Iggy’s Raven’s Report – 7 July 2012

News & Commentary
Schedule
Relevant Football Links
Predictions

News & Commentary

News and Personal Thoughts:
Nothing to report.

Ravens:
Report on BleacherReport.com listed Cundiff and Ngata as the most overpaid Ravens (but also, the ONLY overpaid Ravens.
Pernell McPhee, Lardarius Webb, and Torrey Smith were also listed as most underpaid… Biggest off-season question that they
see is how long will Ray Rice (presently, our biggest asset) hold out. Other questions involve whether Paul Kruger continue
to improve as a pass-rusher and can Sergio Kindle finally emerge and become the player the Ravens believed they were drafting in 2010.
Overall preseason rating is that the Ravens, although
aging in some areas, are the most well rounded teams out there, which could poise them well for another run for a championship
this season… Current reports are that the Ravens are the closest ($606,858 under the limit) to the salary cap in the NFL, meaning
they have the least space available of any team presently… Suggs has reportedly ditched the protective boot, and started his
rehab process earlier than expected (advisable?)… Jaworski is on record saying that Flacco has NFL’s strongest arm…

Orioles:
Orioles are starting to fizzle out. June concluded with a 13-13 record, as the O’s went from 2&#189 up to 5 games down on
the streaking Yankees. O’s still sit at the 2nd Wild card sport, &#189 game behind LA for the top wildcard spot (at press time).
Despite a breakdown of the O’s pitching, Showalter has dredged the bottom of the barrel and pulled off 2 high quality starts by
Chris Tillman (8.1 IP, 0 ER, and darn near a 1 hitter) and Miguel Gonzalez (7 IP 1 ER) who were given spot starts.

Iggy’s annual All-star team (Stats through Friday, July 6, 2011):

Legend:  (Names in Bold actually made the team)
  2B:       Doubles
  3B:       Triples
  AST:      Assists
  AVG:      Average
  BAARISP:  Batting Average Allowed with Runners in Scoring Position
  BARISP:   Batting Average with Runners in Scoring Position
  BB:       Base on Balls (Walks)
  CG:       Complete Games
  CS%:      Caught Stealing PCT
  ERA:      Earned Runs Average
  FPCT:     Fielding PCT
  GDP:      Ground in to Double Plays
  GF:       Games Finished
  H:        Hits (Batting)
  H:        Holds (Pitching)
  HR:       Homeruns
  IP:       Innings Pitched
  IRS:      Inherited Runners Scored
  OBA:      Opponents Average
  OBP:      On Base PCT
  PO:       Pick Offs
  QS:       Quality Starts
  R:        Runs
  RBI:      Runs Batted In
  RERA:     Relief ERA
  RIP:      Relief Innings Pitched
  RSO:      Relief Strike Outs
  RW:       Relief Wins
  RWHIP:    Relief Walks & Hits per Innings Pitched
  SV:       Saves
  SB:       Stolen Bases
  SHO:      Shut Outs
  SLG:      Slugging PCT
  SO:       Strike Outs
  TB:       Total Bases
  W:        Wins
  WHIP:     Walks & Hits per Innings Pitched

Crystal Palace Baltimore F.C. (Home games at UMBC):
Team to resume play in 2012 after completing construction of a downtown soccer facility. No status update lately,
and it appears that the team may have folded.

Alouettes
After dropping the season opening to Calgary, 38-10, the Als (1-1) bounced back with a 41-30 home opener win against Winnipeg, placing
them in first place by &#189 game over Toronto, who plays this afternoon at 3 PM. Next week, the Als host Calgary on Thursday night.

Blast:
Nothing to report.

Chesapeake Bayhawks: (Home games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium)
The Old School players slipped past the Young Guns, 18-17, to claim the all-star victory.
The Hawks (7-1) will visit the Charlotte Hounds (2-6) this afternoon to kick off the 2nd half of their season with a 1&#189 game lead over Denver.

Charm:
Nothing to report.

Capitals (See website for more details):
Caps sign/re-sign a host of players. Check website for details.

Wizards (See website for more details):
Wizards to open mini training camp on Monday.

Mystics (See website for more details):
Mystics posted their 3rd win of the season last Sunday with a 90-77 win over visiting Phoenix, but are still well out of it, this early in the season.

D.C.United (See website for more details):
United (10-5-3) beat Montreal 3-0 last Saturday, keepin them in first place, now tied with KC. New York is now 1 point behind.
Next game is July 15, at Houston (5th place in Eastern Conference, 6-5-6)

What do you want to see in the Ravens report? What should be scrapped? Actually, nevermind. No one is reading this anyway
so you probably won’t know the difference. Send an email to iggy at tealdragon.net. Thanks!

Schedule

Relevant Football Links

• NFL: Tie Breaking Procedures
• Johnny Road Trip NFL Schedules 2010-2017
• PrintYourBrackets.com Good source of printable team schedules

Iggy’s Predictions

• None.

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