorful and stirring rite of spring
that draws the gaze of the sports world every third Saturday in May, appeared to be
in danger of leaving historic Pimlico Race
Course for another venue.
Churning rumors had it fleeing to Florida
or California, the possible consequence of financial challenges facing the company that
owned the Maryland Jockey Club along with
the famous race.
Unthinkable? Perhaps now. But when the
Preakness was gripped by an anxiety that
roiled in varying intensity from 2005-10, many
recalled there was a time when it was also unthinkable that the Colts could leave town.
Fortunately for the Preakness and its
fans, those days of turmoil are in the past.
Credit the firmer footing of Maryland
Jockey Club ownership and a detente be-
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tween track operators and horsemen. Or
legislation passed six years ago to buttress
the state’s hold on the race or simply the
realization that the Preakness could not be
the Preakness if run anywhere else.
In any event, the apprehensions are gone,
and local fans heading to the 140th running
of the Preakness May 16 can now simply
worry about which colt or filly to wager.
“It was exhausting to have that kind of
speculation back then that it could be the
last year of the Preakness,” Baltimore mayor
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said. “You can’t
build a brand and an event with that kind
of insecurity.”
The importance of the Preakness cannot
be overstated, Rawlings-Blake said.
“It’s televised live nationally, and it attracts 120,000 people. Not every city can say
that they have an event of that magnitude,”
Rawlings-Blake said. “It gives us an opportunity to demonstrate that we have the hotel capacity -- the infrastructure to support
such an event. It’s both a source of pride for
the city itself and a chance to show the world
what we have to offer.”
The economic impact to the region is
substantial.
In the most recent available data from
the Maryland Department of Business and
Economic Development, the 2013 Preakness
generated in direct and indirect race-related
expenditures of $29.7 million. Out-of-state visitors account for 40 percent of that economic
impact. The event created 351 full-time equivalent jobs and $10.6 million in salaries.
Nancy McCrea, the research and information director who helps assemble the
economic figures for the state, said that
while the numbers tell one side of the race’s
import to the region, there’s more to the
Preakness story.
“There are a lot of intangibles you simply
can’t put a dollar figure on,” McCrea said.
Indeed, the Preakness is as much a part
of the city’s DNA as the Inner Harbor or the
aroma of steamed crabs. The race has a legacy rooted in the 19th century, when horses
were part of everyday life, and the inaugural Preakness was held in 1873 -- two years
before folks in Kentucky started something
called the Derby.
The Preakness was discontinued for
three years in the 1890s and was even run in
New York for a time before returning to Pimlico for good in 1909. And like all great events,
the race has had its share of triumphs, controversies and tragedy.
It holds an enviable place in the sequence
of the Triple Crown, with the race sandwiched between the Kentucky Derby, held in
early May, and New York’s Belmont Stakes,
run in early June. So in many instances -when the contenders bolt from the starting
gate near Pimlico’s far turn -- there is the
prospect that a Triple Crown winner is galloping past the grandstand.
As Chick Lang, the late general manager of
the Maryland Jockey Club who was known as
“Mr. Preakness,” is credited with noting, “The
thing that the Preakness has that the Kentucky Derby doesn’t -- is the Derby winner.”
Well, at least most of time. In 1985, a New
Jersey tack operator lured Derby winner
Spend A Buck to Garden State Park for the
Perhaps the most controversial Preakness in recent memory was the 1980 duel
between Genuine Risk and Codex. Genuine
Risk came to Baltimore as the Derby winner
and was a filly -- and fillies are always sentimental favorites. Only five fillies have ever
won the Preakness.
“As they came around the far turn heading into the stretch, Codex was leading, and
Genuine Risk was right on his hind,” said
Alan Foreman, a longtime Maryland attorney representing horsemen’s interests.
Despite Genuine Risk’s bid to rally, Codex cruised to a nearly five-length win.
But that wasn’t the end of it.
Genuine Risk’s connections filed a protest, and an ABC replay of the action in the
far turn seemed to show contact between
the two horses. In addition, post-race commentary by the broadcasters -- Maryland’s
Jim McKay, ex-jockey Eddie Arcaro and
Howard Cosell -- fueled the perception that
Codex might be taken down, Foreman said.
After a long delay, the race stewards ruled in
favor of Codex.
But, again, that wasn’t the end of it.
“The ABC replay was from a camera atop
Pimlico, and they were using a high-powered
lens that gave a magnified view,” Foreman
said. “And it did give the impression that
there was contact.”
However, the magnification created an illusion, Foreman said.
The controversy went to the Maryland
Racing Commission, where Foreman, then
a Maryland assistant attorney general, was
assigned to represent the race stewards.
The lawyer said still photographs of the race
taken by a newspaper photographer positioned along the track, which were synchronized to the race replay, showed the horses
did not make contact, and Codex’s win was
once again upheld.
“But it still remains a highly controversial race,” Foreman said. “People still debate
that one.”
One of the most heroic efforts by a horse
and jockey in a Preakness Stakes -- perhaps
in any race -- was the 2005 victory by Afleet
Alex, a colt that had changed hands for
$75,000 at a sale in Timonium, Md., in 2004.
Afleet Alex was making his charge around
the far turn coming into the stretch when the
leader, Scrappy T, cut in front of him insideout. The horses appeared to clip hooves, and
Afleet Alex nearly went to his knees with
jockey Jeremy Rose hanging on. Somehow
Afleet Alex not only righted himself, he found
another gear and blew past Scrappy T to the
inside and raced to an easy win.
Not only did Afleet Alex’s extraordinary
effort lead to triumph, it averted a catastrophe. Had the bay colt fallen, there’s no telling what would have happened with most of
a 14-horse field coming up hard behind him.
While the Preakness was spared disaster
in 2005, “Old Hilltop” would be hushed into
silence by the tragic breakdown of Barbaro
a year later.
Barbaro was already approaching culthero status when he arrived at Pimlico with
a win in the Kentucky Derby and an unblemished record. The charismatic colt trained
at Fair Hill in Cecil County and had won the
Derby by 6 1/2 lengths when he made his way
into the Preakness starting gate. A false start
by Barbaro created some apprehension, but
he was led again into the gate, and after a
tense moment, the doors swung open.
It was in the initial straightway that it all
went horribly wrong. Jockey Edgar Prado
was pulling up Barbaro after the colt was favoring his right hind leg, and a full-throated
Pimlico crowd went silent. In a freak misstep, Barbaro had fractured three bones in
his leg. Despite undergoing surgery, Barbaro
was euthanized eight months later due to
complications from the injury.
Barbaro’s struggle led to fans and school
children sending him flowers, cards and religious items. He was christened “America’s
Horse,” and there’s now a statue of him at
Churchill Downs. Races have also been
named after him.
And those who were at Pimlico in 2006
will never forget the moment.
“Like everyone, I was in shock,” said Lou
Raffetto, who served as a top Maryland
Jockey Club executive from 2001-07. “I was
walking outside the track later, and I saw
[jockey] Javier Castellano, and I asked him,
‘How did you do?’ Well, he had just won the
Preakness on Bernardini, and I didn’t even
realize it. I was in another world.”
Joe De Francis, whose family owned the
Maryland Jockey Club and who served as
president and CEO for 17 years until 2007,
recalled that Preakness Day could be a magnet for trouble.
“Other than when my parents passed
away, the 1998 Preakness was the worst day
of my life,” De Francis said.
In 1998, the electrical power went out at
Pimlico, leaving many in the grandstand
area sweltering and unable to place bets.
Lost wagers reportedly cost the track an
estimated $2-$2.5 million. And in 1999, a fan
raced onto the track during an undercard
race and took a swing at the favorite, Artax.
Luckily, the fan’s haymaker missed, and he
somehow managed not to get stomped by
the charging horses.
YEARS OF ANXIETY
By the mid-2000s, the Preakness had different kinds of problems.
The national decline in horse racing attendance and wagering created economic
headaches for the sport that still exist, and
the Maryland Jockey Club did not escape
those pressures.
After a publicly-held company controlled
by Canadian-based auto parts tycoon and
horse enthusiast Frank Stronach took ownership of the Maryland Jockey Club from
the De Francis family, the financial challenges continued. Now, after business entities that owned the Maryland Jockey Club
filed and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Laurel Park, Pimlico and the Preak-
ness are controlled by the privately-held
Stronach Group, which is also controlled
by Frank Stronach.
In 2005, the Stronach Company that
owned the Preakness was being buffeted by
restive investors, who were growing impatient with the losses suffered by Stronach’s
horse racing interests. While there was never
an explicit threat to move the Preakness, the
Maryland horse industry was worried the
Preakness might be sold or shifted to another track, such as Gulfstream Park in Florida,
which was being renovated, or Santa Anita
in Southern California.
At the same time, the push was on for
slot machines in Maryland, with casino-style
gaming revenues expected to help salvage
the flagging horse racing business.
In 2009, there was more anxiety when the
company that owned the Maryland tracks
and the Preakness was in bankruptcy, and
reports surfaced that a potential buyer
might raze Pimlico. As a result of that scare,
then-Gov. Martin O’Malley signed legislation into law that was meant to give the
state “tools” to retain the race through eminent domain as a measure of last resort.
The nail-biting continued in 2010, when
the Maryland Jockey Club, horse breeders
and horse owners were at loggerheads about
the racing schedule. Once again, the Preakness was imperiled. This time, a 10-year deal
was brokered that essentially allowed Maryland racing to continue with year-round
activity, bringing a sense of security to the
Preakness for the first time in years.
That horse racing and the state’s equinerelated agribusiness have not collapsed or
moved to other states is, in large part, due
to the advent of casino gambling.
Since 2010 -- when Maryland’s first casino opened -- through February 2015, slot
machine revenues at the state’s five casinos
have provided $128.6 million to a horse racing purse dedication account and another
$32.5 million in racetracks facilities renewal
accounts. Horse racing gets a share of casino
revenues only from slots, not table games.
There’s no question that slots money
has kept Maryland racing alive. More purse
money means better horses in races, and
that encourages more betting -- both at the
tracks themselves and from afar through
simulcasting around the country. In turn,
prize incentives for Maryland-bred horses
that finish high in the races prompts breeders to breed in-state rather than take their
operations to other states.
In truth, track attendance and wagering
were still in decline in Maryland, according to
the most recent figures available in the 2013
Annual Report issued by the Maryland Racing Commission. But there are signs of hope.
A report issued in
January 2015 by
the Sage Policy
Group
commissioned by
the
Maryland Horse
Breeders
Association
INTERESTING – AND
LITTLE-KNOWN – FACTS
ABOUT THE PREAKNESS
1
The Preakness Stakes predates the
Kentucky Derby by two years. The first
Preakness was run in 1873, and the first
Kentucky Derby was in 1875. However, there
is one more Derby than Preakness, because
the Preakness was discontinued for three
years in the early 1890s.
2
3
The first winner of the Preakness
was named Survivor.
The Preakness Stakes was named
after the horse that won the Dinner
Party Stakes on Pimlico Race Course’s
opening day in 1870. The word Preakness
is derived from a Native American word
for an area in New Jersey and translates
as “Quail Woods.”
4
The fastest Preakness Stakes time
at the current length of 1 3/16-miles is
held by the great Secretariat in 1:53 in 1973.
But that record time was officially established in 2012, nearly four decades after the
race, at a meeting of the Maryland Racing
Commission to discuss using replays and
more modern technology. Secretariat’s time
had stood at 1:54 2/5, which had been a compromise mark to resolve timing discrepancies in 1973. In 2004, Smarty Jones had the
biggest winning margin, 11 1/2 lengths.
5
The Preakness has been run at
seven different distances. The first
was 1 1/2 miles.
6
Five fillies have won the Preakness.
The last was Rachel Alexandra
in 2009.
7
Eddie Arcaro has the most Preakness
wins for a jockey with six. The trainer
with the most wins since the beginning of
the 20th century is D. Wayne Lukas with six.
In the 19th century, R. Wyndham Walden
had seven wins, including five in a row.
8
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries,
the Preakness was run at tracks in
New York. It was held at Coney Island for
15 years. In 1909, the Preakness returned to
Pimlico for good.
9
The winner of the Preakness Stakes
is presented with the Woodlawn Vase.
But the winners don’t get to keep it. The
trophy stays in the Baltimore Museum of
Art and is escorted to the race every year
by a formal military guard. The winning
owners get a replica to take home.
10
The Preakness is known as the
“Run for the Black-Eyed Susans,”
because the winning horse is draped with
yellow flowers. But Black-Eyed Susans
don’t bloom until at least late June, and the
race is held during the third Saturday in
May. The look-a-like flowers used are viking
poms. The practice of darkening the centers with lacquer, an oft-repeated story, was
discontinued at least a decade ago.
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stated: “The number of Maryland stallions,
which declined from 180 in 1993 to 29 in 2012,
finally expanded in 2014.”
A 2015 report on Maryland racing by The
Jockey Club -- a national group that is distinct from the Maryland Jockey Club -- indicated the number of races, race days, average purse per race and total purse in 2014
were all up in the state from the lows of just
a few years ago.
RECENT TIMES
The Preakness had been dubbed, “The
People’s Race … The People’s Party,” because there’s an atmosphere of egalitarianism at Pimlico, especially in the infield, that
stands in contrast to Churchill Downs’ Millionaires Row of well-heeled corporate bigwigs and glitterati sipping on Mint Juleps.
However, the infield crowd got a jolt in
2009, when the Maryland Jockey Club put
a halt to the longstanding practice of allowing infield spectators to bring their own
beer. The change was instigated by the infamous “Running of the Urinals,” a dangerous
practice that saw some foolhardy spectators
dashing across the tops of portable latrines
while other fans hurled beverage cans at
them. In an age of cell phone video recording, the spectacle went viral on YouTube.
For the Preakness, prohibiting infield
fans from hauling their own beer into Pimlico meant plummeting attendance. In 2009,
attendance dropped to 78,000 -- down 30 percent from the previous year.
In response, Maryland Jockey Club officials began a strategy of bringing in topflight talent to the infield and developed InfieldFest, an all-day entertainment festival
meant to regain the younger spectators that
made up the bulk of the infield.
Grammy Award-caliber talent was hired,
such as Bruno Mars, Pitbull, Maroon 5, Wiz
Khalifa, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Lorde.
Soon, attendance rallied, and last year’s crowd
was announced as a record 123,469.
Assembling the infield entertainment in
recent years has been a team effort among
Karin De Francis, who was part of the Maryland Jockey Club ownership when it was family-run, Seth Hurwitz, who works for the entertainment powerhouse I.M.P., and Kimber
Goodwin, who works for Blonde Marketing.
“We decided you can make this event an
oasis of celebration with the Preakness as
the centerpiece,” De Francis said. “You can
marry this nationally, even internationally
acclaimed sports event to some of the best
entertainment in the world. And people can
attend at a very affordable price.”
This year’s InfieldFest entertainment includes DJ Armin van Buuren and rap artist
Childish Gambino on the main stage, and
country, blues and country-rock music on a
second stage.
RACING TOWARD
THE FUTURE
On Nov. 22, 2014, the Maryland Jockey
Club had a change in leadership and is
SUPERIORITY
COMPLEX.
now being headed by Stronach Group
chief operating officer Tim Ritvo and
Maryland Jockey Club general manager
Sal Sinatra.
