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BALTIMORERAVENS.COM/TICKETS OR CALL 410-261-RAVE Issue 258 • October 2019 Epic - table of contents - Events COVER STORY at Baltimore’s Own ......................................................16 Former high school teammates Darryl Morsell and Jalen Smith IN OUR 4,000 SEAT EVENT CENTER look to fuel Maryland basketball’s return to prominence By Brooks DuBose welcome to FEATURE STORIES Sports Business w/ Baltimore Business Journal...... 08 Ravens Report w/ Bo Smolka.................................... 12 Orioles Report w/ Todd Karpovich .........................20 Varsity Report w/ Jeff Seidel................................... 39 SPECIAL SECTIONS KENNY “BABYFACE” EDMONDS College Basketball Preview.................................... 26 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 SECTIONS Front Row ................................................................06 College ....................................................................32 COLUMNS > One Fan’s Opinion .................................................05 Stan “The Fan” Charles MICHAEL BOLTON > Inside The Numbers............................................... 21 GLADYS KNIGHT THE SYMPHONY SESSIONS Matt Kremnitzer FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 > Upon Further Review ............................................22 Jim Henneman > The Reality Check ................................................45 SOLD OUT Glenn Clark VOICES Photo Of The Month ...............................................04 Live! at your fingertips 10 Questions With …................................................ 10 Community Beat ......................................................43 DOWNLOAD My Live! 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AVEN COVERAGE S AVEN COVERAGE S FOLLOW THE RAVENS ALL SEASON LONG AT PRESSBOXONLINE.COM/RAVENS FOLLOW THE RAVENS ALL SEASON LONG AT PRESSBOXONLINE.COM/RAVENS 4 | OCTOBER 2019 | | PRESSBOXSPORTS | @PRESSBOXONLINE ONE FAN’S OPINION Why My Role With The Maryland State Athletic Hall Of Fame Is So Much Fun 3600 Clipper Mill Road - Suite 300 - Stan “The Fan” Charles far, in the two full years I have been on the Jimmy Foxx and Cal Ripken Jr. (baseball), Baltimore, MD 21211 board, I have had the pleasure of present- Joe Speca (soccer), Toots Barger (duckpin Phone: (410) 366-7272 ing the nominations for horse racing train- bowling), Carol Mann (golf) and Hasim y career in sports has - PressBoxOnline.com - er extraordinaire William “Bill” Boniface Rahman (boxing), just to name just a few. brought me a lot of var- and women’s soccer legend Ali Andrzejew- By my count, 257 men and women have ied bits of fulfillment. Founder And Publisher ski. Boniface was inducted into the Hall of been inducted into the Hall of Fame. From starting off at Me- Fame in 2018, while Andrzejewski will fol- Additionally, the Steadman Award has Stan Charles M morial Stadium’s Hit and low this year. been given to 21 people. The late Stead- Run Club in 1981 with an Vice President, Sales and Marketing Even more exciting than the internal man, a longtime Baltimore sportswriter, Orioles postgame show debates is getting to make that phone call was the fifth person to receive the award John Coulson on WFBR that featured to notify a person of his or her induction. after basketball coaches Jim Phelan and my then-sister-in-law, Laura, to hosting Vice President of digital Services To be able to impart the knowledge of such Morgan Wootten, baseball scout Walter my own talk shows on a variety of radio an honor is really almost as exciting for me Youse and baseball executive Frank Cash- Jennifer Nelson stations through 2001, my career is always as it is for the recipient. en, who worked for the Baltimore Orioles something I’ll be proud of. Managing Editor You’ll note that I said almost. This and New York Mets. Starting PressBox in 2006 with a great year, we selected University of Maryland In recent years, the board altered the Luke Jackson batch of friends and investors has been basketball legend Walt Williams. Since I rules to allow the induction of those who the heaviest lift of my professional life. It’s know Williams a bit and since PressBox are not originally from Maryland. This manager of digital programming something that has brought me a great did a cover story on him a few years ago, change paved the way for the likes of John- Glenn Clark level of satisfaction that is with me each Steve Doherty, the chairman of the board ny Unitas, Art