With today being Super Bowl Sunday, it also means that pitchers and catchers will soon be reporting for the Baltimore Orioles. That, and the fact that Corbin Burnes and Anthony Santander are gone, is all we know. But I would caution fans into thinking that all is lost.
Tyler O’Neil was a good pickup. And the likes of Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson, Grayson Rodriguez, Colton Cowser, Jackson Holliday, and others still happen to be with the orange & black. Not to mention, there are still some names out there.
But that’s another story for another day. Today’s Super Bowl Sunday, and the Philadelphia Eagles will be taking on the Kansas City Chiefs tonight. On national television. In the Super Bowl.
While the Ravens didn’t make it, mind you that the city of Baltimore has a rich history when it comes to football and championships. The greatest game ever played begins and ends that conversation – the 1958 NFL Championship game. John Unitas drawing the play in the dirt and inventing the two-minute drill. Perhaps similar to what fans have now in Gunnar Henderson and Lamar Jackson, Baltimore fans were spoiled at the same time by the likes of Brooks Robinson and John Unitas.
Unitas of course went onto help the (Baltimore) Colts win Super Bowl V, the first for the city in the Super Bowl era. Baltimore has also seen two Super Bowls of course with the Ravens. Needless to say, some cities would kill for championship pedigree like Baltimore has – including that city to the north which is part of today’s game.
Super Bowl Sunday is also somewhat of a transformational day, as pitchers & catchers report later this week. It’s the end of one sport, and the beginning of another. As much as I personally love football (and I do…), baseball’s a first amongst equals.
It’ll be a hard fought game tonight. But Kansas City wins in the end. That’s my prediction. Call it 41-38 or something like that. Close and high-scoring. Taylor Swift will get MVP honors – interpret as you wish. Enjoy the game!
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