They are tasked with reversing the
slumping fortunes of the Maryland Jockey
Club. Last year, the Maryland Jockey Club
reported a combined net loss from Pimlico
and Laurel of about $6.56 million, and that
was with a substantial contribution from
horsemen. The highly-successful Preakness
keeps the figures from being even worse.
Some of the improvements for fans at Laurel and Pimlico are new flat-screen TVs, and
the Sports Palace viewing area at Pimlico
has also been renovated.
Sinatra made a bid to strengthen the
attraction of Black-Eyed Susan Day, a
schedule of stakes races that’s held on the
Friday before the Preakness, with a bonus
meant to attract prior winners of Triple
Crown races.
When he was an executive at Parx, a
racetrack in suburban Philadelphia that’s
attached to a casino, Sinatra successfully
lured the 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner California Chrome to the Pennsylvania Derby Sept. 20, 2014.
Known as a racing traditionalist, Sinatra hopes to strengthen the Maryland Jockey Club’s performance with better racing.
Whether that means a shift in philosophy
for the overall Preakness experience remains to be seen.
“This is my first year, so I’m not
changing anything. I’m just watching it,”
Sinatra said.
Sinatra said that if music entertainment remains part of the formula, it has to
remain top-flight, and the current economics of the music business has the top artists charging steeper fees. Together with
bottomless mugs of beer that are part of
an infield ticket package, Sinatra wonders
whether this specific approach is the best
business model for the Preakness.
“Am I running a concert venue, or
am I having a Super Bowl that day?” Sinatra said.
The make-up of the Preakness experience will be clearer when the Stronach
Group hammers out an anticipated master
plan for the Maryland Jockey Club.
One thing that won’t change is that on
the third Saturday in May in the Pimlico
starting gate, a handful of 3-year-old horses
will be poised with a place in racing history
on the line.
“You can count on two hands sports
events like the Preakness, where one city
has the biggest event of the moment. The
Super Bowl, the World Series, the Final
Four -- they all move around,” De Francis
said. “But the Kentucky Derby, the Indy
500, the Belmont, the Masters, Wimbledon,
the U.S. Tennis Open are some of the very
special events that are always in the same
place. Baltimore and Maryland are fortunate that the Preakness puts us in that
rare category.”
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At 5-foot-10, 180 pounds, Flutie’s small stature was
always a concern, but his heart and toughness were
never questioned. After winning the Heisman Trophy during
his senior season at Boston College in 1984, the Manchester,
Md., native fell to the 11th round of the 1985 draft. He initially
failed to establish himself during four up-and-down NFL seasons, prompting him to join the Canadian Football League,
where he was named the league’s Most Outstanding Player of
the Year a record six times. Flutie eventually resurfaced in the
NFL, spending the final eight seasons of his career with the
Buffalo Bills, San Diego Patriots and New England Patriots
from 1998-2005.
SEAN LANDETA, P
One of the most prolific punters in NFL history,
Landeta went undrafted after earning Division
II first-team All-American honors during his senior season
at Towson in 1982. Landeta spent his first three professional seasons in the now-defunct United States Football
League before playing in the NFL for five different teams
from 1985-2006. The Baltimore native and Loch Raven
graduate had his most success during parts of 10 seasons
with the New York Giants, helping the team win Super
Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXV. Landeta finished his career second all time behind Jeff Feagles in games played
(284), punts (1,401), punting yardage (60,707) and punts
inside the 20-yard line (381).
Peterson was regarded as one of the most versatile outside linebackers coming out of Michigan
State in 2000. Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers with the
No. 16 overall pick during the first round of the 2000 draft,
Peterson lived up to the hype during a standout 11-year
career. The Hillcrest, Md., native earned five Pro Bowl selections and first-team All-Pro honors once, amassing 802
combined tackles, 51.5 sacks, 21 forced fumbles and eight
interceptions with the 49ers, Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions from 2000-10.
A member of the 1968 Morgan State team that went
undefeated and won the Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Association championship, Chester revolutionized
the tight end position with his big-play ability. The Cambridge,
Md., native hauled in 364 catches for 5,013 yards (13.8 yard per
catch) and 48 touchdowns during two separate stints with the
Oakland Raiders that spanned seven years and five seasons
with his hometown Baltimore Colts.
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shipped from Philadelphia to New York, where he anchored a
defensive unit that led the Giants to three consecutive postseason appearance from 1961-63. Scott picked off eight passes
during his career, returning two for touchdowns while earning two consecutive Pro Bowl berths during the 1957 and 1958
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TOP LOCAL NFL PLAYERS,
PAST AND PRESENT
DONNELL WOOLFORD, CB
A first-round pick of the Chicago Bears, Woolford
enjoyed a nine-year career during which he set the
then-franchise record for interceptions by a Bears cornerback with 36. The Baltimore native had his best season with
the Bears in 1992, picking off a career-high seven passes. He
spent the final season of his nine-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, setting a career best with 91 interception return yards.
JOE HADEN, CB
Although Haden has only played five seasons in
the NFL and could still reach his peak, he’s already
carved out his place as one of the top local players in NFL history. The Fort Washington, Md., native earned back-to-back
Pro Bowl selections with the Cleveland Browns during the
2013 and 2014 seasons after recording seven of his 16 career interceptions. During his high school career at Friendly, Haden
showed his versatility, setting the Maryland Public Secondary
Schools Athletic Association passing record with 7,371 career
passing yards and tying the record for passing touchdowns
with 80.
STEVE WATSON, WR
RAYMOND CHESTER, TE
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One of the smallest players in Ravens history, the
1996 fifth-round pick made some of the biggest
plays during the franchise’s first six seasons in Baltimore. The
Lanham, Md., native and University of Maryland graduate
made his mark as a return specialist, running back six career
punts for touchdowns while earning two Pro Bowl selections
in 1998 and 2001. During Super Bowl XXXV, Lewis ran back a
short Brad Daluiso kickoff 84 yards to seal the Ravens’ first
championship.
DOUG FLUTIE, QB
JULIAN PETERSON, OLB
Hear an insider’s perspective as Eric DeCosta recaps the NFL draft, just
JERMAINE LEWIS, WR/RS
NFL teams are getting set to welcome a new
batch of rookies into the league for the upcoming season. This year’s draft class is loaded with
talented players from around the country looking to make an impact with their new teams. But
there also figures to be a few undrafted rookie
free agents who will emerge and have prosperous
careers. Here’s a look at the top 15 all-time local
players, listed in order of their impact, to don an
NFL uniform.
CALVIN HILL, RB
Hill, like Chester, was one of the most explosive
offensive players during the 1970s. The bruising
6-foot-4, 227-pound Hill accumulated 6,083 rushing yards and
42 touchdowns during his 12-year career with the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns. In 1972,
the Baltimore native became the first running back in Cowboys history to have a 1,000-yard rushing season, totaling 1,036
yards on the ground. A Yale alumnus, Hill was chosen by the
Cowboys with the No. 24 overall pick in the 1969 draft, making
him the first player from an Ivy League school to be chosen in
the first round.
A nine-year NFL veteran, Watson spent his entire
career with the Denver Broncos after cracking the
Broncos’ roster as an undrafted rookie free agent in 1979. The
Baltimore native caught 353 passes for 6,112 yards and 36
touchdowns during 126 career games. Watson surpassed the
1,000-yard receiving mark during three seasons, including his
lone Pro Bowl season in 1981, when he totaled a career-best
1,244 yards and 13 touchdowns. His 17.3 yards-per-catch average ranks 44th in all time in NFL history.
TONY GREENE, S
The Gaithersburg, Md., native and former Terp
spent his entire nine-year career with the Buffalo
Bills after going undrafted in 1971. Greene didn’t allow that
to stop him from becoming one of the best players in Bills
franchise history. He holds the record for the longest interception return in team history, setting the mark with a 101yard return for a touchdown during a 1976 tilt against the
Kansas City Chiefs. The 5-foot-10, 170-pounder was selected
to the Pro Bowl in 1977 and garnered first-team All-Pro honors in 1974.
Dockett, like Haden, is still playing and considered
to be one of the top players at his position. The
Burtonsville, Md., native and Paint Branch graduate spent
his first 10 NFL seasons with the Arizona Cardinals after
being taken by the team during the third round of the 2004
draft. Since then, the Florida State product has compiled
459 tackles and 40.5 sacks, seven forced fumbles and four interceptions. Eight days after the Cardinals released him, the
three-time Pro Bowler and one-time first-team All-Pro selection signed a two-year, $7.5 million to join the division rival San
Francisco 49ers.
ANTONIO FREEMAN, WR
A Baltimore native and Polytechnic Institute graduate, Freeman served as future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre’s top target for most of his eight seasons
with the Green Bay Packers. He caught a then-Super Bowl
record 81-yard touchdown pass from Favre to lead the Packers past the New England Patriots, 35-21, during Super Bowl
XXXI. A year later, Freeman led the NFL in receiving yards
with a career-high 1,424 yards and 14 touchdowns on 84 receptions to earn his lone Pro Bowl selection. For his career, Freeman, a third-round pick out of Virginia Tech in 1995, hauled in
477 passes for 7,251 yards and 61 touchdowns.
CAMERON WAKE, DE
A native of Beltsville, Md., and graduate of DeMatha, Wake caught on with the Giants in May
2005 after a solid collegiate career at Penn State. He was released in June of that year and spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons with the BC Lions of the CFL before getting another shot
in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins in 2009. Wake has made
the most of that opportunity, earning four Pro Bowl bids and
making first- or second-team All-Pro three times during the
last five seasons. The 6-foot-3, 262-pound Wake is one of the
league’s most feared pass rushers, having notched 63 sacks,
12 forced fumbles and one safety since joining the Dolphins.
JEAN FUGETT, TE
Fugett attended Cardinal Gibbons School, where
he won the Baltimore Catholic Athlete of the Year
in 1968 as a two-way player at tight end and defensive end.
The 6-foot-3, 225-pound Baltimore native parlayed an AllAmerican career at Amherst College into an eight-year career
with the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins from 197279. In 1972, at the age of 20, Fugett made the Cowboys’ roster
as the team’s third tight end after being taken during the 13th
round of the draft that year. He eventually worked his way up
the depth chart, finishing second on the team in receiving behind future Hall of Famer Drew Pearson with 38 receptions for
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NFL DRAFT
Ken Zalis
T
In preparation of the 2015 NFL Draft, here is my second mock draft.
1. Tampa Bay (2-14)
PICK: Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State
he Baltimore Ravens have 10 draft
picks as of April 14. They added four
compensatory picks -- two each in the
fourth round and fifth round. Here’s
a prediction for how the picks might
play out:
FIRST ROUND
(26th overall pick)
Will the Ravens go with a cornerback, wide receiver
or pass rusher during the first round? I think the team
will take the best available player on its board regardless of position or need. That’s just how the Ravens operate. The team’s first pick may come down to University of Central Florida wide receiver Breshad Perriman,
Arizona State wide receiver Jaelen Strong, University
of Virginia outside linebacker/defensive end Eli Harold or Wake Forest cornerback Kevin Johnson. I think
the Ravens will select Strong if he’s available. Listed at
6-foot-3, 215 pounds, Strong has great size and speed,
which will make him an immediate red-zone threat.
SECOND ROUND
(58th overall pick)
If Strong is the Ravens’ first-round pick, then Utah
defensive back Eric Rowe should be a player the Ravens target during the second round. Rowe has good
size at 6-foot-2, 217 pounds. Rowe, who played both
cornerback and strong safety at Utah, is athletic and
has deceptive speed. The Ravens could also draft University of South Carolina guard A.J. Cann. Mississippi
State linebacker Benardrick McKinney and Stanford
cornerback Alex Carter could be potential targets with
this pick as well.
THIRD ROUND
(90th overall pick)
The third round is where the Ravens could select a
running back. University of Minnesota running back David Cobb reminds me a lot of Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell. Indiana University running back
Tevin Coleman would be a nice third-round selection if
Cobb is already off the board. University of Louisville
pass rusher Lorenzo Mauldin could be another player
the Ravens target here as well. But if the Ravens have
yet to select a wide receiver during the first two rounds,
William & Mary wideout Tre McBride could be the pick.
FOURTH ROUND
(122nd, 125th and 136th overall picks)
I can see the Ravens trading up in this round if
they’d like. The 125th and 136th picks can’t be used in a
trade, however, since it’s a compensatory pick. The Ravens have had a tendency of drafting defensive players
during the middle rounds of the draft, especially along
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2. Tennessee (2-14)
PICK: Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon
3. Jacksonville (3-13)
PICK: Dante Flower, DE, Florida
4. Oakland (3-13)
PICK: Leonard Williams, DL, USC
5. Washington (4-12)
PICK: Vic Beasley, DE/OLB, Clemson
6. New York Jets (4-12)
PICK: Shane Ray, DE, Missouri
7. Chicago (5-11)
PICK: Kevin White, WR, West Virginia
8. Atlanta (6-10)
PICK: Alvin Dupree, DE, Kentucky
9. New York Giants (6-10)
PICK: Brandon Scherff, OL, Iowa
10. St. Louis (6-10)
PICK: Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama
11. Minnesota (7-9)
PICK: La’el Collins, OT, LSU
12. Cleveland (7-9)
PICK: Danny Shelton, DT, Washington
13. New Orleans (7-9)
PICK: Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan State
14. Miami (8-8)
PICK: DeVante Parker, WR, Louisville
15. San Francisco (8-8)
PICK: Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford
16. Houston (9-7)
PICK: Dorial Green-Beckham, WR,
Missouri
17. San Diego (9-7)
PICK: Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia
18. Kansas City (9-7)
PICK: D.J. Humphries, OT, Florida
19. Cleveland (9-7)
(from Buffalo)
PICK: Breshad Perriman, WR, Central
Florida
20. Philadelphia (10-6)
PICK: Landon Collins, S, Alabama
21. Cincinnati (10-5-1)
PICK: Cedric Ogbuehi, OT, Texas A&M
Ken Zalis
22. Pittsburgh (11-5)
PICK: Arik Armstead, DL, Oregon
23. Detroit (11-5)
PICK: Malcom Brown, DT, Texas
24. Arizona (11-5)
PICK: Jordan Philips, NT, Oklahoma
25. Carolina (7-8-1)
PICK: T.J. Clemmings, OT, Pittsburgh
26. Baltimore (10-6)
PICK: Jaelen Strong, WR, Arizona State
27. Dallas (12-4)
PICK: Marcus Peters, CB, Washington
28. Denver (12-4)
PICK: Randy Gregory, OLB/DE,
Nebraska
29. Indianapolis (11-5)
PICK: Cameron Erving, C, Florida State
30. Green Bay (12-4)
PICK: Eric Kendricks, ILB, UCLA
31. New Orleans (7-9)
(from Seattle)
PICK: Ereck Flowers, OT, Miami
32. New England (12-4)
PICK: Eddie Goldman, DT, Florida State
the defensive line.
