Gag Me With a Spoon -- Tom Brady

I saw this last night on ESPN SportsCenter and nearly dropped my jaw.

Super Bowl hero and golden boy, Tom Brady was caught walking down the street with a Yankees cap in New York City although he plays for the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS.

Anyhow, not that it is a big deal to me, but to the people up there – oh boy.

I’d figure Tom would have known better, but he doesn’t. You would have thought he would have known (he probably does about the Sox and Yanks) rivalry, but he must not care.

According to boston.com

“We know that Tom has an array of Red Sox caps from which to choose,” said team spokesguy Dr. Charles Steinberg. “But we fully respect that he needed to wear a suitable disguise for his own health and protection. We don’t doubt that he’s a card-carrying member of Red Sox Nation.

For me, it’s just a hat; however, knowing Ian from Sox and Dawgs, my buddy in Marblehead, the girls from Babes Love Baseball and the rest of Red Sox, Brady wearing a Yankee cap is akin being Benedict Arnold. I'm sure he's got a Sox cap or two, or three, perhaps many and um, I don;t exactly buy the excuse from his spokesperson.

If some paparazzi can find him, I'm sure an obsessive sports fan could too.

I don’t think Tom Brady cares, but New England sports fans are a completely different breed…

I don’t think he’ll be public enemy number one, but the shine on his otherwise great image has been dulled a little.

Even here from Maryland, you have to wonder what Tom Brady was thinking…

I still like him at least.

Clothes do make the athlete, lest have forgotten what happen last week in Baltimore in Baltimore with Gary Throne and Curt Schillings sock?

New England cares what their athletes wear and how they sport their goods.

Quick Hits: Oriole Radio Situation, Ramblings and This and That...

More Behind the Switch from WBAL to WHFS: Childs Walker of the Baltimore Sun gives readers some more insight behind the move of the Orioles game broadcasts from WBAL to WHFS. Well, WBAL is taking issue with the Orioles over the move because they contend that they offered more money to the team; as well, they assert the Oriole wanted more editorial control over the team and they were not happy with some of on air talent at WBAL.

This situation isn’t new, as the Redskins in Washington D.C. have been greatly criticized for operating their network, programming and closing some of the media out. I can understand completely why the Orioles did this, which was the strengthen their product; however, I listen to WBAL once in a while, & granted although at the times the criticism of the team may have been rough from certain people, it was needed and it also echoes the sentiment of a lot of O’s fans.

The Oriole contend the change was to get games onto FM, which does provide a much, much clearer, stronger broadcast than AM, but because the FM signal is weaker, the broadcasts can only be heard in the immediate DC/Baltimore area, unlike AM which has a stronger signal and can be heard in an extended region. As well, the Orioles did want to expand their broadcast options and integrate more their content in rather than using a second party.

I’m sure the change will be good in the long run, for fans and the team, but I will miss Orioles’ coverage on WBAL.


Not cool: I predicted the Patriots would win over the chargers, but L.T. (LaDainian Tomlinson) was not happy with the post-game celebration.

Take a look at the article & accompanying video from Boston.com. Link: http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2007/01/15/celebration_was_not_a_hit_with_tomlinson//15/celebration_was_not_a_hit_with_tomlinson/

I like both Brady and LT, and the two men are class acts. However, I agree with L.T.’s sentiments, as players need to be professionals, and most notably respect the opponent – plain and simple.

Next week should be great, as Peyton and Brady go into a show down.

I’m still not betting against Brady.

Going for America’s Team: Bears and Saints next week in Chicago – I’m going with the Saints. Winning it all would do wonders in the collective mind of the city, after going through so much.

Want to see my Fastball? Well, I have only been blogging for a short while, but I have taken a job with 451 Press and will be administering their blog, Fastballfans.com.

So, I’ll be in front a computer more than I have been and reading more too, but it’s all in good fun plus love of the game!

I’ll be doing general baseball news and covering the entire league, but you’ll see some my essays from the Oriole Post on there along with other goodies. It’ll be a lot of work trying to build it up, but I hope to do my best.

As well, I will maintain the Oriole Post as usual, and try make it evolve as well.

This and That: This week, I am going to go through my ball park list and go through each one and explain why it was placed where it did. I factored in the ball experience & aesthetics, price, parking, atmosphere, neighborhood and fan interaction (which for me, is very important).
As well, I’m going to go through Oriole projections and try my best to go over each player, maybe one player per day.