A story broke a couple of days ago that the Baltimore Orioles organization suspended TV play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown. This is from Matt Jergs on Twitter: I have a reliable source that says Brown is currently suspended over a comment he made during the Rays series. “The Orioles have won more games against them this...
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Baltimore Orioles lose, CEO John Angelos wins at the cash register
The Baltimore Orioles lost last night 9-1 to the Minnesota Twins. It’s the team’s third loss in a row. From the Baltimore Sun: After a 1-hour, 26-minute rain delay, starting pitcher Dean Kremer was crushed, Baltimore’s bats mustered only four hits and the Orioles lost, 8-1, to the Minnesota Twins at Camden Yards. Baltimore Orioles...
Read MoreThe 2023 Maryland Toy Expo
My wife and I attended the 2023 Maryland Toy Expo yesterday. It’s held annually at the Maryland State Fairgrounds located north of Baltimore. We’ve never been but decided to go this year. There’s a monthly regional toy show held in nearby Greencastle, Pennsylvania. We occasionally go and usually find something to buy while we are...
Read MoreSupreme Court strikes down New York concealed carry law
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling on the state of New York’s concealed carry handgun laws, deeming it so severe that it was unconstitutional. From Maryland’s newspaper of record, The Baltimore Sun: A 6-3 opinion written by Justice Clarence Thomas found that a New York law requiring applicants to demonstrate “proper cause” to...
Read MoreFinally, Lids returns to the Valley Mall
Lids is returning to the Valley Mall, the Hagerstown region’s premiere indoor shopping experience. It’s about time. The mall had a Lids store for as long as I can remember. It then suddenly shut down a few years ago, eventually getting replaced with a cellphone accessory store. That left only one Lids store in the...
Read MoreThree killed in mass shooting in Smithsburg, Maryland
At around 2:30 p.m. yesterday, a lone gunman entered Columbia Machine, a manufacturing facility in Smithsburg, Maryland and shot four people, killing three. After fleeing the scene, a member of the Maryland State Police confronted the suspect. He then shot the trooper, wounding his shoulder. The trooper returned fire, injuring the suspect. Members of the...
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