Mississippi State defensive end/outside linebacker
Preston Smith, Washington State defensive tackle
Xavier Cooper, University of Kentucky defensive end/
outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith, University of
Georgia defensive lineman Ray Drew and UCLA defensive tackle Ellis McCarthy, are all players who could be
plucked during the fourth round. Smith could be a steal
for the Ravens.
But if the Ravens want to address the offensive line,
both Penn State tackle Donovan Smith and Missouri
guard Mitch Morse would provide depth and versatility
as swing guards.
Should the Ravens use all three of their fourthround selections, the tight end position could be an
area to target. Notre Dame tight end Ben Koyack could
fill that void.
Two wide receivers to keep in mind are Georgia
wide receiver Chris Conley and Georgia Tech’s Darren
Waller, both of whom have the skill set and size the Ravens covet at that position.
seconds. If he’s still available in the fifth round, I think
it’s worth a gamble because he has a lot of upside.
But if the Ravens decide to add a quarterback, both
East Carolina quarterback Shane Carden and South
Alabama quarterback Brandon Bridge are lesserknown prospects who may be worth be taking a flier on.
As for tight ends, Jesse James is another player
who could pay dividends as a late-round selection. The
6-foot-7, 261-pound James had an impressive combine
and could end up developing into one of the league’s
best tight ends. Rutgers tight end Tyler Kroft will need
to block better in the NFL, but may be one of the best
pass-catching tight ends in this year’s draft class.
USC cornerback Josh Shaw is an intriguing prospect
who has had some off-field issues. He has what scouts
look for in an NFL cornerback.
If the team decides to address the offensive line in
the fifth round, University of Alabama tackle Austin
Shepherd could be a possible pick.
FIFTH ROUND
(158th, 171th and 176th overall picks)
UNLV wide receiver Devante Davis, University of
Massachusetts tight end Jean Shifrin and University of
Memphis cornerback Bobby McCain are three intriguing potential sixth-round prospects. Davis, listed at
6-foot-3, 220 pounds, is a physical, speedy receiver who
has had injury concerns. Davis has the talent, but he
has to show he can bounce back and remain healthy
after missing eight games last season due to injury.
Shifrin reminds me of Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta. In fact, I think he may be his clone.
Finally, McCain, a four-year starter and kick returner
at Memphis, is one of the best athletes in the draft.
At this point, I suspect the Ravens would have already taken at least one wide receiver, one running
back, one guard, one cornerback and one pass rusher.
And with three fifth-round picks, I could see the team
using them on a tight end, a defensive back and possibly a quarterback. One of my sleepers at cornerback
is Texas State’s Craig Mager, who has great coverage
and ball skills.
At wide receiver, I like Central Arkansas’ Dezmin
Lewis. He’s 6-foot-4 and ran the 40-yard dash in 4.58
SIXTH ROUND
(203rd overall pick)
RAVENS REPORT
Evaluating The NFL Offseason So Far:
Have Ravens Made The Right Moves?
Joe Platania
T
he initial free-agency wave
has died down, a few veteran pieces have been added
and the annual NFL Draft
beckons.
With the Ravens having 64 players currently
under contract, it will take
10 draft picks and 16 undrafted free agents
to reach the 90-man offseason limit, if those
numbers stay constant.
Since the team won’t acquire those additional players until the April 30-May 2 draft or
later, it’s a good time to evaluate the team’s
offseason moves to this point.
With the Ravens starving for salary-cap
space as they usually are, it has been a typical
offseason for the franchise.
Players who, despite their fan appeal,
wanted more playing time or a bigger payday
(or both) left town. On the other hand, those
who wanted an opportunity to compete for a
championship either stayed in Charm City or
made a Baltimore beeline from the outside.
Have the moves been helpful? They are
listed below in varying degrees of importance:
Absolutely
Necessary
Moves
Re-signing RB Justin Forsett
and DE Chris Canty;
signing backup QB Matt Schaub;
releasing RB Bernard Pierce;
allowing S Darian Stewart and
QB Tyrod Taylor to leave
Despite having already been a Raven for
one season, Forsett’s return is perhaps the
team’s biggest -- not to mention most important -- offseason move.
With his penchant for breakaway runs and
a classy on- and off-field demeanor, Forsett
(1,266 rushing yards last season, fifth-most in
the league) was perhaps the team’s most important free-agent acquisition since tight end
Shannon Sharpe in 2000.
During an era when running back play
seems to not be valued as much, Forsett
was re-signed to a three-year, $9 million deal
March 12. Grateful for the opportunity to
shine as a starter, the relatively little-used
seven-year veteran and 2014 Ravens Most
Valuable Player approaches this year with
even more motivation.
“I’m as hungry as ever at this point,”
Forsett said. “Throughout my whole career,
people have been telling me what I can’t do,
even from Pop Warner to high school to college and now in the pros, even in free agency.
“… I’m hungry to go out and show that I’m
only going to get better with time.”
Canty has done the same, and his mildly
surprising return can only help a defensive
line unit that may be deep, but is still relatively inexperienced.
Schaub may not get to play at all, which is
fine with the Ravens. But the former Houston
Texans, Atlanta Falcons and Oakland Raiders signal-caller would represent a more solid
veteran presence than Taylor should the indomitable Joe Flacco finally miss some playing time.
“I’m excited about it,” Schaub said. “I’m
excited about being a part of a rich traditionbased organization that has shown, year-in
and year-out, to be a winner, just a couple of
years removed from winning a Super Bowl.
The pieces of the puzzle are there, so I’m just
excited to go to work on that and work toward
the next one.”
The Ravens went to work on their public
image, releasing Pierce, who was arrested for
driving under the influence March 18. Stewart
was an eyebrow-raising acquisition a year ago
from St. Louis who didn’t seem to add much
to a beleaguered secondary by tackling poorly and not making big plays.
en he can be, at the very least, a dependable
presence.
Having Tucker, the NFL’s most accurate
kicker in league history, and Cox return is important to keeping the Ravens’ special teams
units among the NFL’s best.
Time will truly tell how the absences of
Smith and Daniels will cut into the Ravens’
passing game, but it is their departures that
have created respective priorities at deepthreat wideout and tight end.
Moves That
Took Care Of
Business
Re-signing DE Lawrence Guy
and DT Christo Bilukidi;
allowing DE Pernell McPhee,
WR/RS Jacoby Jones to leave;
trading C Gino Gradkowski
This is the category where general manager Ozzie Newsome’s “right player, right price
mantra” comes into play most fittingly.
Biggest Loss
Trading DT Haloti Ngata
It’s no secret Ngata’s 31-year-old body has
taken plenty of wear and tear to the point
where his weight would sometimes balloon if
he missed too much playing or practice time.
In addition, his alleged intractability toward
re-structuring his contract made his trade to
the Detroit Lions March 10 necessary.
But no number of Pro Bowls or spectacular interceptions can truly define what the
University of Oregon product brought to the
franchise once he was taken with the 12th
overall pick during the 2006 draft.
It doesn’t seem much of a stretch to say
that no matter when he retires -- or for which
team he will be with at the time -- Ngata will
be a shoo-in for the Ravens Ring of Honor
while getting into the Pro Football Hall of
Fame conversation.
Moves That
Are A Bit
Under The Radar
Signing S Kendrick Lewis;
re-signing S Anthony Levine,
K Justin Tucker and LS Morgan
Cox; allowing WR Torrey Smith
and TE Owen Daniels to leave
Lewis was the Texans’ leading tackler
last year, and based on his body of work with
Houston and the Kansas City Chiefs, he was
a clear upgrade over Stewart.
Lewis has been described mostly as a free
safety, but he can play closer to the line of
scrimmage, as can fellow safety Will Hill. The
Ravens like to claim their safety spots are interchangeable, which would make it easy for
them to disguise their deep-middle looks.
However, Lewis -- who hasn’t been specifically told what his role will be -- views himself
as a student of the game and a playmaker, no
matter where he lines up.
“I see my ball skills as my strength,” Lewis
said. “I see my knowledge, my preparation
-- week-in and week-out, day-in and day-out
-- on the opponents I’m going to face [as a
strength].
“I like to have the edge on those guys. I like
to be a step ahead, so I take my film study
[and] take my notes very [seriously].”
The Ravens are serious about keeping
their most versatile players around, and
Levine, who has played both safety and corner, is one of those. If that unit gets thinned
out again this year due to injury, he has prov-
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Ravens’ 2015
Draft Needs
McPhee revived the Ravens’ pass rush to
the point where it produced the second-most
sacks in the league. But despite his versatility,
he was clearly out of the Ravens’ price range.
As for Jones, not even his spectacular return
ability could offset his cap number and paltry
production on offense.
The moves involving Guy, Bilukidi and
Gradkowski were all made strictly for making
both interior lines deeper and better. Guy is
an underrated run defender, Bilukidi adds to
what could be one of the league’s best defensive tackle rotations and Gradkowski’s play
as a starter in 2013 necessitated the trade for
center Jeremy Zuttah.
Justin Forsett
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FAN ON THE STREET
Who Will Be The Orioles’ Breakout Player In 2015?
PressBox asked a poll of readers a trending sports question. Their answers appear below.
Stan “The Fan” Charles posed a question on Facebook, asking fans
who they think will be the key factor or breakout player for the Orioles this year, and what will set them apart.
“
I think Jonathan Schoop will be the breakout player. He will
show much more plate discipline, hit for a higher average and more
home runs.
”
LOUIS BERNSTEIN
you answered
BOURBON
“
I think Alejandro De Aza will be the surprise of the season. He
was great for the brief time at the end of the season last year. In
general, I think the starting pitching will be sneaky good. No studs,
but all solid starters who will keep the bullpen fresh.
”
JEFFREY SCHIFFMAN
“
Ubaldo Jimenez will return as an effective starter. Jimmy
Paredes will hit his way into the lineup.
”
Kevin Gausman
JIM RAFFERTY
“
Kevin Gausman will become a legit ace by season’s end. He’ll
end up being the system’s best pitcher since Mike Mussina.
”
SETH BONDROFF
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“
A healthy Manny Machado will not only reaffirm his position as
an All-Star, Gold Glove third baseman, but take his place as one of
the top 10 field players in the game.
“
”
VINCE FIDUCCIA
I think Kevin Gausman will become the true ace of the Orioles
and be a breakout player in 2015. His stuff is that good. I thought he
was the Orioles’ best pitcher in the postseason last year.
Manny Machado
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Although both have been ‘stars’ of some magnitude, I think Chris
Davis will finally show he’s learned how to hit for contact, which will
make him a very dangerous batter. And Manny Machado will have a
full season of health and be one of the best infielders in the game.
The Orioles need both Machado and Davis to have better years to be
as competitive as they were in 2014.
”
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ORIOLES INSIDER
Orioles Second Baseman Jonathan Schoop
Hopes Bat Catches Up To Glove In 2015
Paul Folkemer
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n Oct. 5, 2014, the Baltimore Orioles
clinched their first postseason series win
since 1997, sweating out a Detroit Tigers
ninth-inning rally during Game 3 of the
American League Division Series.
With a run already in and the potential
winning run on base, the Tigers bounced
into a game-ending 5-4-3 double play that
capped the Birds’ three-game sweep, bringing the Orioles
streaming out of the dugout in celebration. It’s a play that’s
sure to be on Orioles highlight reels for years to come.
And rookie second baseman Jonathan Schoop was right in
the middle of it, serving as the relay man at second and making his usual flawless turn.
Not bad for a then-22-year-old rookie who wasn’t expected
to play a prominent role in 2014.
When the Orioles kicked off spring training camp a year
ago, few fans considered Schoop a serious candidate for the
Birds’ vacant second base job. The general belief was that
Schoop would start the season in the minors for further seasoning, while more experienced major leaguers such as Ryan
Flaherty and Jemile Weeks battled for the keystone position.
As it turned out, Schoop never saw time in the minor
leagues in 2014. He put up an eye-opening performance at
camp -- going 15-for-39 with seven extra-base hits and playing quality defense -- to force his way onto the Birds’ Opening
Day roster.
During April, Schoop served as more of a utility infielder,
alternating starts at third base and second base while third
baseman Manny Machado was on the 15-day disabled list.
Schoop’s stint at the hot corner didn’t go well. He committed
four errors during 17 games at third, and his lack of experience
at the position -- which he played 24 times during 463 minor
league games -- added to his obvious discomfort.
That all changed when Schoop became the full-time
second baseman upon Machado’s return May 1, 2014.
Schoop transformed into yet another talented defender on
a team full of them. Gifted with one of the strongest middleinfield arms in the majors, Schoop was adept at turning the
double play, often making turns that other second basemen
couldn’t.
Schoop posted positive values across the board in FanGraphs’ many advanced defensive statistics -- including 10
defensive runs saved and a 5.8 ultimate zone rating. Overall,
FanGraphs ranked Schoop as the third-best defensive second
baseman in the AL in defensive runs saved, behind Detroit’s
Ian Kinsler and Boston’s Dustin Pedroia.
But while Schoop could stand toe-to-toe with baseball’s
best second basemen in the field, it was a different story at
the plate.
Schoop’s offensive performance in 2014 could most generously be described as a learning process. During prolonged
stretches of games, Schoop appeared overmatched with the
bat, and pitchers made a habit of getting him to chase pitches
outside of the strike zone. All told, Schoop struck out 122 times
and walked 13. His .244 on-base percentage was the
worst in the majors of any hitter with at least 400
plate appearances, and his walk-to-strikeout
ratio of 0.11 was tied for the worst with Seattle Mariners catcher Mike Zunino.
Under normal circumstances, a position player with a
.209 batting average and
a .598 OPS -- Schoop’s
final 2014 numbers -wouldn’t keep his
starting job for
long. But, in
manager
Buck
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Showalter’s view, Schoop’s top-notch defense allowed him to
make a positive contribution to the club, despite his lack of
production at the plate.
Schoop took pride in the fact that he didn’t let his offensive
struggles affect his defensive play at second base.
“I don’t let my at bat[s] ruin my defense, because defense
is important, especially if you want to play for Buck,” Schoop
said. “If you want to play this game for a long time, you have to
separate everything. You have to separate the hitting, defense
and running.”
Schoop appreciated that Showalter kept him in the lineup
all season and let him continue to gain experience.
“Buck gives you a chance to play baseball, and he corrects
the things you do wrong,” Schoop said. “And he allows you to
play your game.”
For all his faults at the plate, Schoop did bring one important element: power. He launched 16 home runs, fourth-most
among major league second basemen. He bested well-known
sluggers such as Pedroia, Seattle’s Robinson Cano and Philadelphia’s Chase Utley, each of whom had at least 100 more
plate appearances than Schoop.
Schoop wasn’t a particularly prodigious slugger in the minor leagues -- never topping 14 homers in a season -- but with
his 6-foot-2 frame, the O’s are optimistic he can continue to
develop his power in the majors. And if he can improve his batting eye to combine with his power and defense, Schoop could
make great strides in 2015.
“He struggled last year. There’s no doubt about it,” Orioles vice president of baseball operations Brady Anderson
said. “He struggled to get on base. He struggled to hit consistently. [But he] still showed pretty good power for a guy that
struggled. He can have a breakout season. He’s going to get a
chance, because he’s such a good defender.”
