thundercleetz

Nice three-and-out! Just the way this half needed to start!

Two kickoff touchbacks in one game? Who would have thought!

Halftime boys... we have a real battle on our hands.

I love the way we are controlling the ball. The defense is going to be fresh for the second half!

That was a great effort by Mason, but that is a play where if we have a Moss/TO, that is a TD.

McClain is a horse. I have a feeling he is going to have 30 carries when this game is done.

I'm watching on justin.tv. Where is the game thread!?

Are the moons lining up for us? The Texans are beating the Titans late in the fourth. If they lose, they will actually have to play their starters against the Steelers next week to clinch homefield. Lets do our part and win today!

My perfect weekend: - Done with exams: Check! - Going home on Monday: Check! - Ravens win: - Orioles sign Teixeira: I am pretty confident that the last two will happen!

Sports Center just reported that Tex will be at the O's game as a guest of Angelos. Go Peter! Get this DONE!

Is there any possible way for Biscotti to maybe be able to negociate with Colts ownership to get Baltimore's history back? Talk about making a legacy as an owner...

I also heard we are looking at two Japanese pitchers.

He practiced today I heard.

LOL! I was thinking the same exact thing!

Boxing is not dead. The Heavyweight division might be dead, but the Lightweight division is loaded, and the Middleweight division is shaping up very nicely! No truly good fights in recent memory? Diego Corrales (RIP) vs. José Luis Castillo I was one of the most exciting fights of all-time! Both Jermaine Taylor vs. Bernard Hopkins fights were excellent, as were both Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez fights as well. Heck, all of Pacquiao's fights against the Mexican legends were good. Joe Calzaghe vs. Bernard Hopkins was great. Or how about Arthur Abraham breaking his jaw in the fifth round against Edison Miranda only to fight another seven rounds spitting blood to win a decision? Heck, even the Cruiserweight (which is usually a joke division) championship fight last night Steve Cunningham vs. Tomasz Adamek was a great fight. Adamek knocked Cunningham down three times, yet still only won by a close split decision. Boxing is far from dead. There are some very good young boxers in the game, and some of the prospects for fights next year are very promising (Vic Darchinyan vs. Jorge Arce in February '09 is going to be exciting).

You guys think we have a chance at Tex?

I would not expect Willis to be very effective against the Steelers defense anyways. The only way to run on a defense like the Steelers is to just run right at them by out-physicalling them at the line of scrimage. Thus, McClain probably figures to get most of the carries.

As it does the Nats. Which is why you see every analyst predicting Boston will get him, even though it is not clear what their offer is. From Roch:

Orioles hopefully get Teixeira?

Tampa didn't get much production from Jason Barlett, but benefited immensely from his defense at SS. I am fine with the Izturis pickup. Hit him ninth, and let him save you some runs with his glove. We haven't had a good defensive shortstop in Baltimore since Mike Bordick. I would love to have Bordick right now.

I know Matusz signed a big league deal, I am not sure about Wieters. I have heard a lot of talk over on the OH about Wieter's arbitration timeline.

I do not think that is the problem, I think it has to do with the arbitration timeline. The Rays did something similar with Longoria. I am not sure of the exact details, but I think if you wait a month, it pushes back arbitration a year. With Boras as Wieter's agent, you want that date as far back as possible.

Ugh... I just cannot wait until I get to the weekend and will be done with exams!

"So... do you want to get some breakfast?"

I am also curious about this. I heard some Cooley chants on TV, but that was all from the Skins fans.