Happy New Year!
Without a doubt my most memorable sports moment(s) was Michael Phelps' Olympic accomplishments in Beijing. Absolutely incredible!
Other memories of significance include attending a game at Yankee Stadium for the first time, and going to Detroit to watch the Orioles blast the Tigers. Luke Scott and Melvin Mora each hit two homers. Looking forward to more good memories this year! Hope yours are great as well!

The O's making the playoffs , oh sorry , wrong century........Happy New Year.............

5/14/08 ! Jay Payton took Hideki Okajimi deep for a 7th inning grand salami and then dem O's hung on to win! It completed a 2 game sweep. After the slam, the Bo Sox fan next to me said "I hate Baltimore". And all the O's fans (the few and proud) had a chance to hoot and holler amidst all the Sox jerseys in the stands. What a great moment. Adding to it for me was that it was my youngest son's first game. He was just an infant but believe me he's going to be fully aware of the grand slam and the win. My sons are now 2-0 in first O's games - not bad, considering these wins occured in 2006 & 2008. Go Os!!

My most memorable moment was the Giants beating the Pats in the Superbowl. There was always a small chance of an upset but to see the undefeated Pats get manhandled was almost surreal.

Mine was when I found out the Ravens made the playoffs, and then I went to read some articles on Baltimore Sun's website at work. And all I could find was articles on the Dolphins, Trevor Pryce writing a screenplay, and McGahee running his mouth.

What's up with your comrades? No Ravens football articles when we're headed to the playoffs. Not a recount of the Dolphins previous game? A breakdown of this game? Man...

Happy New Year Pete: Wish you and your family the best for the New Year and many successes.

No one likes a rat, no one likes a user. So who cares, I believe they are both liars. fact is the steroid use was more like ten times of what was reported and it was around in the 70's. They should just let it go, waste of time and money. Put everything towards the future because you have already learned from the past. You cannot tarnish records, take away awards or world series trophies because you would have to dig into it too deep.

Don't know about most memorable but my favorite was the White Sox-Orioles suspended animation game that saw so many crazy things happen (like Griffey, JR reaching base for two teams on the same day or Lou Monatanez' first hit months before he made it to the big leagues) that it's laughable.

It's also kind of a microcosm of the Orioles year in that lots of good things happened in between the rain drops, but in the end, everything was still FUBARed and we were all wet.

a is for "always trying to find that silver lining"

For me, without a doubt the sports moment of 2008 was the David Tyree catch in the Super Bowl. I'm not a Giants Fan, but that was one of the greatest plays of all time, but less 2008.

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I don't mean any disrespect to my friends who are from the Baltimore area, but where amongst the people I talk to in Latvia, the single most vivid memory is Bolt's winning the 100 meters in the Olympics. Seeing him accelerate and pull away from the competition like he did almost took our breath away.

We appreciated Phelp's dominance, and the overall effort he expended, but Bolt's effort in the 100 was our most singular moment.

The most memorable moment of 2008 was the May 14th day game at Camden Yards against the Sox. It's memorable because I WAS THERE with a friend and my father. The whole game was a treasure trove of memories. First off, alot of Boston fans were in the stands, making for a pretty raucous crowd. There was alot of hype because Manny was 1 HR away from 500. We immediately started some good natured trash talk with some young Boston fans down the right field line. Daniel Cabrera turned in a pretty good performance against Lester. Manny made the "high-five" catch and had the presence of mind to double Huff off first. But the best was yet to come. The O's had the bases loaded late in the game and the Sox brought in Okajima to pitch to Jay Payton. The slightly intoxicated Boston fans nearby started to chant "Okijima". I think it was the first pitch, and Payton ripped it into the left field stands for a grand slam and a 6-3 O's triumph. My buddy and I immediately started into a mock chant of "OKA - JIMA". The Sox fans were just too stunned to even reply. I get to maybe a half-dozen games at OPACY a season. The odds of seeing something truly memorable with that few visits is slim. Having the Manny catch and the Payton slam in the same game was just incredible.

Pete,

Happy New Year!

Again many thanks for providing the O's loyal fan base (well all except No Longer And Oriole Fan) a place to exchange thoughts, ideas, & display passion for a team that matters to us regardless of their past 11 seasons.

My most memorable and enjoyable moment of 2008? Texas beating Oklahoma in the Red River Shoot Out! Man that was sweet!! Didn't get us into the title game, but had we beaten TX Tech, we'd be playing Florida, and it wouldn't have mattered if Oklahoma scored 100 points a game since the Shoot Out!

Oh well, cheers my friend! Keep the faith!!! I still like the overall direction of the team and believe Andy will make us competitive again in the next couple of seasons.

Quick question, I know we've heard nothing on the O's looking at Burrell, but do you think he's someone they should consider looking at? Has some serious pop, and plays several positions.

Michael Phelps!

Most memorable sports moment of 2009, so far...turning on the MLB Network Preview after midnight and seeing one Peter Schmuck. I'm still trying to figure out if that's a good omen or an indication to drink less...

Happy New Year, Pete.

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Pete's reply: I haven't seen that. When was it on?

Watching Michael Phelps swim and win gold with thousands of Ravens fans at M&T Bank Stadium was as good as it gets. Watching Schmuck on ice at the Caps media day was a close second.

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Pete's reply: Being one of the few people at both events, I agree.

12/24/08 ! My last day as a financial supporter of the Angelos Orioles. After years of being told by Angelos's p.r. flacks about how top free agents wouldn't sign here because they didn't like the city of Baltimore, we see the real reason: cheap and clueless Pete offered a hometown superstar at a position of need $40 million less than the Yankees offered. Thanks, Uncle Pete! I'll be staying away from Camden Yawn until Angelose sells the team to an owner who maintains a team, and a payroll, that's competitive in the AL East. Until then, when I want to see the home team in action, I'll go to Frederick, Bowie, or Aberdeen. Pete ain't seeing a single dollar from me!

