We’ve known for several weeks that this was going to happen but today the press conference made it official. Baltimore is getting an IndyCar race in August, 2011 and for the four years following that. This is obviously great news for me and anyone else who happens to be a motorsports fan. Much more importantly, [...]

The outlook is not entirely bad for Baltimore sports right now. The Orioles went down hard in New York, yes, but before they did a significant bit of good news crossed the wire: the Baltimore Grand Prix is a go. I’ve been keeping tabs on this story from the beginning and I’m stoked that it’s [...]

Not sure what year these are from, as that info is missing from the source. Almost certainly the fifties, and quite possibly 1955 — the year tragedy struck. There’s no angle to take on Le Mans that doesn’t end up at “bad ass.”

– So who thinks the Phillies have a chance to take two in a row at New York and win the Series? Me neither. I think I’ve watched less than nine total innings this year. It feels strange and not quite pleasant to care this little about baseball on the ultimate stage. WIth the Yankees [...]

If this report from WBAL is to be believed, the Baltimore Grand Prix is about to become a reality. The report is suspect in a couple of areas. For one, BRD (Baltimore Racing Development) was formed specifically to bring a race here. The wording “has been formed to organize the race” is a little misleading, [...]

Big non-Orioles Baltimore sports news today, as word came out that the city is in “serious negotiations” to host what would be called the Baltimore Grand Prix. The race, according to the article, would be modeled after the famous Long Beach Grand Prix that winds through the streets of that city. I can hear the [...]

Unless you count the news that Khalil Greene has been traded from the Padres to the Cardinals, the hot stove has been frustratingly lukewarm in the run-up to the Winter Meetings. Not only is there no news to discuss, there aren’t even any new rumors to discuss. Well, that’s not entirely true: Jorge Julio has [...]

Not to derail the Orioles conversation too much, but: for those of you who are saddened, as I am, by the death of Paul Newman, I’ve written up a remembrance over at the Examiner. Give it a look here.