At the very least, Schoop should benefit from getting a
chance to catch his breath. Since being signed as a 17-yearold amateur free agent in 2008, Schoop has moved rapidly
through the Orioles’ system, never staying at a single level
for more than one full year. He covered five different levels of
Rookie League and A-ball from 2009-11, played 2012 at DoubleA Bowie and spent most of 2013 at Triple-A Norfolk, receiving
a cup of coffee with the Orioles at the end of the season.
Now 23, Schoop has been one of the youngest players in his
league at nearly every stop, and the learning curve hasn’t always been easy. In 2015, though, Schoop will be able to repeat
a level for the first time. It just so happens to be in the majors.
“I feel really good,” Schoop said. “I got good experience
from last year. [There were] a lot of ups and downs, and I
learned from it. And I’m trying to get better.”
One way Schoop is trying to get better is by shedding a few
pounds. During the winter, he worked out with fellow Curacao
natives Andrelton Simmons -- the Atlanta Braves’ two-time
Gold Glove shortstop -- and Texas Rangers infielder Jurickson Profar. After playing at about 230 pounds in 2014, Schoop
aims to stay within the 215 to 225 range in 2015 in the hope of
adding other aspects to his game.
“I tried to lose some weight to get better, to get my range
higher,” Schoop said. “And [I’m] trying to put some speed on
the bases, too. … You put more pressure on the defense [if]
you can steal a base. You can do something if you have good
speed.”
Schoop reported to spring training with a slimmer frame,
but also newfound competition, as the Orioles signed former
National League All-Star Everth Cabrera to a free-agent deal
Feb. 25. Although Cabrera has mainly played shortstop in the
majors, some observers viewed his signing as a potential backup plan if the O’s opted to start Schoop in the minor leagues
in 2015.
But if Schoop was worried about his job security, he didn’t
show it. He outshined Cabrera defensively during Grapefruit
League play, cementing his reputation as the Orioles’ most
adept second baseman with the leather. Offensively, Schoop
didn’t put up the same outstanding spring numbers as the
previous year, but he didn’t need to. On a team built largely on
its defense, Schoop’s reliable glove work has likely earned him
a starting spot with the Birds for the foreseeable future.
And if Schoop takes a step forward with his offense in 2015,
his future -- and that of the Orioles -- could get a whole lot
brighter.
THE PRESS OF BUSINESS
Orioles’ Switch To 105.7 The Fan
Will Give Birdland More O’s Talk
Ed Waldman
T
he Orioles’ deal to move their radio broadcasts to CBS Radio’s 105.7 The Fan, WJZFM, certainly was made with a large eye to
the bottom line.
Orioles owner Peter Angelos isn’t -and never has been -- one to leave money
on the table. But money wasn’t the team’s
sole consideration in leaving a station that
had broadcast Orioles games for 45 of the 61 years the franchise has been in Baltimore.
Even though the O’s signed a multi-year extension with
previous rights holder WBAL-AM, 1090, before the 2014 season, when certain revenue projections weren’t met, the door
opened for the club to consider alternatives.
And the Orioles decided that a deal with CBS Radio -which also owns Mix 106.5 FM (WWMX) and Today’s 101.9
FM (WLIF) -- made the most sense. Die-hard baseball fans
will still get the dulcet tones of broadcasters Joe Angel and
Fred Manfra. They’ll still get a 30-minute pregame show and
a 30-minute postgame show.
But wait, there will be more.
In addition, they’ll get “Orioles Baseball Tonight,” a
45-minute prepregame show that will be broadcast live from
Dempsey’s Brew Pub and Restaurant at Oriole Park at Cam-
den Yards on weekday home dates. That would have been
difficult to do on WBAL, which runs “Maryland’s News Now”
with Mary Beth Marsden from 3 p.m.-6 p.m. every weekday.
“Orioles Baseball Tonight” will be a 30-minute show on
Saturdays before the pregame show. And on Sundays, a program called “Orioles Insider” will air 30 minutes before the
pregame show.
Fans will get a station that features sports 24 hours a
day, starting with Ed Norris and Steve Davis in the morning
drive, Rob Long and Vinny Cerrato in the middle of the day,
and Scott Garceau and Jeremy Conn in the afternoons.
“That is one of the primary reasons that the switch made
sense for us,” said Greg Bader, vice president of communications and marketing for the Orioles. “It’s all sports all the
time on 105.7, and the baseball coverage throughout the day,
especially during the season, is going to be incredibly extensive, and it’s going to be a great opportunity for us to reach
our fans directly.”
But for the Orioles, there’s even more.
On Today’s 101.9 FM, morning drive hosts Greg Carpenter
and Gina Crash, mid-day host Diane Lyn, and Jimi Roberts
in the afternoons will all talk about the Orioles -- between
playing songs by Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson and Katy Perry
-- to a completely different audience.
And up the dial at Mix 106.5, Reagan Warfield and Jon
Boesche, Maria Dennis, Priestly and Jo and Neci will do
the same in between Meghan Trainor, Taylor Swift and Ellie Goulding.
Surely, they would have talked about the Orioles, even if
their sister station didn’t broadcast the games, but now they
can leverage the power of the team with ticket giveaways,
player call-ins and the like.
“Orioles baseball has such a diverse following of fans,
across all spectrums, across all ages, locations, ethnicities,”
Bader said. “It’s so diverse, and the ability to reach a wide
range of fans was greatly appealing to the club. And with the
CBS station cluster, the ability to reach families, and younger
people that maybe we weren’t reaching before, is very, very
helpful, both to the club and to our followers.
“We want fans of the Orioles, both die-hard and casual, to
be hearing our players on the air, to be hearing what is available to them at the ballpark, and we think that CBS provides
that opportunity for those fans.”
Dave Labrozzi, vice president of programming at CBS
Radio Baltimore, said the power of the “CBS cluster” was a
big part of the deal, which doesn’t have a straight rights fee,
but features a type of revenue-sharing arrangement.
“We have a lot of appeal and a lot of different demographics,” Labrozzi said. “We are able to present baseball to all aspects and all segments of the audience.”
One of the things the Orioles weren’t worried about with
WBAL was sharing the station with the Ravens. WBAL continues to be the football team’s flagship. If the deal had been
right, Bader said, the O’s would have been happy to stay put.
“I don’t think it was much of a factor,” Bader said. “CBS
has the Terps as well, football and basketball. The seasons
don’t overlap very much. So from our perspective, we know
105.7 is still going to talk about the Ravens, and WBAL is still
going to talk about the Orioles. That wasn’t a concern of ours
where we felt that there wasn’t room on the station for both.
“I would imagine, from the Ravens’ perspective, that they
feel the same way -- that there’s a lot periods where there
isn’t much overlap, and the fact is that there are a lot of overlapping fans. It really wasn’t that much of a factor.”
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here’s always been something magical
about spring training. The mere words
indicate a pleasant transition from winter to spring, a casual period of preparation leading up to baseball fans’ favorite
time of year: Opening Day.
The anticipation starts even before the NFL begins postseason play. Shortly after the
ball drops on New Year’s Eve, the countdown starts for
the number of days until pitchers and catchers report to
spring training -- the phrase that signals the first real
sign of spring for the true baseball fans.
To the casual observer, the image is that
spring training is as leisurely as a walk in the
park, or perhaps on the beach. But the perception has nothing to do with the reality.
Spring training has become such a regimented program that, except for the living
quarters, it wouldn’t be out of line to compare
it to a military operation. That’s why the Orioles’ trip to Jupiter, Fla., for a game against the
St. Louis Cardinals March 22, was so special
for three fans from Oneonta, N.Y., and also
yours truly, though for vastly different reasons.
Bob
Outside of the principals involved, few
picked up on the fact that this year is the 30th
anniversary of Buck Showalter’s first year as manager of a
professional baseball team -- the Single-A Oneonta Yankees of the short-season New York-Penn League.
“It still seems like it was only yesterday,” Showalter said
of his days as Oneonta’s manager.
One of the three “Oneontans” who came to watch the
Orioles and Cardinals that hot day in Jupiter was Nick
Lambros. He was the general manager of the team when
Showalter, then-29 years old, began what would prove to
be the serious stage of his career.
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Ron Grastorf, Tim Schum, Buck Showalter and Nick Lambros at an Orioles spring training game March 22.
The two have crossed paths a few times during the
years, but there have been few opportunities to reunite
since Showalter was fired as the New York Yankees’
manager following the 1995 season. So the opportunity
for Lambros and friends Tim Schum and Ron Grastorf
(Showalter’s landlord in 1985) to enjoy a brief visit prior to
the game bordered on the list of priceless opportunities.
I was a little more fortunate than the boys from Oneonta. I drove to Jupiter the night before and spent an entire
evening in West Palm Beach, Fla., with Bob Brown, the
longest-tenured public relations director in Orioles’ history (27 seasons). While Lambros, Schum and Grastorf
had enough time for a snapshot meet up, it was like
going back to the classroom for a refresher
course in O’s history for me.
Ask Lambros about Showalter and you’ll
hear many of the same phrases used to describe the O’s manager now. If you ask me
about Brown, you better have at least as
much time as it takes to play an average baseball game -- and that might not be enough.
“When he was at Oneonta, Buck was very
businesslike, knowing what he wanted to accomplish,” Lambros said. “I think he’s always
been a tactical guy who made sure he covered
every base.
Brown
“He seems like he may have pulled the
reins in a bit. He was pretty demanding. But
even in the beginning, he always seemed to do the things
necessary to give his players the best chance to win.”
Lambros also pointed out that Showalter was the same
way with his golf game, trying to put himself in position to
succeed.
“The guys at the club used to tease him, because he
always hit a one iron off the tee,” Lambros said. “He had
some trouble controlling the driver.”
Don’t even ask how many golfers prefer a one iron to a
driver.
“Watching him with the Orioles from afar, he just really
seems like he’s the same,” Lambros said. “His demeanor
is the same as it was when he was the Yankees’ manager. I
think he’s just always been a tactical guy.”
If Showalter and Brown had a common denominator, it
would probably be preparation for excellence. Brown was
around excellence most of his career, and he was a big part
of it, though his role was the kind that generally went unnoticed. In that regard, public relations directors, scouts, third
base coaches and umpires tend to fall into the same category -- the less you hear about them, the better they are.
Ask him his favorite memory of his years with the Orioles and there is no hesitation.
“1966,” Brown said, referring to the Orioles’ first World
Series championship.
He had been with the Orioles eight years by then, alternating as traveling secretary and public relations director
during a career that spanned 35 years with the Orioles.
In those roles, Brown was not only a mentor to every
writer on the baseball beat, but also a friend who knew how
to encourage and, when necessary, critique. When baseball’s
public relations directors decided to honor Bob Fishel with
the Robert O. Fishel Award for public relations excellence,
they gave the first one to the man it was named after in 1981.
The next one went to Brown, which pretty much says it
all. But ask him about his proudest achievement with the
Orioles, you won’t hear anything about awards (he’s also a
recipient of the Herbert Armstrong Award, which earned
him a place in the club’s Hall Of Fame).
When I asked him that question, it didn’t take Brown
any longer to answer than it did when he cited 1966 as the
highlight of his career. Without hesitation, he said he was
proudest of “hiring people like Rick Vaughn, John Blake,
Charles Steinberg and Julie Wagner (the only female winner of the Herbert Armstrong Award) who went on to do
great things.”
Vaughn, hired as an assistant after the 1984 season after Blake left to go to the Texas Rangers, would eventually
replace Brown as the Orioles’ public relations director.
“When I started, I was living in Virginia, and I drove
61 miles each way to Memorial Stadium,” said Vaughn,
now vice president of communications for the Tampa Bay
Rays. “The primary reason I took the job was to work under Bob Brown. I have never regretted it -- no one worked
harder or cared more about baseball than Bob.”
Sounds like something Lambros would say about
Showalter, who, 30 years ago, was getting ready to begin
his managing career with a 20-hour drive from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Oneonta.
It was 15 years ago that Brown left Baltimore for retirement in West Palm Beach. He took with him a lifetime of
great memories and left behind a legacy built around his
favorite word, one that best describes a person.
“Class.”
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COLLEGE NOTEBOOK
Second Straight Final Four Secures
Maryland’s Position Among Elites
Steve Jones
F
or the second consecutive season, the University of Maryland women’s basketball team
advanced to the NCAA
Final Four.
An 81-58 loss to topranked Connecticut at Amalie Arena in
Tampa April 5 concluded Maryland’s
sixth appearance in the national semifinals. The program first reached that
level in 1978, when the Terps advanced to
the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championship game before losing to UCLA. The team lost in the
NCAA semifinal round in 1982 and 1989.
“We always had good talent,” said former Maryland head coach Chris Weller, a
1966 Maryland graduate who guided the
women’s basketball program from 19752002. “I always believed that Maryland
was one of the most progressive universities in the nation. I knew where we
were coming from, and I knew our intent.
We were one of the first big-time universities to invest in [women’s basketball],
and from day one, I thought we could be
special.”
Despite their early success, it took 17
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Maryland has faced along the way.
“It’s so difficult to do,” Frese said of
the Terps’ consecutive Final Four appearances. “Knowing how hard it is to
advance in every single round of this
tournament, it’s pretty incredible.”
But the Terps -- and the rest of women’s college basketball -- still have a long
way to go to approach Connecticut’s
impressive record. With 16 Final Four
appearances and 10 NCAA championships to its credit, Connecticut is the
top program in the women’s game. The
Huskies, who just played in their eighth
consecutive Final Four, are on a run that
is reminiscent of the UCLA men’s teams
that won 10 national titles from 1964-75.
They are one of two collegiate women’s
team to win three straight national titles
(2002-04, 2013-15), the other being Tennessee.
While Maryland’s recent record of
success can’t compare to Connecticut’s,
the Terps are closer to Notre Dame. The
two schools have each earned one NCAA
title, with Notre Dame taking home the
hardware in 2001. During their rich histories, Notre Dame has been to seven Final Fours, and Maryland has made five
appearances, plus the AIAW Final Four.
The Fighting Irish just wrapped up their
fifth consecutive trip to the Final Four. The four national semifinalists are
among the favorites to meet again during the 2016 Final Four. Huskies forward
Breanna Stewart, the Associated Press
National Player of the Year, will lead
a group of four returning Connecticut
starters, while Notre Dame gets all five
starters back. South Carolina, which
made its first Final Four appearance
this season, will bid farewell to two senior starters.
Maryland will lose one senior, starting guard Laurin Mincy. The Terps will
return four starters, including All-American guard Lexie Brown and guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough.
The Terps not only have the talent
and experience to reach another Final
Four, but also a head coach who has succeeded at every stop during her 22-year
career on the sidelines. Since beginning
her coaching career during the 1993-94
season at Kent State, Frese has earned
conference Coach of the Year honors
at Ball State, Minnesota and Maryland
(twice). She has guided the Terps to 11
NCAA tournament appearances during
her 13 seasons at Maryland.
“I was a believer in [former Maryland
athletic director] Debbie Yow’s vision
when she brought me in,” said Frese,
who guided the Terps to a 34-3 record
and a Big Ten championship this season.