Watching the O's and Gutherie beat the Yankees in Yankee stadium wearing my orange and black. And oh yea, being there for Ed Reeds 108 yard TD.

Happy New Years to you Peter, I hope you had some of the dog that bit you this morning! I would have to say seeing Matt Wieters throw of 3 consecutive runners and hit a towering 2 run HR in a Frederick win gives me the ONLY hope the O's have in their future!

Attending the Clemson Vs Maryland Football Game. Terps win, we silence 75,000 orange clad fans. Death Valley, pretty cool Football environment.

Close second, being at the Only win Miami got last year. Very painful and sad, but it was history!

Happy New Year Pete!

My most memorable moment was the firing of Brian Billick, which actually occurred late in the afternoon on New Year's eve, 2007. Like many fans, I was all "Billicked out", tired of his dismissive and patronizing attitude towards his critics, and his overused vocabulary in which he tried to match William F. Buckley Jr. in obfuscation.

Billick's demise was set in motion with the draft of a certain strong armed but wildly innaccurate quarterback in the first round of the 2003 draft. His dogged support of Boller wasted and wore out a championship grade defense in the ensuing years.

Billick may have had a Master's Degree in Marketing and Public Relations, but he had a P.H.D. in hubris and Bull....

TCU's Horned Frogs whipping undefeated Boise State in the whatever bowl. Followed by Virginia Tech's ACC championship during a rebuilding year.

You think Ole Timbo has a stutter in his finger? I have the same memory (but I promise I won't post it 3 times). Only it was my grandson's first game and the game was a Bday present from my sons. I, like most other O's fans, was surrounded by Footwear Fans. To say Payton's GS was delicious is an understatement. The comments made by the surrounding footies was icing on my Bday cake. Long live the O's through thick and thin!

I think my favorite moment was the beginning of the Flacco era. He brought a sense of calm over everyone in the town, and he's really going to be great for us for years to come. By the way Pete, my highlight of 2009, happened this morning when I saw you on The MLB Network. How long ago did you do that?

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Pete's reply: I don't know, because I haven't seen it. Thanks for the heads up.

Pete,

Again, Happy New Years and I'll try REAL HARD not to be the blogs naysayer, BUT did you see Mark Hendrickson's comments about coming in to the rotation? Very different from what Andy Mac commented and I'm certain you don't get a guy to sign by offering long relief, but seriously if this guy is one of the planned four followers of Guthrie, we really have stooped to some real low levels. Particularly when the other names I've heard; Looper, Redding and the over the hill Japanese hurler who was relegated to the pen as he couldn't get through 5 innings in Japan. I'd honestly summize that 2008 wasn't the bottom merely one more step in getting there!

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Pete's reply: I think it's a case of the guy hearing what he wanted to hear and team letting him. Hendrickson is probably a candidate for the rotation by default, but the O's likely will go with young pitchers if they don't sign anybody significant.

Doggone it Pete... How much did you drink last night ? You cleared one poster's message 4 times... the exact same message.

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Pete's reply: I didn't have much to drink. I think it is just a case of drain bamage.

Phelps golds then U of M winning the NCAA Div 1 soccer title. After that I would say the Ravens downing the Cowgirls in their final game in their stadium. On a personal note going to Yankee stadium with my kids and that being a first and last for them was more special than anything.

Pete: Interesting how you chose the hearings as number one, how about an actual sporting event, which was your favorite?

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Pete's reply: Good question. I probably would say the Super Bowl. The Giants made history by keeping the Patriots from making history.

The Ravens beating the Cowboys to close out Texas stadium, and setting the now enshrined forever record run from scrimmage for an opponent in that venue.
Hearing that Jerry Jones had supposedly hand picked the Ravens as the last game to be played there made it that much sweeter.

Happy New Year Pete!

As a University of Kansas alum, my favorite sports moment was Mario Chalmers hitting that 3 pointer with 3 seconds left in regulation to send it into overtime. People forget that KU was down 9 points with approx. 2 minutes left to play.

Since I live in Ann Arbor, seeing Michael Phelps win 8 gold medals was awesome. My favorite Olympic moment, though, was watching Gary Lezak winning the gold in the relay for the U.S. Watching Usain Bolt win the 100 going away was pretty amazing too!

Besides Michael Phelps, Tiger Woods performance at the US Open was one of the most remarkable performances we will ever see.

"What's up with your comrades? No Ravens football articles when we're headed to the playoffs. Not a recount of the Dolphins previous game? A breakdown of this game? Man..."

I think it is due to all the staff the paper has cut. I've notice the sports section is serious lacking in timeliness and in depth coverage. I don't think it is due to quality of staff but quantity. So many people have been let go the coverage suffers significantly.
At one time I could go to this web site not long after a game has ended and read coverage of the game (Orioles/Ravens/MD) but now there are no stories until much later or the next day.
As far as memorable events...of course women's beach volleyball. j/k.
Phelps winning his medals. Tiger limping to another win. Michigan losing to Toledo at home.

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Pete's reply: The biggest pre-Sunday coverage day is tomorrow.

Pete,

Not to rain on the Oriole parade, but have you read the blog on O's on Deck recently? Well if you want to get an ill feeling about our Latino Winter League and Latin America scouting program take a peak, but only on a strong stomach. Salazar is our only "prospect" with any kind of respectable numbers and he's reported to be a young 30? Yeah, I feel like I've been beaten unconscious and someone contines to kick me!

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Pete's reply: I'll take a look, but I don't generally get too worked up over Winter League stats.