tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:07:07 +0000Towsonjoe flaccominor leaguesNFL DraftBrian MatuszsbondroffbasketballYankeesOriolesBaltimore Inferiority Complexthings that don't existZach BrittonSecond halfBaltimore FansChris Tillmanobscure musicMike DMatt AlbersDavid HernandezDanSix Words Or LessFozzie311rivalsNick MarkakisPessimismstarting rotationswine flu"hard tag"Cla MeredithFree AgencyRookie of the YearMason retirementFelix PieLuis Gonzalez Award (LGA)ArenaRich HillBuck ShowalterBartledzepp8Sherrill TradesundayCaps.SADBrandon Marshallfinal record predictionsTradesAubrey HuffAll-DecadeThe Princess BrideJ-DawgdisrespectKevin MillwoodOscar Salazarrunning diaryScott BellLuke ScottMatt WietersBaseballcobblingGroundhogWietersAnquan BoldinOff-SeasonSherrillguthrieUMBCNFLderrick masonRedskinsPuerto RicoMelvin MoraBoston Red SoxSteve JohnsonSummerHockeyThnx4thepoisonAndy MacPhailJDFrustrationNolan ReimoldMaryland TerrapinsWRzaunumpiresShallow ThoughtsJeremy GuthrieGeorge SherrillEutaw Street Neighborhood WatchScott ElbertBaezunfunnyinferiorityMiguel TejadaOut Of PlaySoccerchampionshipsSteroidsWNSTOrtizUFCDJBerkenSpringOrioles HangoutCapsJTreabondsAdam JonesWashingtonVaritekBaltimoreBiosLoyolaundefeated teamsJamesRavensOptimismBrett Favre2010hurt vaginawide-receiversKevinHeatherall-star gameBrianwinningRoid soxLosingIRLDave TrembleySethJason BerkenRay BarbosaDr. FLKFootballThe Baltimore Inferiority Complex. The Perpetual State of the Baltimore Sport Fan.http://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/noreply@blogger.com (Bart)Blogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-2950606059482986545Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:16:00 +00002011-09-19T00:38:32.900-04:00OriolesJ-DawgBaltimore Inferiority ComplexIt seems to be a little quiet around here, and I just thought I would interject my 2 cents surrounding the memorial patch that the Orioles wore for Mike Flanagan. As a life-long Oriole diehard supporter, I was devastated to hear of Flanny's passing. Then I found out that he had committed suicide. It was shortly after that, that I found out the Orioles were going to be wearing a patch and I was http://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2011/09/absence-from-bic-return-from-irl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J-Dawg's Realm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-4005355548691958139Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:02:00 +00002011-04-28T00:02:40.657-04:00DJOriolesLuke ScottEutaw Street Neighborhood WatchIt's been almost 20 months, but finally Eutaw Street is back on the home run map. Luke Scott hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning off of Josh Beckett. The ball traveled 426 feet. Scott now has five home runs on Eutaw Street. This ties him with Rafael Palmeiro for the most home runs by any single player. It is the fifty-third home run on the street, the twenty-third by an Oriole. Scott washttp://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2011/04/eutaw-street-neighborhood-watch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJ...)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-5364284425351628640Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:26:00 +00002011-03-30T15:26:47.212-04:00DJOriolesNick MarkakisLuke ScottMatt WietersBuck ShowalterZach BrittonBaseballAdam JonesShortly before 7:10 p.m. on Friday, Florida's Governor Rick Scott will throw out a ceremonial first pitch. The national anthem will be sung--likely with a smattering of "Oh!" from the Baltimore contingent at the appropriate time. David Price will step onto the mound, throw his warm-up pitches--unneeded because he will never be as warm and ready at any point during the season Brian Roberts http://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2011/03/on-opening-day-and-end-of-speculation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJ...)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-153101555426727234Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:56:00 +00002011-03-24T19:14:40.626-04:00OriolesBuck ShowalterYankeesBoston Red SoxSee what I did there? That's not starting to get old already, or anything... Everybody is weighing in. PTI. Around the Horn. The New York Daily News. The blogosphere. And now, me. Buck Showalter made several comments to a reporter for a story in the upcoming issue of Men's Journal. Among the more incendiary of his remarks were saying that he doesn't like how Derek Jeter attempts to "take a http://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2011/03/oh-for-bucks-sake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJ...)