“We believed that Maryland could win a
national championship and become the
next dynasty. I thought we could sustain
this at a really high level, year-in and
year-out.”
McDaniel’s Caroline Brehm
Keeps Cooling Hitters
Steve Jones
C
aroline Brehm certainly
didn’t set out to become
the all-time strikeout
leader
at
McDaniel
College. But when she
struck out a then-school
and Centennial Conference record 377 batters during her freshman year, it was obvious McDaniel had
found a player to build around.
“Caroline has definitely elevated the
program,” said Phil Smith, now in his 11th
season as the head coach of the Green
Terror softball team. “With her, we feel
that we can probably take the field with
anybody in the country and be in the ballgame.”
Brehm hasn’t slowed down since
her standout freshman campaign.
The native of Hanover, Pa.,
who has struck out 345
or more batters during
each of her three seasons,
will cap her McDaniel career as the school’s career
leader in wins, complete
games, innings pitched and
strikeouts. The 5-foot-2 Brehm
has recorded more than 80 career
victories, thrown more than 100
complete games and struck out more
than 1,200 batters. She is not far from the
all-time NCAA Division III career strikeout record of 1,457 set by Hayley Feindel
of the Coast Guard Academy from 2009-12.
“I’ve always been a strikeout pitcher,
and I take a lot of pride in that part of
my game,” said Brehm, who earned 70 of
McDaniel’s 82 victories during her first
three seasons at the Westminster, Md.,
school.
Throughout her recreational and high
school softball years, Brehm never had a
true pitching coach. At McDaniel, she has
worked with pitching coach Tiffani Smith
to expand her repertoire. Brehm now
throws five primary pitches, including
a fastball, screwball, curveball, changeup and rise ball. The addition of a flip
changeup, which confuses hitters because
of its unique trajectory, has made Brehm a
complete pitcher.
“Caroline’s accomplishments have just
bred confidence in her,” Phil Smith said.
“Tiffani taught her two or three pitches,
and she just took off from there. She’s always been composed on the mound.
“She’s not afraid to take the ball and
go out there. Her mental game has gotten
sharper, which comes with experience.”
Brehm came to McDaniel in the fall of
2011 with her two siblings. The triplets included her sister, Becky, who was one of
Brehm’s catchers during her freshman
season.
During that initial campaign, Brehm
led McDaniel to the Centennial Conference championship and an NCAA tournament berth. In addition to the singleseason strikeout record, Brehm won 24
games and finished with a 1.45 ERA. McDaniel tied a school single-season record
with 30 victories.
Brehm didn’t experience any type of
sophomore slump, posting a 20-11 record
with a 1.45 ERA and 345 strikeouts. But
the right-hander had her best season
in 2014. Brehm led all NCAA Division III
pitchers with a career-high 396 strikeouts,
and her 26 victories set school and Centennial Conference marks for single-season win totals.
But her success hasn’t come from
studying the tendencies of opposing hitters. Brehm sticks to the basics, and she
doesn’t vary her approach.
“I have confidence in how I pitch,” said
Brehm, who is majoring in sociology with
a specialization in criminal justice. “I just
prepare myself mentally for each game,
and go out there and attack. I mix up the
pitches the best I can.
“The main thing is to get ahead of the
hitter quickly. It’s important for me to get
that first-pitch strike. That way, you can
dominate and be in control of everything.”
Brehm realizes she is nearing the end
of her sterling collegiate career. While she
is proud of her many pitching records,
Brehm’s main goal is to lead the Green
Terror back to the NCAA tournament.
“Coming in here as a freshman and being able to go [to the NCAA tournament],
I feel like we have that same momentum
this year,” Brehm said. “I believe that we
can go far and come out with a ring at the
end of it.”
Caroline Brehm
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years for the Terps to make it back to the
Final Four when the 2006 team captured
Maryland’s lone national championship.
Now, the program that began playing
during the 1971-72 season is experiencing the school’s most extended run of
success. For the first time in its 44-year
history, Maryland reached back-to-back
Final Fours this season.
Do Maryland’s consecutive national
semifinal appearances indicate that the
program is a budding dynasty?
“What is your definition of a dynasty?” Maryland head coach Brenda Frese
said. “Is it making Final Fours? Is it winning national championships? What I’m
most proud of is our level of excellence.
Whether it’s on the court or off the court,
we have this program where we’ve always envisioned it would be.”
With three Final Four appearances
and a national championship during the
past 10 years, Maryland has elevated
itself into one of the nation’s elite programs. “When you think of teams that go to
back-to-back Final Fours, you certainly
think of UConn and Notre Dame,” sophomore guard Lexie Brown said. “For us
to be rising into that conversation has
been amazing.”
Frese acknowledged the challenges
COLLEGE NOTEBOOK
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LACROSSE
Assists Come Naturally For
Johns Hopkins’ Wells Stanwick
Steve Jones
T
he Stanwick family is
synonymous with the
sport of collegiate lacrosse. For the past
generation, the eight
children of Wells Sr. and
Dori Stanwick have enjoyed successful careers at some of the
nation’s top programs, including the
University of Virginia, Georgetown, Rutgers, Boston College and Johns Hopkins.
In the midst of that talented family
is Wells Stanwick. The Johns Hopkins
senior attackman will end his four-year
sojourn as one of the top 15 scorers in
school history and finish in the top five
in career assists. His willingness to set
up his teammates -- instead of scoring
goals -- has enabled Stanwick to be a
quiet contributor in one of the sport’s
most visible programs.
“I don’t think Wells gets the credit he
deserves,” Blue Jays head coach Dave
Pietramala said. “He is our facilitator.
When you watch the film, you understand that so many plays aren’t made
without Wells.
“He’s not outwardly the fastest, strongest or most athletic guy. But he has
such a tremendous IQ for the game. I
don’t know what he’ll decide to do after
college, but I think he’ll make a terrific
coach.”
Stanwick, who became the sixth player in school history to reach the career
100-assist mark April 1, doesn’t seek the
spotlight.
“When I was younger and my brothers and I used to practice our stick skills,
passing just came easy to me,” Stanwick
said. “It’s good to be unselfish, and I enjoy helping my teammates score.”
The 5-foot-11, 175-pound senior from
Baltimore came to Johns Hopkins after
a standout high school career at Boys’
Latin. A two-time first-team All-America
selection, Stanwick totaled 123 goals and
169 assists for the Lakers during his high
school career. Shortly after his brother,
Steele, who won the Tewaaraton Award
as the nation’s best player, led Virginia
to the 2011 NCAA championship, Wells
became the first Stanwick sibling to stay
in Baltimore for college.
“In my whole life, I never thought
about coming to Hopkins, because it was
so close,” said Stanwick, whose family
lives in the Roland Park neighborhood.
“But when I visited and spent time with
the guys on the team, I felt like it was the
right fit for me.”
That decision has benefited both
Stanwick and Johns Hopkins. During
the first three years of his collegiate career, the Blue Jays reached the NCAA
tournament quarterfinals twice and won
32 games. During his sophomore and
junior seasons, Stanwick was the Blue
Jays’ top scorer.
In 2013, he contributed 24 goals and
23 assists. Last season, Stanwick led
the team in points (67) and assists (44).
His 2014 point total was the highest for
a Hopkins player since Terry Riordan
totaled 69 points in 1995. Stanwick’s 44
assists were the most since Jack Thomas
had 45 feeds in 1973.
During his final collegiate campaign,
Stanwick is leading his team through a
transitional season. After competing as
an independent since 1883, Johns Hopkins is playing in the Big Ten for the first
time.
The Blue Jays still play traditional
top-line foes in the University of North
Carolina, Syracuse and Virginia, but will
now annually take on the likes of the Uni-
versity of Michigan, Ohio State and Penn
State in their new league. The game’s
most distinguished rivalry will continue
April 25, when Johns Hopkins meets new
conference member Maryland in a Big
Ten matchup at Byrd Stadium.
“I think that we’ll start some new rivalries [in the Big Ten],” said Stanwick,
who was drafted by the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse Jan. 23
and will graduate from Hopkins with
a degree in political science. “It will be
good for the Big Ten to become one of
the power conferences. It also makes our
rivalry with Maryland more intense, because they’re now our in-conference rival
who we’ll be fighting with for a Big Ten
championship every year.”
Stanwick is among the 50 players
named to the men’s watch list for the
Tewaaraton Award. His younger sister,
Covie, a senior attacker at Boston College, is on the women’s watch list. But
Stanwick would much rather see Hopkins win a conference championship and
reach another NCAA tournament than
walk off with individual awards. He’d
also like to be a role model for his younger brother, Shack Stanwick, a freshman
attackman for Hopkins.
“You never know when your last game
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MARYLAND
Chris Garman
A
fter finishing his career at the University of
Maryland, senior guard/forward Dez Wells
will enter the 2015 NBA Draft and try to
become the fourth Terp currently in the
NBA. Wells is no lock to be selected in the
draft June 25, but it’s believed he will have
a chance to earn a spot on an NBA roster
this summer.
Wells used four years in college to make improvements to
his game and prepare himself to have a future at the next level.
According to former Terps and NBA forward Walt Williams,
Wells leaves Maryland as one of the best players in program
history. “He had a fantastic career, one of the all-time greats,” Williams said. “The thing that stands out the most about him is
his passion. He’s a fierce competitor.”
When Wells first came to Maryland for his sophomore year
during the 2012-13 season, he was primarily used as a small
forward and shooting guard. But during his final two seasons,
Wells also saw time at point guard for head coach Mark Turgeon.
“He came [to Maryland] as a pretty athletic guard and
a guy that could score baskets and [be] good in transition,”
former Terps and NBA power forward/center Tony Massenburg said. “He has now made himself into more of a [shooting] guard. He handles the ball more now than he did when
he came in.
“I think he’s become a much better defender, and he has
worked on his conditioning and weight. He’s probably in the
best shape he’s been in as a Maryland player.”
In the NBA, Wells is expected to be a shooting guard and
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could be used in stretches as a point guard. His 6-foot-5,
215-pound frame does not make him big enough to play forward at the next level, but Massenburg said he can see Wells
excelling at both guard positions.
“He has the size to be that combo guard you see a lot in
the NBA at [point guard] and [shooting guard],” Massenburg
said. “I think, ultimately, he is a [shooting] guard, but he will
have the ability and be willing to play the role in the way of being a guy to initiate an offense if need be.”
One of the biggest improvements Wells made was his outside shooting. During his junior season, Wells shot 30 percent
from 3-point range, but during his senior campaign, he increased his 3-point shooting percentage to 51 percent.
“I thought he did a great job after he came back from the
wrist injury, showing that he has the ability to shoot the ball
on a consistent basis from the 3-point line,” Williams said.
“And I thought that was a question mark for him going to the
next level.”
As a four-year collegiate player, Wells won’t be drafted as
early as some of the most coveted one-and-done prospects.
It’s no longer the popular decision for highly talented NBA
hopefuls to stay in college four years before entering the draft,
but it’s something that could benefit Wells is the long run. Wells faced adversity on numerous occasions during his
collegiate career, including his dismal from Xavier following
his freshman season and a wrist injury during the CBE Classic Nov. 26, 2014 that sidelined him for seven games.
But Massenburg said all of that adversity has helped build
Wells’ character.
“The fact that he is a senior and had the benefit of staying
in school, and when you go to school for four years, most likely
you’re going to have some ups and downs,” Massenburg said.
“He has had a few ups and downs, but I think that will make
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him have stronger character for the things he’ll face as a soonto-be pro.”
Most NBA analysts don’t project Wells to be drafted, which
may not be a bad thing. If he isn’t drafted, Wells will have options to sign with a team as an undrafted free agent. Instead
of being selected by a team that does not have a role that plays
to his strengths, Wells can choose which team best suits him.
There is also the option of playing in the NBA Developmental
League or overseas.
“If he doesn’t get drafted, I definitely see him getting picked
up,” Massenburg said. “When you talk about guys who are
not solidified lottery picks or first rounders, sometimes you
are better off not getting drafted, because you can pick and
choose a situation that might be more beneficial than being
drafted into a situation where you don’t have a real chance
based on numbers.”
Regardless of the outcome in the draft, Wells has demonstrated the type of player he is.
“He’s a hard worker, so he’s going to continue to get better
at a relatively quick pace,” Williams said.
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Chris Lamon is now coaching the game
he grew up playing, which takes us to the
Lamon children.
HIGH SCHOOL THEN & NOW
Steele, Lamon Families Continue
To Carry On Athletic Tradition
Keith Mills
H
er father is a former
U.S. Olympian. Her
mother is a member of
the Severna Park High
School Athletic Hall
of Fame and a former
lacrosse player at the
University of Maryland. Her four uncles
played college lacrosse, as has two of her
brothers and five cousins.
Now, Caroline Steele, a senior at
Severn School, is making headlines as
one of the finest girls’ high school lacrosse players in the country.
“That child wrote something down
in third grade,” her mother, Gretchen
Steele, said. “She wants to go to Maryland and play lacrosse like her mom -third grade she wrote that, third grade.”
This fall, Caroline Steele will head to
Maryland and play lacrosse, following
the lead of her cousin, Kristen Lamon,
her uncles, John and Chris Lamon, and
her mother, Gretchen.
Gretchen Steele played her final game
at Maryland 31 years ago, when she was
Gretchen Lamon. The Lamon name may
sound familiar -- it’s one of the most famous families in Baltimore lacrosse history.
Caroline Steele’s father, Scott, won
a silver medal in windsurfing during
the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games, and is also a member of
the Anne Arundel County Sports Hall
of Fame. Meanwhile, the Lamons grew
up in Severna Park, Md., with lacrosse
sticks in their hands and a goal in their
backyard.
“We played all the time,” said Gretchen Steele’s brother John Lamon, now a
successful local businessman. “That’s all
we did. We’d get home from school and
either go to the backyard or run or bike
up to Severn, set up a goal and just play.
That was our life, and it was fantastic.”
Gretchen Steele has fond memories of
those days.
“We grew up on Riggs Road in Severna Park,” Gretchen Steele said. “I was
the only girl, and they put me in goal. I
got killed. My brothers were really good,
but I loved it. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”
Gretchen Steele is one of Jack and
Carol Lamon’s six children; Liz, John,
Gretchen, Ben, Pat and Chris. Liz Lamon
is the oldest, and she’s the only one who
didn’t go on to have an outstanding high
school and college lacrosse career.
“She’s our number one cheerleader
now,” Gretchen Steele said. “She follows
every one of our kids and is always at
their games. She’s the one with a lot of
our mom in her.”
John Lamon is a 1975 graduate of the
now-defunct Wroxeter-on-the-Severn. He
played lacrosse for his dad, Jack, before
moving on to Maryland, where he was an
All-American attackman for head coach
Buddy Beardmore. Like his brother-inlaw, Scott Steele, he is also a member of
the Anne Arundel County Sports Hall of
Fame.
In 1977, Ben Lamon graduated from
Severna Park High School, where he led
Anne Arundel County in scoring his senior year and led Mike Heck’s Falcons
to the first of three straight district lacrosse championships, the equivalent
then of a state championship. He then
played lacrosse at North Carolina State
before the school terminated the program in 1982. By then, Gretchen Steele
was a junior at Maryland, playing lacrosse for head coach Sue Tyler. A 1979
graduate of Severna Park, Gretchen
Steele did not play high school lacrosse
because there was none.
