MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Mike Elias wasted little time in making the Orioles a seller at the trade deadline – or, at least, in his words, taking a step in that direction – by trading reliever Bryan Baker to the Tampa Bay Rays for a Competitive Balance Round A pick in this Sunday’s MLB…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports After leading the charmed regular-season life the previous three years, Orioles fans once again seem to find themselves in the middle of a “Don’t Get Attached” season, as in don’t be surprised to see favorites (and likely free agents) such as Ryan O’Hearn, Cedric Mullins, perhaps Ramón Laureano, Zach Eflin…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The Washington Nationals certainly grabbed the attention of everyone early Sunday evening by firing general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dave Martinez. The announcement was initially shocking, particularly when you consider the Nationals have the No. 1 selection in next week’s MLB Draft. Yet the more the news settled, so,…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Word has it the 1975 Fort Hill Sentinels football team, the Maryland Class A (second-highest of four classes) state champion, will be recognized during the September 12 Dunbar-Fort Hill game at Greenway Avenue Stadium to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the first football state title in school and Cumberland history.…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Part 1 of John W. Miller’s brilliant biography of the brilliant Earl Weaver, “The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented, and Reinvented Baseball,” opens on that fateful Sunday afternoon in October of 1982 when Weaver bid a tearful farewell to Baltimore, and Baltimore a loud and heartfelt farewell to…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports How terribly sad that Dave Parker, The Cobra, died on Saturday at the age of 74 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. How terribly sad he died just one month before he will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Jane Forbes Clark, chairman of the Hall of…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Watched the NBA Draft on Wednesday night for the sole purpose of seeing where former Maryland big man Derik Queen would land, and was delighted for the 20-year-old Baltimore native when he was chosen No. 13 by the Atlanta Hawks after they had already traded the pick to the New…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports Just three weeks ago, it was mentioned here that a long time ago in a sports galaxy far, far away the NBA Finals was No. 3 on the appointment-viewing list for sports fans behind only the Super Bowl and the World Series. It also said here that this year’s…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The Washington Commanders have not been the only busy NFL team at either end of the BW Parkway. The Baltimore Ravens and their general manager Eric DeCosta have had a rave-reviews offseason as well. While the Commanders have suddenly put themselves into win-now mode with their offseason moves, the Ravens,…
MIKE BURKE Allegany Communications Sports The word “legend” is overused, particularly in sports, and most of those who throw it around don’t seem to know what it actually means. The first and most basic definition of “legend” by Merriam-Webster is, “an old story that is widely believed but cannot be proved to be true.” The…
