J-Rico

I can’t help myself. I too say Suavé instinctively whenever I hear his name.

Every time I hear someone say “Sam Huff”

I think—

Didn’t he play in the 1958 NFL Championship Game?!

And then I remember.

Oh. Different Sam Huff.

JEREMIAH YOU HAVE BLESSED US

WESTON WILSON?!

The 2007-‘08 expansion of Towson Town Center was a colossal mistake that I think kind of ensured that this would eventually happen.

A 2019 eBay listing for an elusive 1996-manufactured Andre Rison Baltimore Ravens replica jersey.

One of those Rison Ravens jerseys actually turned up on eBay back in 2019—and only very slightly above the 1996 price point, too!

Yeah, I referenced that in the alt text! Hilarious that they actually MADE Rison Ravens jerseys. I’ve seen them in the wild. They’re incredibly rare, of course, but there are some that are still out there…

They really were. One of the reasons they transitioned from these to the drop-shadow look in 1997 was that some people thought these were hard to decipher from far away in the stands. But I still love them.

those numerals were killer

HECHT’S advertisement for brand new Baltimore Ravens apparel, from the Gameday Magazine for the inaugural Ravens game, against the Oakland Raiders at Memorial Stadium on September 1st, 1996. Note that when the season began, HECHT’S was still advertising that it had “Rison” Ravens jerseys for sale… Andre Rison (who’d been a highly paid and outspoken wide receiver on the 1995 Cleveland Browns) was technically on the roster when the franchise moved from Cleveland to Baltimore, but he was released by the team in July to make salary cap space (so the team could sign its top 1996 draft choices, like Jonathan Ogden and Ray Lewis), and he never actually played a down of football for the Ravens.

When I think of the Baltimore Ravens and “new uniforms” this is still what immediately comes to mind.

Tempus fugit…

I agree—the elimination of the drop shadow is a significant downgrade.

They got rid of the drop shadows on the numbers, pretty much the only thing I thought was good about the Ravens uniforms

Such a generic look now, I’m sure it will be easier for Nike to manufacture

LEODY!!!!!

This Orioles team needs to learn how to bunt.

Nattie Boh eternal!

My Opening Day 1954 program.

In addition to being Jackie Robinson Day

April 15th also marks the anniversary of the Baltimore Orioles’ very first Opening Day in 1954—when big league baseball made its highly anticipated return to Baltimore!

Jackie Robinson with Laurence G. Henry: 1962 Baseball star Jackie Robinson speaks with civil rights activist Laurence Henry in Baltimore Maryland January 27, 1962.

Jackie Robinson in Baltimore — 1962

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LMFAO *the Beatles of indie rock* is an incredible concept, sure, the Beatles of bands that didn't sell records, why not

Are you kidding me.

Would’ve been cool.

Can we lace up the walk-off shoes please.

WHILE THE PITCHER HIMSELF WASN'T SET!

I hope Gunnar smiled and locked eyes with the umpire as he crossed the plate.

Pitch-clock violation? Dawg.

He switched to the familiar № 35 in 1992.

[Ref: All-time list of № 42s for the Browns/Orioles franchise, on Baseball-Reference]

Apparently, Mike Mussina was assigned jersey № 42 when he was first called up by the Orioles in 1991.

How about that.

[Ref: All-time list of № 42s for the Browns/Orioles franchise, on Baseball-Reference]

Whatever you do, don’t drink his last Cactus Coola.

The 2004 Melvin Mora line. Nice.

Jeremiah Jackson!

We’ll take the loopers, too.

Doesn’t always have to be a grand slam.