“There was no girls’ lacrosse back
then,” Gretchen Steele said. “We played
club ball. That was it.”
She also played field hockey, helping
legendary head coach Lil Shelton win
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the first of her 20 state championships.
“Lil Shelton is an icon,” Gretchen
Steele said. “To this day, I tell the girls
I coach what Lil told us. Be a lady first.
You can be a lady and still be a great
athlete. Don’t let me hear you cuss. Be a
lady and have people respect you.”
Gretchen Steele now works at Chesapeake High School in Pasadena, Md.,
and coaches the girls’ middle school
team at Severn. Years ago, she started
the Mighty Mites lacrosse division of the
Green Hornets recreation program in
Severna Park and still coaches a Maryland United Lacrosse Club team that includes her daughter, Caroline Steele.
At Maryland, Gretchen Steele played
midfield for the 1983 Terps team that
reached the NCAA quarterfinals and the
1984 team that reached the championship game.
“I had what you would call a tumultuous relationship then with Coach Tyler,”
Gretchen Steele said. “I didn’t know how
to play girls’ lacrosse then. I was a complete hot dog. I would take it from end to
end behind the back, left-handed. That’s
all I knew.
“Remember, I grew up with four
brothers -- all great players. That’s how I
was taught. I got to Maryland, and I had
to learn how to play as a girl.”
Pat Lamon was one of her four brothers. Like his older brothers John and
Ben, Pat was a sensational player. A 1982
graduate of Severna Park, Pat Lamon
was originally recruited by Navy to play
lacrosse. After one year at the U.S. Naval
Academy Prep School in Rhode Island,
he transferred to play for Dave Cottle at
Loyola.
Pat Lamon put together one of the
finest single seasons in school history in
1984 with 42 goals and 18 assists, and he
is still Loyola’s second all-time leading
scorer behind Gary Hanley.
“Pat was at Loyola when I was at
Maryland, and that was a great time,”
Gretchen Steele said. “I remember playing at Loyola, and Dave Cottle brought
the men’s team out, so Pat had a chance
to see me play.”
Chris Lamon is the only Lamon
brother to graduate from Severn, where
he played one year for Cottle, who left
for Loyola after the 1982 season. Like
his brother, John, and sister, Gretchen,
Chris played lacrosse at Maryland for
Hall of Fame head coach Dick Edell.
And like his older brothers and sister,
JOHN AND
CHERYL LAMON
John Lamon and his wife, Cheryl, live
in Severna Park and have three children. They were all former high school
lacrosse standouts at St. Mary’s in Annapolis, Md., and have become outstanding collegiate players.
JOHN LAMON IV
A Baltimore Sun All-Metro attackman at St. Mary’s, John Lamon IV played
four years at Towson University, where
he was an attackman and midfielder for
head coach Tony Seaman. After graduating in 2009, he reunited with an old
friend, former Loyola Blakefield and
Maryland standout Chris Malone, who
served six seasons as the head coach at
Arizona State.
“John worked Chris’ camp out there,”
John Lamon said. “And he offered young
John a coaching job, and he took it. He
really enjoyed coaching, but decided to
move on and move out with his brother.”
MATT LAMON
“John went down as an assistant
coach at N.C. State when Ben was playing,” Gretchen Steele said. “That was really big for the family. We took a lot of
pride in that.”
end, it came down to how she felt about
Cathy Reese and Maryland and that letter
she wrote when she was in third grade.”
GRETCHEN AND
SCOTT STEELE
A student at Folger McKinsey Elementary School in Severna Park, Patrick Steele, 11, plays both basketball and
lacrosse.
Scott Steele graduated from Severn
School and was a two-time All-American in sailing at St. Mary’s University.
After finishing second in the U.S. Olympic windsurfing trials in March 1984, he
won a silver medal in the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics, finishing second to Holland’s Stephan van den Berg.
Five years later, he met his future wife,
Gretchen Lamon.
Scott and Gretchen Steele have five
children.
SCOTTY STEELE
Now 23 years old, Scotty Steele is a
graduate of Severna Park High and Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina,
where he played lacrosse and was voted
the school’s male Athlete of the Year
during his senior season in 2014.
CHRIS STEELE
A senior at Towson University, Chris
Steele, 21, plays club lacrosse at Towson.
He will graduate in May with a degree in
business.
PATRICK STEELE
PAT AND
CHERYL LAMON
Pat and Cheryl Lamon have three
sons: P.J., Ryan and Michael.
PATRICK LAMON
A 2011 graduate of Severn School, P.J.
Lamon, 21, played attack for head coach
Brian Wood before joining the Drew University men’s lacrosse team. In 2013, as
a sophomore, he scored 24 goals with 10
assists.
RYAN LAMON
Now a sophomore at Mount St.
Mary’s, Ryan Lamon also played for Brian Wood at Severn, leading the Admirals
in scoring as a senior two years ago with
60 goals and 24 assists. He is a starting
midfielder now at the Mount for head
coach Tom Gravante.
MICHAEL LAMON
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Like his older brother, John, Matt
Lamon played at both St. Mary’s and
Towson. Now, he and his brother live
and work in San Diego for a company
called TEKsystems, owned by Ravens
owner and longtime family friend Steve
Bisciotti.
KRISTEN LAMON
After a sensational high school career,
Kristen Lamon is now a member of the
defending national champion Maryland
lacrosse team.
“I don’t want to jinx ‘em, but I think
they have the potential to be the best allaround team ever in women’s lacrosse,”
John Lamon said. “They are unbelievable. They don’t have any weaknesses
and are very well coached. [Head coach]
Cathy Reese does a tremendous job.”
BEN AND
CANDICE LAMON
Ben and Candice Lamon also have
two sons -- 15-year-old Ben Lamon Jr., a
freshman at St. Mary’s and 14-year-old
Logan Lamon, an eighth grader at Severn
River Middle School in Arnold, Md.
“They’re little rock stars ... ,” Gretchen Steele said. “When my brother, Ben,
played, they called him the ‘Human
Birdfeeder,’ because he would sit on the
crease and just feed the ball to everyone.
Little Ben is like that.”
Both Ben and John Lamon played
against each other while John Lamon
was at Maryland and Ben was at N.C.
State. They reunited in Raleigh, N.C.,
after John Lamon graduated from Maryland.
BRENDAN STEELE
Brendan Steele, 19, is also a graduate
of Severna Park High, where he helped
head coach Larry Kramer’s Falcons win
the Class 4A-3A state championship in
2010. He is a starting attackman for head
coach Chris Hasbrouck at St. Mary’s
College, his father, Scott Steele’s, alma
mater.
CAROLINE STEELE
At 5-foot-4, Caroline Steele isn’t big,
but she’s explosive and has great vision.
“In our family, it’s all about lacrosse
IQ,” Gretchen Steele said. “All my brothers had it. John’s IQ was unbelievable.
He saw things on the field long before
they happened.”
Caroline Steele has that same IQ, but
not just in lacrosse. Two years ago, she
helped Severn’s basketball team win the
Interscholastic Athletic Association of
Maryland B Conference championship
for head coach Chuck Miller.
During Severn’s lacrosse season opener, she scored 11 goals to lead head coach
Renie Sotiropoulos’ Admirals past Notre
Dame Prep, 17-11, March 17. A year ago,
Caroline Steele scored 82 goals with 10
assists to earn Baltimore Sun first-team
All-Metro honors. She was recruited by
the University of Virginia, Penn State,
Loyola and Maryland -- eventually
choosing Maryland.
“We looked at Loyola because of uncle
Pat,” Gretchen Steele said. “But in the
Like his cousin Caroline Steele, Michael Lamon is currently attending
Severn. He is one of the top sophomore
attackman in the area. After being recruited by Loyola, Notre Dame, Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania,
he committed to Penn after his freshman
season.
CHRIS AND
SAM LAMON
Chris and Sam Lamon have two kids -Chris Jr., 11, and Gracie, 8. Chris Lamon,
once an assistant coach at Severn in
the early 1990s, now coaches a variety of
youth teams, including lacrosse and basketball teams at the Green Hornets rec
program. His son, Chris, and nephew,
Patrick Steele, are teammates.
“We’re all still very much involved in
lacrosse and very much involved in each
other’s lives,” Gretchen Steele said. “The
cousins are inseparable. My brother,
John, likes to say Caroline has five dads
-- her real dad and five uncles.”
“John is the patriarch of our family, no
doubt about it. He’s our go-to guy. He expects a lot out of our family, and I think
we all turned out better because of him.”
And the Lamons are still a family who
both play and stay together.
“We all try to see as many kids’ games
as we can as a unit,” John Lamon said “If
it’s Christmas, New Year’s, Thanksgiving, Easter, whatever, we’re together. I’m
very proud of my brothers and sisters
and their kids. They are all our number
one priority.”
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he Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse team is still trying to heal and navigate
through the season without one of its own. Freshman defenseman Jeremy
Huber was found dead in his dorm room Jan. 26. Huber died of complications
from pneumonia. The Blue Jays have dedicated the season to him.
Despite losing five of its first nine games, Hopkins is trying its best to move
on and turn things around during the final stretch of the regular season. Head
coach Dave Pietramala discussed the team’s tough start, what he’s learned from
his players and his Big Ten conference tournament title aspirations.
MORGAN ADSIT: This was an extremely emotional and difficult start for
your program this season. How has the team healed, and has it been nice to just
get out and play again?
DAVE PIETRAMALA: It changed everything. I don’t know if we are ever, this
year, going to get back to normal. It’s always there. It’s never going away. I just
hope we can grow from it, move forward from it, but we will never forget. It’s
been helpful to get back out here. It took us some time to get back out here, to be
honest. We were set back by not being out here, but there were more important
things to [deal] with at that time.
MA: What did you learn about your team during the process?
DP: I’ve been really surprised and impressed by these guys. Given the tragedy
that we dealt with, and not the fact that we lost, but how we lost a few games, it
would be really easy for a group of guys to say we are so unlucky -- we are snake
bitten this year -- but these guys haven’t. They haven’t made excuses. They’ve
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A win is a positive, but how we did it is the positive,
given how we’ve lost. In the past, we’ve put ourselves in the position to give away games, in my
opinion. That’s a credit to our opponents. But
against Rutgers, we got the job done, and I think
that will go a long way for us heading into April.
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you are in the midst of your first season in the Big
Ten, is it nice to have that automatic NCAA tournament berth option, if you win your conference tournament
April 30-May 2?
DP: We were so excited to have those two bites at the NCAA tournament apple. Like you said, our record is what it is. You could say we
were close, but we didn’t get the job done. The great thing is we do have
that second opportunity alive with the Big Ten [tournament]. It’s one of the
many reasons we finally joined a conference. It’s been a breath of fresh air and a
brand new life for us, to be honest. So this is a new season for us.
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WINTER TENNIS CLINCS AT ORCHARD TENNIS CLUB
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This summer send your girl on a Great Adventure!
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Summer 2015 counselors include current and former
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Beginner Camp - Learn the basic skills of wrestling
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INSIDE GOLF
Getting The Most Out
Of Your Golf Lesson
Owen Dawson
I
f you’ve never had a private golf lesson before,
it can be an intimidating
first
experience.
There are many stories
about how “the teaching
pro changed my entire
swing, and I couldn’t hit a ball for weeks.”
And most of those stories are true.
As a potential student, it is incumbent to do your homework to see which
swing coaches would be most compatible for you. Choosing a credible swing
coach can take some time.
Where do you begin? Most golfers’
first choice is the Internet. Picking the
first swing coach on the search engine
list may or may not be your best choice.
If you’re looking to get the most accurate information about how to fix your
swing, then selecting an experienced
swing coach is a must. Some coaches list
this information on their website. Check
out any certifications they may have
and what technologies they are using in
their teaching. Take a look at any swing
video tutorials on their website. Simple
swing videos will help give you some
insight into their personalities, teaching styles and swing methods. Look for
lesson testimonials to see what other
students are saying about their swing
coaches. Of course, if you have a friend
who highly recommends someone, that
could also be a good starting point.
Next, pick up the phone or send an
email to potential swing coaches. Let’s
call this the interview process. Here are
a few questions I would be asking if I
were the prospective student:
THE INTERVIEW
• How long have you been teaching golf?
Unless you are a beginner, you probably don’t want to learn from the new
assistant who is just starting to teach.
Why? Because they are likely going to
be teaching you what they are doing
in their own swing (which may or may
Owen Dawson
not be correct) or what they read in
Golf Digest. How do I know this? Well,
I did the same thing when I first started teaching 20-plus years ago.
• Ask them how many lessons they give
per week during the golf season. If
they are giving more than 30 lessons a
week, they are likely doing something
right. Like any business, if you’re not
good, you’re probably not very busy.
• Lastly, do they send a lesson video and practice notes after the lesson is complete? This
is an important part of the lesson. Having
video and notes to refer to during your
post-lesson practice is an invaluable tool.
YOUR FIRST LESSON
So, you’ve found the right swing coach,
and you’ve booked your first one-hour les-
son. Don’t be late. Make sure you show up
at least 15 minutes early to your lesson. A
one-hour lesson will go by in a flash, so being late will put you and your swing coach
behind from the start. The 15 minutes also
allows you to warm up. Be prepared to step
out of your comfort zone. It’s not in your
swing coach’s best interest to teach you
something that’s going to make you worse,
so listen up and go with it. If you don’t understand something, make sure you to have
your swing coach clarify it. When your lesson is complete, your swing coach should be
able to remotely send you both the lesson
notes and video from your lesson. Schedule your next lesson before you leave your
current lesson. Frequency of scheduling
lessons varies. I like to see students weekly
when starting a swing change.
PRACTICE
Try to get to your practice facility as
soon as possible after your lesson -- immediately if you have time. Making swing
changes can be difficult. In most cases,
your swing coach will be trying to instill a new feel to your swing. When you
practice, you still need to be out of your
comfort zone. Allowing one’s self to fall
back into what’s comfortable is a common practice among new students, and
it is counter-productive to the learning
process. Remember, learning to make
the necessary swing changes is more of
a journey (take a look at any PGA Tour
player). Don’t expect miracles, set realistic goals for yourself and work hard to
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COMMUNITY BEAT
LAX MAX TOURNAMENT
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April 26. Through running, walking and biking, families and supporters
will gather with a united roar to raise awareness and funds for research
into this disorder. Since the inaugural event in 2005, ROAR for Autism,
presented by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, has raised more than $2
million for autism research at Kennedy Krieger. Visit roarforautism.org
or call 443-923-7300.
BALTIMORE ROAD RUNNERS 5K
WALKS/RACES
BRIGANCE BRIGADE
The Brigance Brigade Foundation, an organization that supports ALS
patients and their families, created by former NFL player O.J. Brigance
and his wife, Chanda, will hold its second 5.7K (to honor O.J. Brigance’s
jersey number, No. 57) family fun run event in Canton April 25. Proceeds
will further the mission of the Brigance Brigade Foundation, whose goal
is to equip, encourage and empower people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) by providing access
to equipment and services to patients and their families. Visit brigancebrigade.org to register. WALK FOR WISHES
Walk and make wishes come true, one step at a time at the Maryland
Zoo at 8 a.m April 19. Visit midatlantic.wish.org.