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-5951771945277432986Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:44:00 +00002011-03-09T15:44:09.568-05:00NFLOriolesTowsonSpringMaryland TerrapinsAs I sit here, in the Towson University library on a fairly gloomy March afternoon, spring is on my mind. This time of year is a time to see the positive, and there is a lot of positive to see. The Orioles are performing well in their early spring training games, showing off both the new additions like Vladimir Guerrero and Mark Reynolds as well as the continued improvement of those already O'shttp://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2011/03/great-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJ...)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-4150130023724969905Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:24:00 +00002010-12-19T19:48:48.208-05:00UMBCHeatherRavensBaltimore Inferiority ComplexI had high hopes for this blog when it started. I was really honored when I was invited to contribute to it by someone I barely knew from a message board and thought the concept was great and so true to my experience as a lifelong Baltimore sports fan. Unfortunately, as so often happens in the blogging world, after a few months people's real lives got in the way of their virtual ambitions and thehttp://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2010/12/watch-out-baltimore-here-comes-trouble.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-3002167591048363483Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:51:00 +00002010-07-25T23:57:40.956-04:00NFLBrett FavreFrustrationFootballJ-DawgTonight as I sat in front of the TV, I am again sitting here listening to ESPN (for the 2nd day in a row) broadcast that "...Nobody knows if or when Brett will return to play football again!" REALLY??!?! You're joking, right??Having lived in the aura of Brett Favre and everything Brett Favre, I get sick and tired of every year this long drawn out process of ESPN devoting daily updates on Brett http://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2010/07/and-they-wonder-how-it-all-begins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J-Dawg's Realm)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-2963142510229471716Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:18:00 +00002010-04-23T00:20:15.763-04:00NFLSix Words Or LessDJNFL Draft1.1 St. Louis: Sam Bradford, quarterback, Oklahoma Can't go wrong with a quarterback. 1.2 Detroit: Ndamukong Suh, defensive tackle, Nebraska Granite block cornerstone of defense. 1.3 Tampa Bay: Gerald McCoy, defensive tackle, Oklahoma Too easy: Next Sapp. 1.4 Washington: Trent Williams, offensive tackle, Oklahoma Potential over safe pick. Course parred. 1.5 Kansas City: Eric Berry, safetyhttp://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2010/04/nfl-draft-in-six-words-or-less.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJ...)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-3045674468486664005Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:24:00 +00002010-04-19T09:26:04.125-04:00OriolesBaseballJ-DawgOH MY GAWD!!! WE WON!!!!Julio "E6" Lugo wasnt in the lineupWe had RUN support! WHAT A CONCEPT!It was a good day :)http://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2010/04/os-41810.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J-Dawg's Realm)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-8755149722193548690Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:56:00 +00002010-03-07T21:56:27.558-05:00DJAnquan BoldinFootballRavensOver the course of Ozzie Newsome's tenure as Ravens VP of Player Personnel/General Manager/Man in Charge of the Team, there has been very little to complain about. The organization has been one of the best at both drafting players and finding undrafted talent. There hasn't been a major mistake made in free agency. Even the one time the team really had a purge, 2002, the Ravens were in position http://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2010/03/raves-for-ravens-receivers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJ...)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-98898471742325348Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:59:00 +00002010-02-24T19:59:13.303-05:00GroundhogDJOriolesRavensMaryland Terrapins- If I make it to Punxsutawney, PA, before the present groundhog becomes the late groundhog, I plan on speeding up that process due to the "six more weeks" of the 2010 winter. Just gives me more reason to move to San Diego. - At least it's spring in Sarasota, the new and hopefully permanent home of the Orioles for both their spring training and minor-league operations. There even seems to be http://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2010/02/shallow-thoughts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJ...)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-254897625363289731Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:26:00 +00002010-02-04T00:26:08.660-05:00DJOriolesMiguel TejadaBaltimore2009 Stats 674 plate appearances. .313 batting average, .340 on-base percentage, .455 slugging percentage. 