Donavan, Brooks Robinson Account executives and every day. It still gets me up every day for the Maryland State Athletic Hall of and Wes Unseld -- to name a few -- to join and gives me a sense of purpose and direc- Fame, asked me if I’d make the call. I told this esteemed group. Julie Sawyer Dede Glassband tion I may not have had without all of the Doherty it would be my pleasure to notify This year, in addition to Williams and Robyn Riter responsibility. Williams. Andrzejewski, the inductees include: for- But if you ask me about the most fun We make every effort to make sure any mer Towson lacrosse great Rob Shenk; senior editorial adviser piece of my professional life, it would have nominee will be able to attend the gala, Severna Park, Md., native, Mount Saint Jo- Bill Ordine to be my position on the board of the Mary- because the inductees and their support- seph graduate and longtime baseball star land State Athletic Hall of Fame. ers make the event a very special evening. Mark Teixeira, and Baltimore-born ten- Senior Graphic Designer All the members of our team get the an- I asked Williams if he’d be able to come nis legend Steve Krulevitz. The Steadman Kimberly Shilling nual privilege to nominate 14-17 athletes -- to the Nov. 7 dinner and the annual news Award winners are late Johns Hopkins and even horses, too -- for induction into conference to announce the inductees. Wil- football coach Jim Margraff and longtime Cover Designer the Hall of Fame. We then debate and trim liams put me at ease with that great laugh local broadcaster Tom Davis. Molly Blosse that list down to the four or five new in- he has. “Stan, anytime I go into any hall of If you have never attended, please ductees who will be recognized at our an- fame, I am going to be there,” he told me. consider purchasing a ticket or two. In Office Manager nual gala. In addition to inducting former This year’s induction dinner will be the addition to supporting the Maryland Leah Lancaster athletes, each year we also select one or 60th in the history of the Maryland State State Athletic Hall of Fame, you’ll get to two John F. Steadman Award winners. The Athletic Hall of Fame. There has been an hobnob with this year’s inductees and Staff Photographer award recognizes a Maryland citizen, such annual induction every year since 1956 ex- listen to their speeches. I promise you’ll Kenya Allen as a media member, trainer or coach, with cept for 2008-2010. There also was a com- be moved. Tickets can be purchased in- a lifetime career in sports. bined two-year induction for 2006 and 2007. dividually or as a table at mdsahof.com. Videographer The debates are lively, as board mem- Since 1956, there have been a lot of ob- The event will be held at Martin’s West on Matt Stovall bers state the case for their nominees. So vious names like Lefty Grove, Babe Ruth, Thursday, Nov. 7. • Interns Brett Blum Jalon Dixon Alex Murphy > Scott Rifkin > Stan Charles ard of > John Coulson Bo Directors > Andrew Levine PressBox is published monthly by Word Smith Media Ve ntures, LLC, 3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 300, Baltimore, Maryland 21211 (410-366-7272). Copyright 2019 by Word Smith Media Ve ntures, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the expressed written consent of the publisher. PressBox is a free publication distributed every month on the 15 th in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Printed by Comprint Printing. The 2019 Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame news conference ComprintPrinting.com courtesy of the maryland state athletic hall of fame athletic state of the maryland courtesy @PRESSBOXONLINE | PRESSBOXSPORTS | | OCTOBER 2019 | 5 FRONT ROW cruiting were very good, and I didn’t think I needed to go outside of the state to field a competitive team.” In Michigan, the Strikers, champions of the North- east Region, were one of 16 teams competing for the national title. The first day of the event featured a round-robin for- mat, and the Strikers did not fare as well as they would have liked, winning just seven of their 15 matches. But they did finish with the second-highest pin total, thanks in part to rolling 12 consecutive strikes, which gave them some degree of confidence heading into the elimination round. With everyone in the venue hanging and cheering on every roll, Banfield produced the final three strikes of the 12 in a row (a Baker 300 in bowling parlance) to give the Strikers the surge of momentum they needed head- ing into the final day.