Ravens Insider: READERS RESPOND: Ravens or Orioles? Here’s who fans think will win a title first.

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We asked readers who will win a championship first: the Ravens or Orioles?

Here are the results from our online poll:

• Ravens — 77.6% (309 votes)
• Orioles — 22.4% (89 votes)

Here’s what some readers told us (answers have been edited for clarity and grammar):

I believe that the Ravens will win a Super Bowl before the Orioles win a World Series (though wouldn’t it be nice to see them both accomplish the feat in the near term?) simply because, due to the leagues’ differing economic structures, there really are no so-called “small market” teams in the NFL, while MLB has several (including the O’s) who are at an inherent disadvantage when competing for top-level free agents. — Laurence Berbert

Unfortunately, MLB has no incentive to level out the playing field. In a world of regional sport networks, the rich just get richer while the smaller market teams look for any competitive advantage that they can find. — Dan from Elkton

I would love to be able to say the Orioles but despite the heartbreaks that the Ravens have experienced in recent playoffs, at least they’ve won a playoff game within the last decade. So much more needs to break right for a small market team like the Orioles to break through for a World Series title than an NFL team from the same city. Prove me wrong, O’s!!! — Adrian Eicholtz

The Baltimore Sun reader poll is an unscientific survey in which website users volunteer their opinions on the subject of the poll. To see results from previous sports polls, go to baltimoresun.com/sportspoll

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