Word on the Street: A Baltimore Sports Short Podcast

The Ravens have 4 full-team practices in the book and they are just 10 days away from their first preseason game in 2016. Here’s a quick rundown on the studs and duds. (Photo by Kim Hairston, Carroll County Times)

The Baltimore Orioles should pursue a trade for former Oriole Steve Pearce, who would instantly bolster their lineup against left-handed pitching.

What will Terrell Suggs 2016 look like when the "curtain" comes down? His conditioning will soon be revealed.

Special teams can launch careers and sometimes it's the only option for players on the bubble, struggling to be part of the final 53-man roster.

The NFL is a copycat league and teams almost always want to emulate the most recent champions. For the Ravens that means getting back to their roots when defense ruled. Defense still wins championships!

Hyun Soo Kim aggravated his hamstring last week. If he goes on the DL, a Joey Rickard/Nolan Reimold platoon could bridge the gap.

Each NFL team chooses an offensive and defensive player to wear the green dot a sticker that designates which players will be receiving audio signals from the offensive and defensive coordinators, respectively. This season the Ravens defensive recipient of the green dot is CJ Mosley.

Miss organized chaos? So do we! It fit like a glove in Baltimore but for now, the glove is missing and it's time to get it back.

He might not draw much attention from fantasy owners this season but in 2015, despite an injury shortened season, Steve Smith, Sr. performed like a No. 1 NFL wide receiver. Opponents should never sell this 16-year vet with nearly 8 miles in receiving yards short. Expect more Senior moments in 2016 from the ageless wonder.

The Cleveland Browns should send the right message and release Isaiah Crowell.

Word on the Street: Time for Bundy to Replace Ubaldo?

The failure to address the media during mandatory mini-camp fueled speculation about Terrell Suggs’ conditioning. After all he has been known to report to Owings Mills in July with a bloated waistline.

On Manny Machado's 24th birthday, we take a look at all he's accomplished up to this point, rewriting the Baltimore Orioles record books as he goes.

In part III of my 3-part love/hate series, I touch on a local sports fan favorite…105.7 The Fan. There's a lot to love but it ain't perfect!

The Baltimore Orioles set a record for home runs in the month of June, but they have also been getting on base at a much better clip than anyone expected.

In part II of III of my love/hate series in sports I touch on poser media and 2 mega media outlets that should be embarrassed. Without mentioning names, ESPN, NFLN & PFT.

Thanks to social media it is common practice to describe criticizing as hating. That being said let the hating begin, (really it's more of a love/hate kind of thing) starting with Believeland and The NFL.

McDaniel College once hosted the Baltimore Ravens' Training Camp. But those days are long gone much to the chagrin of fans. Today we remember.

The summer months just prior to training camp are particularly nerve wracking for any NFL organization and it's during that time that they hope, insofar as the law is concerned, that they only hear the sound of silence.

Darren O'Day hasn't pitched for the Baltimore Orioles since June 1 thanks to a hamstring injury. The team is holding it together, but they need him back.

His numbers, his achievements suggest that Terrell Suggs could make it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame one day.

The Ravens did their very best to trade Eugene Monroe and the nearly had a deal with the New York Giants. But in the end, like he has in so many other ways, this malcontent Mr. Softee messed up again and the Ravens finally say goodbye.

Ben Grubbs left Baltimore in 2012 to join the Saints as a free agent and then eventually moved on to Kansas City in 2015. One year later, despite the Chiefs having to eat $5.2M in dead money, they released Grubbs and now a neck injury is likely to force him into retirement.

Despite Breshad Perriman's propensity for injury the Ravens should not be lured in by the fans' desire to bring back Anquan Boldin.

Baltimore Orioles closer Zach Britton has been dominant as a closer since moving into the role in 2014, but has taken it up another notch in 2016.