14 home runs, 86 runs batted in, 83 runs scored, 46 doubles. 2010 Projected Stats available at FanGraphs.com. The "take two" is a very appropriate thing to say when it comes to Miguel Tejada resigning with the Orioles after a two-season stop-over in Houston. In the movies, a http://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2010/02/newest-oriole-miguel-tejada-take-two.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJ...)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-4506845322173138020Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:08:00 +00002010-01-03T20:12:48.566-05:00This offseason, Andy MacPhail was interviewed by Steve Melewski from MASNsports.com and he was asked if he'd ever offer a big contract to a FA under the "right" circumstances :His answer:"We've already done it. Did it last year."It is referring to the Tex saga where the Orioles offered around 140 million which was the lowest offer out of all the initial offers given.So fast forward to this http://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2010/01/prove-it-andy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JTrea81)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-4127826276990089797Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:21:00 +00002009-12-31T20:22:09.529-05:00DJOriolesBaseballOff-SeasonThe 2009-10 off-season is about 60% over. Spring training is only a month-and-a-half away, and most of the major moves teams are expected to make have come and gone.Though there are still plenty of things to come, it's time to figure out where the Orioles stand going into this upcoming season. Position by position.Catcher:The Incumbent: Matt WietersThe Competition: NoneThe Backup: Chad MoellerThehttp://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2009/12/look-at-your-2010-baltimore-oriolesas_31.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJ...)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-9101364765160222793Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:23:00 +00002009-12-31T01:16:20.972-05:00DJFootballRavensAll-DecadeThe Ravens have had a considerably more-successful ten years than the previous team I made a list for. So, it would make sense that naming their All-Decade team would be a somewhat easier undertaking despite having twice as many spots to fill.The Offense:Quarterbacks: Joe Flacco (Starter); Trent Dilfer, Kyle Boller.This might be the most interesting position to judge. A hallmark of the Ravens' http://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2009/12/baltimore-ravens-all-decade-team-2000.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJ...)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-3699517655635223318Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:04:00 +00002009-12-29T19:23:11.288-05:00DJOriolesBaseballAll-DecadeAs the end of the decade approaches (unless you are one of those "the decade starts with 2011!" folks, in which case you are wrong) there have been a veritable bevy of "All-Decade" lists. Since this is Baltimore, I decided to do some of my own, starting with the All-Decade team for the O's.You can either take this as an overly depressing reminder of how bad the '00s were for the O's*. Or, you canhttp://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2009/12/baltimore-orioles-all-decade-team-2000.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJ...)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-6414562698540043108Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:22:00 +00002009-12-09T19:58:21.447-05:00DJOriolesKevin MillwoodEarlier this afternoon, the Orioles made their first major move of the off-season. The team acquired Kevin Millwood from the Rangers, along with $3 million to cover part of his 2010 salary, for Chris Ray and that oft-traded legend, Player to Be Named Later.Ray was already a potential roster cut after a 7.27 ERA performance over 43 1/3 innings coming off of Tommy John surgery in 2008. He managed http://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2009/12/newest-oriole-kevin-millwood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJ...)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-1253586237615873410Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:59:00 +00002009-12-08T09:35:39.385-05:00RavensJ-DawgHello from the frozen tundra of Green Bay! Last night, I was fortunate enough to be able to go to the Packers/Ravens game. It was 24 degrees at game time. I was about the 20 yard line on the Ravens side of the field.The first half, the Ravens looked FLAT! I mean, FLAT! I think Flacco's passer rating in the first half was 26.4! They just had nothing in the tank. The Packers werent that great http://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2009/12/packers-ravens-game-120709.