Online registration is open for the Courageous 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
at Oregon Ridge Park at 8 a.m. June 14. The Cool Kids Campaign is
devoted to improving the quality of life for pediatric oncology patients
and their families by focusing on the academic, social and emotional
needs brought on by a cancer diagnosis. To register, call 410-560-1770 or
visit coolkidscampaign.org/run/.
KIDNEY WALK
More than 5,000 people are expected to attend the Greater Baltimore
Kidney walk at Oriole Park Camden Yards with All-Star center fielder
Adams Jones April 19. The walk highlights the need for organ donation
and prevention of kidney disease. Check-in begins at 9 a.m. in Parking
Lot B. Visit kidneymd.org/ to register.
BALTIMORE RUNNING FESTIVAL
Registration is open for the Oct. 17 Baltimore Running Festival. Choose
from five distances through the Inner Harbor and surrounding areas.
Visit thebaltimoremarathon.com.
ADAM THOMPSON 5K RUN/WALK
This race, on a USA Track and Field certified 5K course, honors the
memory of Adam Thompson, a first-year Harford Community College
student who was killed in a car accident in 2011. Proceeds from the race will
benefit scholarships supporting students attending Harford Community
College. The 5K run/walk is at Harford Community College, 401 Thomas
Run Rd., Bel Air at 8 a.m. April 26. Online registration is available in
advance at harford.edu/adam. For more information, call 443-412-2449.
WALK MS
A three-mile walk to raise funds that support programs and research
for the Maryland chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society will
take place April 26. Visit walkmsmaryland.org to register. RED HOT 5K
Proceeds from the April 12 race will benefit Roland Park School Faculty
Compensation, to ensure they are able to attract and retain exceptional
teachers and student financial assistance, to provide tuition assistance
for our talented and diverse student community. Visit us at rpcs.org to
learn more.
MARCH FOR THE ANIMALS
This annual 1.5-mile walk-a-thon to support the Maryland SPCA will
take place at Druid Hill Park from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 26. Register at
marchfortheanimals.org.
ROAR FOR AUTISM
For Autism Awareness Month in April, Kennedy Krieger Institute will
run its annual fundraiser triathlon at Oregon Ridge Park in Cockeysville
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Online registration is now open for the Baltimore Road Runners
Women’s Distance Festival 5K run and walk at Lake Montebello at 8
a.m. May 17. The race is a flat, fast course for women of all ages. For
more information, contact race director Robin Goodwin at 410-215-4399
or visit brrc.com.
5K VISION WALK
A cure is in sight when you join the Vision 5K at the Inner Harbor June
6. Visit visionwalk.org to register.
PORT TO FORT 6K
Rally the troops, enlist your family, and challenge your friends and
neighbors to support Believe in Tomorrow Children’s Foundation’s 19th
Annual Port to Fort 6K Family Run/Walk April 25. Visit charmcityrun.
com to register.
RUNNING WITH THE DEVILS
COOL KIDS 5K
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The tournament is June 5-7 in Westminster, and is open to recreation,
travel, town and club teams, boys and girls ages U9-U19. Teams must
register by May 22 in order of the birth date of their oldest player. For
more information, visit laxmax.com or email pikesvillelaxmax@aol.com.
Walk or run to impact one of the thousands who turn to the Red Devils
to ease the burden of breast cancer. The race is at Goucher College June
14. Call 410-323-0135 or visit runningwiththedevils.org.
HOPEWELL 5K
Reachout and Run 5K run and walk is the largest source of funding for
HopeWell Cancer Support, whose mission is to create a community for
all people with cancer, their families and friends that encourages an
exchange of information, the development of a support system and the
presence of hope. The event is at Goucher College at 8:30 a.m. April 19.
Visit charmcityrun.com.
BISHOP BILL NEWMAN 5K
Inaugural 5K run and fun walk to benefit the most reverend bishop
William C. Newman Alumni Legacy Scholarship takes place at Calvert
Hall College’s Paul Angelo Russo Stadium in Towson at 8 a.m. April 25.
Visit charmcityrun.com to register.
COLOR RUN
Help the Cool Kids Campaign and volunteer to help with the Color
Run May 23. Volunteers will be working with Color Run participants
and Color Run staff. Positions vary from packet pickup, to helping with
check-in, to working at water stations, to throwing color at the runners.
Volunteers must be 15 years of age or older. For more information, visit
coolkidscampaign.org/color-run.
FIESTA 5K
Support the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Power Plant
Live! May 2 and bring hope to those with ALS, a neuromuscular disease,
which currently has no cure. Visit support.alscenter.org.
BILLY KORROW MEMORIAL RUN
A 3.1-mile course, which will start and finish on Loyola Blakefield’s campus, will benefit the Bill Korrow Scholarship Fund. The run will be held
from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. May 3. Visit charmcityrun to register. BASEBALL/SOFTBALL
CHARITY SOFTBALL
The Lardarius Webb Foundation, in partnership with United Way of
Central Maryland, will host the sixth annual charity softball game at M&T
Bank Stadium May 8. More than 30 current Ravens players are expected
to participate. This family event gives fans a chance to be up close and
personal with the players as they enjoy friendly competition between
teammates. Even though the football field is turned into a softball field,
Joe Flacco still goes deep. Visit lardariuswebb21.com or ticketmaster.com.
CRAB CLAW CLASSIC
Registration is open for the 13th annual Mid-Atlantic High School
Baseball Classic (Crab Claw Classic) for JV and varsity players at Joe
Cannon Stadium July 31-Aug 1. Visit diamondrecruiting.com to register.
MEN’S/CO-ED SLOW-PITCH SOFTBALL
The Lutherville-Timonium Rec Council opened registration for the
spring program at Seminary Park, which runs from May to mid-August.
Men’s leagues are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings,
and the co-ed league is Tuesday evening. Individual players seeking
spots will be referred to the registered team managers. Email tjharrington51@netscape.net or call 443-847-1072 for more information.
NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL
Visit the Hubert V. Simmons Museum of Negro Leagues Baseball
at the Owings Mills Metro Center. The museum is named after Bert
Simmons, who played for the Baltimore Elite Giants. It is open 1 p.m.5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday. Admission is free.
BASEBALL CARD SHOW
A sports card and memorabilia show to benefit Monsignor Slade
Catholic School will be held at Monsignor Slade Catholic School in Glen
Burnie from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. April 18 and May 16. For more details, call
Leo at 443-416-6447.
SPORTS TALK FOR TEENS
Visit the Southeast Anchor Enoch Pratt Free Library for a discussion of
all things sports at 4 p.m. April 20, May 4 and May 11. The library is located at 3601 Eastern Ave. in Baltimore. Visit calendar.prattlibrary.org/
event/sports_talk_for_teens_1114#.VH5F-HvrkkQ for more information.
MEN’S/COED SOFTBALL
The Knight Ryder softball team is looking for male and female players for
its 2015 roster. Coed and male adult teams will begin practicing indoors in
February. For more information, email curtisoscar84@gmail.com.
ADULT BASEBALL
Join the Eastern Baltimore County over-40 baseball league, which plays
with wood bats on 90-foot diamonds. Players of all skill levels are encouraged to visit over40baseball.org or call Mike Lockett at 410-446-0443. MASON-DIXON UMPIRES ASSOCIATION
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean
Association Football (CONCACAF) will hold the Gold Cup, the official
national team championship of the region, featuring the best players
from the confederation. The tournament includes the region’s current
top 12 national teams. Games will be played at M&T Bank Stadium in
July. For tickets, visit concacaf.com/Tickets.
LACROSSE CLINIC
On May 26, Coca-Cola will be hosting the NCAA Youth Clinic at
Homewood Field. This clinic is open to any boy in eighth grade or lower.
Register at charmcityyouthlax.com/images/pdf/cccamp.pdf.
PATTERSON PARK YOUTH SPORTS The Charm City Youth Lacrosse League has a sports club that allows
boys and girls ages 7-14 to develop lacrosse skills through instruction
and play, as well as learn life lessons from civic leaders. No equipment is
necessary. Events run from 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. every Saturday through
May 16. Register online at charmcityyouthlax.com from the drop-down
“play” menu, call 410-878-0563 or email pattersonparkinfo@gmail.com.
RUGBY
The Baltimore-Chesapeake Rugby Club, the region’s only Division I
men’s rugby club, is looking for experienced players or those new to the
game. Email baltimorechesapeakerugby@gmail.com or visit baltimorerugby.net for more information.
COCKEYSVILLE RECREATION
Visit cockeysvillereccouncil.org or call 410-887-7734 for updates about
baseball registration for the Cockeysville Recreation Center.
SOCCER/RUGBY/LACROSSE/SQUASH
SOLE OF THE CITY 5K
YOUTH RUGBY FESTIVAL
Run the streets of Baltimore starting at 1713 McHenry Row Whetstone
Way at 9 a.m. April 18 to benefit the Erica Brannock Fund, the Towson
teacher injured in the Boston bombings and Team Challenge to benefit
the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. Visit soleofthecity10k.com.
See some of the best high school rugby teams from the East Coast and
Canada, as well as the top programs from Maryland, at Mount Saint
Mary’s University in Emmitsburg from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. April 18-19. Visit
highschoolrugby.com or call 301-693-4123.
CASEY CARES FOUNDATION
The charity golf tournament will be held at Rolling Road Golf Club
in Catonsville from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 8 to benefit the Casey Cares
Foundation’s programs for critically ill children. Registration ends June
1. For more details, call 443-568-0064 or visit CaseyCares.org.
THREE CLUB CLASSIC
A nine-hole event played with three clubs will be held at historic Carroll
Park Golf Course from 2-5 p.m. Aug. 29. The use of only three clubs forces
golfers to be creative and invent shots, especially around the greens. This
event puts a major emphasis on shot making, club selection and making
the most out of limited resources. Proceeds benefit First Tee of Baltimore.
Call 240-273-GOLF (4653) or visit 3clubclassic2015.ezevent.com.
MEN’S GOLF
Fox Hollow Men’s Golf Club in Timonium has friendly competition at
tournaments every other Saturday from April to October. All skill levels are welcome. Visit foxhollowmensgolfclub.org for information and
membership application.
OGDEN FOUNDATION
Join Jonathan Ogden and his celebrity friends June 12 for a fun filled day of
golf and prizes, all while making a meaningful contribution to foundation.
Each golfer will experience an unforgettable day that will include lunch,
range balls, golf with a celebrity, on-course food and drinks, an after golf
awards dinner, commemorative photo-plaque of their group with their
celebrity and a tournament gift package. Visit JonathanOgdenfoundation.
org to register or call 410-366-8989 for more information.
SOCCER CLASSIC
The 18th annual Classic will take place in Baltimore May 2-3. Multiple
team registration discounts are available for single-age level teams U8,
U9, U10, U11, U12, U13, and U14 and dual-age level teams U17 (15/16) and
U18 (17/18). Register by April 20 at cmsasoccer.com.
MIGHTY KICKS PUP LEAGUE
The Pup League provides year-round soccer training for boys and girls
of all abilities ages 2-18. It’s designed to build motor skills, self-confidence and basic techniques. Ongoing programs are available throughout Baltimore. Visit mightykicksbaltimore.com for more information.
SQUASH
SquashWise provides incentives for middle school students to excel
academically, athletically and socially, as well as compete in local and
national squash tournaments. No squash experience is necessary
to become a tutor. Visit baltimoresquashwise.org to make your taxdeductible donation. To make equipment donations and/or become a
volunteer tutor, email abbym@baltimoresquashwise.org.
YOUTH RUGBY
Maryland Exiles Youth Rugby is looking for players for the upcoming
spring season. Experience is not required. The team is open to all players attending high school or middle school in Maryland and to students
enrolled in GED or home school programs. Those interested can visit
meetup.com/MD-RUGBY.
FOOTBALL
MEN’S NIGHT OUT
Hear an insider’s perspective as Baltimore Ravens assistant general
manager Eric DeCosta recaps the recent NFL Draft, discusses how the
Ravens are positioning themselves for the 2015-16 season and shares
insider stories. Visit associated.org/mensnightout.
RAVENS PLAY 60 GRANT
The Ravens provide funding of up to $5,000 to qualifying nonprofit organizations that create and/or continue programs or projects promoting
physical fitness and nutrition education. The grant program continues
the foundation’s commitment to increasing physical activity among
area youth and seeks to encourage healthy youth activities. For more
information, visit baltimoreravens.com/play60grant.
JOIN THE RAVENS’ BAND Become part of the Baltimore Ravens’ game-day experience by joining
Baltimore’s Marching Ravens. Visit baltimoreravens.com/marchingravens.
BALTIMORE NIGHTHAWKS
YOUTH FOOTBALL GRANTS
The May 8 tournament will raise funds and awareness about the work
at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, specifically in the area of pediatric food allergy. Visit hopkinsfoodallergyresearch.com/.
Is your team in need of jerseys, cleats, footballs or other accessories for
the 2015 season? The Ravens Foundation Inc. will be providing apparel
to qualifying nonprofit youth football organizations through the Ravens
Youth Football Grant. Youth tackle football and flag football teams in
Maryland are eligible to apply for an apparel grant containing more
than $1,000 in Under Armour jerseys, cleats or accessories. Visit baltimoreravens.com/news/community/ravens-act-foundation.html.
GOLF OUTING
WOMEN’S TACKLE FOOTBALL
GOLF
HOPKINS GOLF
Proceeds raised at this golf tournament June 4 will help fund the Baltimore
Station, which supports men transitioning through homelessness, poverty
and substance abuse. Visit mmhaonline.org to register.
YELLOW JACKET OPEN
Join Manchester Elementary School June 6 at at the Oakmont Green
Golf Club in Hampstead for a 1 p.m. shotgun start for a four-person
scramble tournament. The event includes green fees, cart, balls, lunch
and dinner with proceeds benefiting Manchester Elementary’s new
Anne Arundel area? Experience as a competitive swimmer or coach at
the high school, college or masters level -- or prior experience officiating
-- is strongly preferred. Email mdcommish@comcast.net or call Mike
Connors at 410-653-7307.
HOMESCHOOL SPORTS
Baltimore-area homeschooled boys and girls in grades 6-12 interested in playing interscholastic sports can register for the 2015 school
season. Email chensports@verizon.net for more information and to
register.
KICKBALL
To participate in co-ed adult kickball throughout Baltimore, visit kickball-baltimore.com for locations and dates.
BICYCLE REPAIR
At a cooperative bicycle shop, visitors can work on a donated bike,
use tools to fix a broken bike or buy ready-to-ride secondhand bikes.
Volunteer staff will provide assistance. Visit velocipedebikeproject.
org for details.
BALTIMORE FITNESS ACADEMY
BMoreFit’s goal is to reduce childhood obesity in the Baltimore metropolitan area by educating and mentoring urban youth with targeted
programs for improved health, fitness and nutrition. Visit bmorefit.
org for details.
