Baltimore’s interim manager has guided the club through a turbulent season and even played about .500 baseball. But an organization known for being insular sorely needs to challenge itself with an outside voice.
The team's most underwhelming run-stopping performance in eight years highlighted a fundamental shortcoming that will prevent the Ravens from reaching a championship level ... unless they change their trajectory.
As a runner — sometimes even a reluctant one — it always surprises me how many people, and how many newcomers especially, are out there in our local public park.
Hundreds of kids gathered on the outdoor basketball courts of the Robert C. Marshall Recreation Center, where they received new backpacks, competed in dance-offs and slurped snowballs that turned their lips red and purple.