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J-Dawg's Realm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-3650854983725945778Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:36:00 +00002009-11-29T15:01:57.545-05:00OriolesTradesRavensFree AgencyHello out there paranoid Baltimore sports fans. I see that the BIC has gone into hibernation a bit as the winter has set in. I suspect it is for a couple reasons, one - nothing really new on the Orioles front to talk about and two - the Ravens are having a tough year.Still thought, the Ravens keep losing "must-win" games and are still fairly in the playoff hunt as of tonight's game with the http://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2009/11/end-of-november-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James Baker)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-1103494146548284545Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:12:00 +00002009-11-26T14:14:04.014-05:00J-DawgTo all of those who contributeTo all of those who read this regularlyTo all of those who are travelling this holidayTo everyoneHappy Thanksgiving!J-Dawghttp://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2009/11/happy-thanksgiving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (J-Dawg's Realm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-7597084019561597163Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:11:00 +00002009-10-15T08:30:05.026-04:00Caps.OriolesRedskinsDr. FLKMaryland TerrapinsI spend/waste a lot of time watching sports...and I mean a LOT. During the baseball season, I watch, attend, listen to virtually every Orioles game (except for those West Coast trips thanks to my early-morning wake up times). As a life-long Skins fan, I spend fall and winter Sunday afternoons glued to my TV set. I also follow Terrapin football closely as a proud season-ticket holder, and everyhttp://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2009/10/my-sports-fandom-career.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. FLK)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-2732949460984596048Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +00002009-10-11T20:11:14.440-04:00Brett FavreHeatherRavensBoston Red SoxThe Ravens loss today was frustrating on so many levels. Perhaps the most frustrating thing for me was having to fight the staff at the bar where I was watching to keep them from turning the game off with 48 seconds left (I would have missed the bullspit pass interference call and the fatal touchdown but boy would I have been mad when I got home). Such is the life of an expatriate Baltimore http://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2009/10/at-least-red-sox-got-swept.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-4477035106376116342Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:24:00 +00002009-10-05T17:46:27.713-04:00DJOriolesRavensBaltimore Inferiority ComplexMost of those afflicted with the Baltimore Inferiority Complex spent their Sunday afternoon indoors sitting through the Ravens playing the Patriots, suffering much gnashing of teeth and rending of garments and preparing effigies of officials with blindfolds and Tom Brady in skirts* and Mark Clayton eating Butterfingers.*If you are a loyal Law & Order: Special Victims Unit fan as myself and my http://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2009/10/perfect-afternoon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJ...)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-3030978937274949262Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:03:00 +00002009-10-03T12:03:39.353-04:00The big news, of course, is that Andy MacPhail and the Orioles are bringing back Dave Trembley for 2010. While many felt there needed to be a change made, I would put the number at about 35-45% of the fanbase, I don't think you can find much argument against this move. People that mattered wanted him to stay. Even living legend Brooks Robinson advocated keeping Trembley in a brief interview http://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2009/10/trembley-returns-orioles-need-one-win.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (James Baker)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714002206365458031.post-7701071183284494621Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:05:00 +00002009-10-02T18:20:05.649-04:00DJOriolesDave TrembleyOptimismThe Princess Bride...from any doubt over the 2010 season.According to several reports, the embattled* Orioles manager had his option picked up for next season.*I'm required to name him "embattled" due to the discussions in the media and among the fans over his job, though it is hard to know whether the debate within the organization was anywhere near as strong.As an occasional critic of how he has managed the teamhttp://www.baltimoreinferioritycomplex.com/2009/10/trembley-released.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DJ...)0