RAPPEL
Do you want to make an impact on kidney disease in an extraordinary
way? How much more extreme can you get than to Rappel for Kidney
Health? Participants are invited to raise pledges in exchange for the
once-in-a-lifetime experience to rappel 28 stories down the Baltimore
Marriott Waterfront hotel in Baltimore City. Visit kidneymd.org/news/
rappelforkidneyhealth.html.
VOLLEYBALL
Missed tryouts for the women’s tackle football team? Visit baltimorenighthawks.com, and you will be contacted for additional tryout information.
The MDUA is looking for new high school baseball umpires in Baltimore.
No experience is necessary. Email Mike Connors at mdcommish@comcast.net or call 410-653-7307.
JCN 5K CARE RUN
Run and support the Jewish Caring Network, a nonprofit Baltimorebased organization dedicated to providing free support services to families facing life-threatening, lifelong or serious illnesses. The women’s run
will be at the Maryland Zoo May 31. Register at wizathon.com/jcn5Krunwomen. The men’s run will be at Druid Hill Park June 21. Register at
wizathon.com/jcn5Krun-men.
GOLD CUP SOCCER
community playground area, which will include a sensory garden.
Email bacunni@carrollk12.org to register and learn about sponsorship
opportunities by May 25.
The Baltimore Burn is recruiting female athletes who want to play
tackle football. Visit baltimoreburnfootball.com or call head coach Jon
Randall at 443-897-1192.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
MARYLAND OFFICIALS CLUB
Interested in becoming a high school swimming official in the Baltimore-
Did you know Baltimore has a beach? Baltimore Beach Volleyball has
seven sand courts right in the Inner Harbor, and registration is now
open for individuals and teams in men’s, women’s and coed twos, fours
and sixes beach volleyball leagues, beginner to expert levels. Leagues
will run at Baltimore Beach (Rash Field) in the Inner Harbor SundayFriday evenings starting in April and include a 10-week session. For
more information or to register, go to baltimorebeach.com.
ULTIMATE FRISBEE LEAGUE
New boys’ (Pikesville) and girls’ (Owings Mills) single-gender
Ultimate Frisbee leagues are forming. Ultimate Frisbee is an outdoor team sport, which combines the aerial passing skills of football
with the non-stop movement and athletic endurance of soccer. Boys
and girls grades three through six are invited to participate. There
are six weeknight sessions from 6-7:30 p.m. going from early May to
mid-June. Beginners are welcome, and the league will have experienced, competent and talented coaches. Good sportsmanship and
competition will be emphasized within a structured league format.
Email pudaultimate@gmail.com or visit pikesvilleultimate.com for
more information.
CHARM CITY ROLLER GIRLS
The Charm City Roller Girls’ upcoming bouts will be held at Clarence
“Du” Burns Arena, 3100 Boston St. April 25 and May 16. Visit charmcityrollergirls.com.
ULTIMATE FRISBEE
Ultimate Frisbee is one of the fastest growing and most exciting sports,
combining the non-stop movement and athletic endurance of soccer with the aerial passing skills of football into one fast-paced game
in which everyone is involved. You can introduce the sport in your
neighborhood by becoming an Ultimate Frisbee coach or organizer.
Contact pudaultimate@gmail.com or visit pikesvilleultimate.com.
TRACK AND FIELD
The Andover Apaches Youth Sports Organization has open enrollment
for track and field. Call 410-859-3939 or visit sports.bluesombrero.com/
apaches.
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GAMING
Disney Investment Proves Daily
Fantasy Sports Are Here To Stay
Bill Ordine
I
f there was any doubt that daily fantasy
sports is here to stay as a significant
presence in the sports universe, those
reservations may have been swept away
by the news that Disney, the parent company of ESPN, invested $250 million in
the daily fantasy sports website DraftKings. News of the Disney-DraftKings deal was reported by
the Wall Street Journal, Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness
Journal and other news organizations April 3.
A DraftKings spokesman declined comment on the reported deal with Disney April 6.
Other details of the reported deal have Boston-based
DraftKings committed to spending $500 million in advertising during the next three years on various ESPN
platforms. As anyone who watches sports on TV already
knows, commercials for the two major daily fantasy
sports websites, DraftKings and FanDuel, have been running at a relentless clip for about a year.
It probably won’t be necessary to explain daily fantasy
sports much longer, but for anyone who is unfamiliar, it is
an online short-term fantasy sports competition in which
participants can invest money -- from small amounts to
thousands of dollars -- hoping to win cash prizes. Participation can be daily in baseball, basketball and hockey,
and weekly in football. And, yes, cash daily fantasy sports
contests have been considered legal in 45 states, including Maryland.
All along, it has been apparent that if ESPN got directly involved with daily fantasy sports, that the fantasy
sports-for-cash business would be poised to skyrocket
because of the exposure it would receive from the sports
media giant.
Daily fantasy sports was first marketed in 2009, when
FanDuel introduced the concept, and since then, New
York-based FanDuel has been the industry leader with an
estimated 65-70 percent of the market. Since 2009, the two
major daily fantasy websites have raised roughly $160-$165
million combined in investment capital. Less prominent
websites had secured far smaller amounts of venture capital. Clearly, the Disney investment alone eclipses all the
cash previously committed to daily fantasy sports.
In addition to the reported Disney-DraftKings deal,
there was a development that DraftKings did announce
just a day before the Disney stories rocked the daily fantasy sports world. DraftKings issued a joint statement
with MLB of a “multi-year expansion of its exclusive partnership with Major League Baseball … making DraftKings the league’s ‘Official Daily Fantasy Game.’”
That means MLB will promote DraftKings across its
media platforms and properties, including MLB.com,
MLB.TV and MLB Network. DraftKings will also be
a sponsor of the All-Star Game and some postseason
games.
The Disney-DraftKings deal also begs the question of
how will market leader FanDuel respond. The Disney investment creates a valuation for DraftKings of $900 million, according to business news reports. So, if FanDuel
has a head start on DraftKings of two-to-one in market
share, how much can FanDuel be valued at, and how
much money can it attract in its next round of funding?
The short answer to that question is a lot.
And there’s more. Not only is the reported DisneyDraftKings deal worth a pile of money to DraftKings immediately -- and probably to FanDuel in future investment raising -- but the association with Disney lends
to daily fantasy sports a glow of respectability that it
craves.
Some observers and critics have tried to paint daily
fantasy sports with the broad brush of sports gambling.
For its part, the daily fantasy sports industry has tried to
fend off the comparison and existing advertising partnerships with MLB, the NBA and NHL, and even individual
NFL teams have helped with the respectability Q Score.
But this is Disney -- a company whose aversion to
gambling is legendary. So for Disney to give its blessing
to daily fantasy sports is a huge development that lends
an additional layer of insulation to an industry that will
likely still have its critics.
Meanwhile, lost in the Disney-DraftKings news is that
Amaya, an online gaming company that is the parent of
Internet poker heavyweight PokerStars and FullTilt, has
said it wants to enter the daily fantasy sports arena for
the start of the 2015 NFL season.
Amaya, based in Montreal, traded on the Toronto
Stock Exchange and has applied for a NASDAQ Global
Select listing.
During a recent earnings call, Amaya CEO David
Baazov talked of his company’s daily fantasy sports ambitions.
“The goal is to be up before the NFL season starts,”
Baazov said in published reports about the March 31
earnings call. “We clearly see a strong demand for it.”
Getting back to Disney-DraftKings, there’s still a lot to
be sorted out about the agreement and the implications
of the deal.
It’s reasonable to expect that when ESPN addresses
daily fantasy sports in editorial content, it’s going to be
about DraftKings. Given ESPN’s reach, that will be a
huge advantage for DraftKings.
FanDuel will probably still be able to advertise on
ESPN, but it wouldn’t be surprising if DraftKings got premium placing.
Here’s another key consideration. Daily fantasy sports
websites are differentiated by their salary costs for each
player and their scoring systems.
For instance, on a given Sunday, Ravens quarterback
Joe Flacco might be the fifth- highest priced quarterback
on FanDuel and the seventh-highest priced quarterback
on DraftKings. That difference would play a significant
role in evaluating Flacco for a daily fantasy sports participant’s roster. So, when ESPN daily fantasy football analysts start poring over players and dishing out advice, it
will probably be more applicable to DraftKings than FanDuel. That will be worth tons of customers to DraftKings.
Make no mistake about it: acquiring customers is what
the daily fantasy sports business is about at the moment.
Of course, what business isn’t about acquiring customers? But with daily fantasy sports, it’s been a tough slog
educating sports fans about daily fantasy, and it’s been
plenty expensive.
But with ESPN hammering away at fan awareness and
education, daily fantasy has an opportunity to get a lot
more traction in a hurry. So far, some financial numbers
on daily fantasy sports have been impressive. In 2009, it
was a virtually unknown concept. In 2014, the two major
websites combined for about $100 million in revenues. Yet
financial analysts have said neither big website makes a
profit yet. And that is because the cost of acquiring customers has been so high.
However, editorial content exposure on ESPN’s multiple platforms -- meaning TV and digital -- will give daily
fantasy better exposure than money can buy.
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What is your personal history with sports, specifically golf and the Orioles?
I grew up in Salisbury across the street from a nine-hole golf course. My family had some really old, used
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It took a year or two, but we eventually learned the etiquette of the game and turned in some pretty good
scores. I also was pretty good at competitive swimming. When I was 8 years old, I earned a silver medal in
freestyle in the regional U.S. Junior Olympics, which were held in Clifton Park.
I caught Orioles fever many years ago from my mother. I collect game-used baseball memorabilia from
Orioles players and other teams. I have the jersey J.J. Hardy wore during the second ALDS game against
Detroit. Remember when he slid into home plate to score what turned out to be the winning run?
What do you do for PNC Bank, and how did you get started in banking?
I am a trust advisor for PNC Wealth Management in Baltimore. I am responsible for the day-to-day
administration of several family trusts, some of which date to the early 1900s. In my 30 years of
administering family trusts, I have learned that there is often a reason that a family member leaves funds
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their parents or grandparents had put some restrictions on funds that they inherit.
I studied taxation as well as trusts and estates in law school, so I was interested in working for a bank
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How does your personal history with sports affect your day-to-day professional life?
I have had the pleasure of playing golf with many of my clients during the years. Spending several hours
on the golf course with a client is a true bonding experience. I have also been fortunate to attend quite a
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What is one or your proudest sports moments?
In 2010, I was invited by a client to play at the famous Cypress Point Club at Pebble Beach. We played nine
holes, and I had four pars. I even parred on the 16th hole, the most famous golf course hole in the world.
What is your current involvement with sports?
Currently, I am mostly a volunteer and spectator. For the past few years, I have participated in High Heels
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high heels while driving the ball off the tee. It’s a lot of fun and for a great cause.
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ON THE OTHER HAND
When It Comes To Ranking The Greatest
Orioles, ‘The Baltimore Sun’ Gets It Right
Phil Jackman
F
requent visitors to this page have probably
figured out by now that I live for lists: Mine,
yours and anyone’s, foreign or domestic.
That’s why it was hog heaven April 5,
when, as part of The Baltimore Sun’s baseball season preview, there was an “All-time
Orioles by position” feature. There were six
players at each position (including relief pitchers), except for
nine outfielders and nine starting pitchers.
Coffee at the ready, I jumped in. What makes looking at
lists so much fun is disagreement. For the most part, everyone feels deep down that they are an expert when it comes to
basebal.
I hate to admit it, but I found it embarrassing. I couldn’t
disagree with anyone on the list. My initial reaction was how
lucky the city of Baltimore has been to have had the Orioles in
town for the last 60 years. The list was brilliant.
The only argument anyone could have with the list is in
the rankings. Talk about quibbling. But the only thing I could
come up with was at second base, where Bobby Grich was No.
1 and Roberto Alomar No. 2. Maybe Davey Johnson and Brian
Roberts should have been moved up from third and fourth,
respectively, since their years of service superseded Alomar’s
three-year tenure with the Birds.
I was slightly miffed Boog Powell wasn’t the top first base-
man, but then I thought about the 3,255 hits and 504 home
runs Eddie Murray accumulated and realized Murray played
in Baltimore for 13 seasons. Then, there’s the fact he’s in the
Hall of Fame.
Cal Ripken Jr. was a shoo-in at shortstop, but what is
wrong with putting him No. 2 behind Brooks Robinson at
third, too, and moving Doug DeCinces back a notch. You can
make a solid argument for Luis Aparicio being behind Ripken
and Mark Belanger at shortstop instead of Miguel Tejada.
I think Harold Baines is the best designated hitter the O’s
have ever had, but Tommy Davis should be up higher than No.
4. He was one of the team’s top hitters from 1972-75.
There isn’t much doubt about who the top outfielders were
-- Frank Robinson at No. 1 and Paul Blair at No. 2. Blair is a
tribute to just how important defense has been in Baltimore
since the beginning of the franchise.
Arguing the order in which the starting pitchers should fall
after Jim Palmer could go on for a while, but one can’t dispute
Mike Cuellar as the No. 2 man. It was a surprise, especially
considering the likes of Mike Mussina (No. 3), Dave McNally
(No. 4) and Mike Flanagan (No. 5). The team expected maybe
two years out of Cuellar, also known as “Crazy Horse,” when
he was acquired from the Houston Astros after the 1968 season. Instead, they got eight, including four 20-win seasons and
one Cy Young Award.
Relief pitchers are tough to quantify, with closers being the
be-all and end-all these days. But The Sun got it right, selecting Hoyt Wilhelm and Stu Miller as No. 1 and No. 2, respec-
tively. The same goes for managing, where Earl Weaver gets
the nod for obvious reasons.
The selection committee of Mike Klingaman, Childs Walker and Dean Jones Jr. left so little room for argument that even
an admittedly tough grader is forced to give them a grade of A.
Congratulations, take the rest of the day off.
DIAMOND COMIC PRESENTS:
RICIG’S WORLD OF SPORTS
If you believe even half the speculation and conjecture surrounding the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero,
you can’t help but think there’s little chance of the show ever
becoming reality.
Stop and think how the same situation faced the 2014
World Cup in Brazil, and the multi-city extravaganza came off
with nary a hitch. Many praised it as the best World Cup of
all time, which is always how the event is described, even if
it’s bad.
The original budget for the Summer Olympic Games was
pegged at $12 billion, which seemed ridiculously cheap (after
all, Russia dished out $50 billion to host the 2012 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia), and already they’re investigating
the bribes and misuse of funds totaling $9 billion.
Just where additional funding is going to come from is
anybody’s guess, because the populace has been complaining
about the poor quality of schools and hospitals and a sorry
transportation system for years.
While all this has been going on, someone thought to take a
look at Rio de Janiero’s Guanabara Bay, the scheduled site of
the yachting events, and discovered a veritable sewage dump.
The same thing was evidenced at the 1992 Summer Olympic
Games in Barcelona, Spain, and although things were supposed to be cleaned up in time for the competition, they really
weren’t.
Olympic sites, it seems, are always behind in their preparations for the Games, but this is usually overlooked as inevitably the Games do go on. It has been that way since the Olympics were held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956. It was the first
time the event was staged in the Southern Hemisphere and a
check of preparations the year before divulged that Rome was
further along with its preparations for the 1960 Games.
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