Iggy’s Baltimore Sports Report – July 13, 2014

Ravens:
Oh well, our streak of consecutive days without an arrest is over, with Jimmy Smith being picked up on disorderly conduct, or more commonly known as operating without a brain. In summary, he was helping a female friend who obviously had too much to drink, and was unconscious. When emergency personnel arrived on the scene, he revised to give way to medical personnel… Ravens to hold auditions for singing the national anthem on Tuesday… Training camp starts on Thursday, with Quarterbacks, rookies and injured veterans reporting to training camp.

Orioles:
O’s don’t have to be the best team in the American League, they just have to be better than a selected subset of 4 other teams. With a steady rotation of roster depth, the Orioles have risen to first place, and are celebrating 3 all-star starter nominees.

Now, it’s time for my annual MLB All-star roster, based on who has performed on the field good enough to earn honors, NOT some stupid popularity vote!

Legend:
  2B:       Doubles
  3B:       Triples
  AST:      Assists
  AVG:      Average
  BAA:      Batting Average Allowed
  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)
  HLD:        Holds (Pitching)
  HR:       Homeruns
  IP:       Innings Pitched
  IRS:      Inherited Runners Scored
  OBP:      On Base PCT
  PO:       Pick Offs
  QS:       Quality Starts
  R:        Runs
  RBAA:     Relief Batting Average Allowed
  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

Alouettes
After an 0-2 preseason, the Als have started out 1-2 in the regular season, losing to Winnipeg on Friday… General Manger Jim Popp has been signed to a 3 year extension.

Mariners
Due to over-charging and lack of services provided at the Baltimore Arena, the teams future remains in question. BUILD A NEW ARENA, ALREADY!!!

Blast:
Blast have signed 9 players for next season.

Chesapeake Bayhawks: (Home games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium)
The Bayhawks (3-7) lost to the Machine last week, and play the Rattlers at home on Thursday. They are in last place.

Charm:
Charm (1-1) crushed Toledo 54-27 on June 21. Last regular season game is August 9 in Omaha (0-2). They are in 3rd place of 5 teams, but are forced to a road schedule due to problems with the Baltimore Arena. BUILD A NEW ARENA, ALREADY!!!

Capitals (See website for more details):
2014-15 Single game tickets now on sale.

Wizards (See website for more details):
Summer league is going on… did anyone notice? NO!

Mystics (See website for more details):
Mystics are 9-12 and tied for 3rd place with 13 games left in the regular season.

D.C.United (See website for more details):
United (9-5-4) beat San Jose last weekend, and have a 2 point lead on KC for first place in the Eastern Conference.

What do you want to see in the Ravens report? What should be scrapped? Actually, never mind. No one is reading this anyway so you probably won’t know the difference. Send an email to iggy at tealdragon.net. Thanks!