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PA GE thingsthe summerto watch olympics during 223 07.16 THE MICHAEL PHELPS heads to the Summer Olympics as the most STANDARD decorated Olympian of all time, but what drives him today is his newfound sense of self outside the water BY PAUL McMULLEN PAGE 10 PAGE 16-17 LOCAL OLYMPIANS PREPARE FOR RIO illustration – john pennisi illustration VISIT BUYATOYOTA.COM FOR GREAT DEALS! buyatoyota.com Issue 223 • 07.15.16 NorthwestBMW.com - table of contents - COVER STORY > The Gold Standard .......................................10 Paul McMullen Michael Phelps heads to the Summer Olympics as the most decorated Olympian of all time, but what drives him today is his newfound sense of self outside the water. SPECIAL SECTION Local Olympians prepare for Rio .....................16 FEATURE STORIES Sports Business w/ Bill Ordine .....................19 OUR NAME Orioles Insider w/ Paul Folkemer ...................23 Maryland Gaming w/ Bill Ordine .....................26 SAYS IT ALL Ravens Report w/ Joe Platania .........................27 Varsity Report w/ Wick Eisenberg ....................33 COLUMNS > One Fan’s Opinion .........................................05 Stan “The Fan” Charles > Connolly’s Corner .......................................22 Dan Connolly > Upon Further Review ....................................25 Jim Henneman > The Reality Check ........................................36 Glenn Clark SECTIONS Front Row .......................................................06 College Notebook ..........................................28 VOICES Special lease and finance offers will be available by Northwest BMW through BMW Financial Services. PNC Lacrosse Spotlight ...................................32 Community Beat ..............................................34 They Said It On Glenn Clark Radio ..................37 Northwest BMW Ricig’s World Of Sports ...................................39 9702 Reisterstown Rd, Owings Mills, MD 21117-4120 410-902-8700 www.NorthwestBMW.com ©2014 BMW of North America, LLC. The BMW name, model names and logo are registered trademarks. MLC_2007_Branding_PB_AD.indd 1 july 2016 | 6/5/14 11:13 |AM 3 ONE FAN’S OPINION Machado has been a part of the Orioles’ Manny Machado’s winning ways since he was brought up Aug. 9, 2012 to help the team make the playoffs for the first time since 1997. The town held 3600 Clipper Mill Road Future Through The its collective breath over not one, but two - Suite 155 - major knee surgeries. Baltimore, MD 21211 He’s won gold and platinum gloves al- Phone: (410) 366-7272 Prism Of Kevin Durant ready, and it looks like an MVP could be in F ax: (410) 366-7220 his future, as well. - PressBoxOnline.com - Stan “The Fan” Charles Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals, he can Here’s the but -- the Orioles are a good, check that off his bucket list. not great, team. And that’s where the par- Founder And Publisher allels to Durant’s situation in Oklahoma LB free agency has ex- Now, in a bit of a replay of James’ exit Stan Charles City come into similar focus. Machado is isted since just after the from his true hometown, Kevin Durant has young, having just turned 24 July 6. He may senior editorial adviser 1975 season. Since then, left his adopted hometown of Oklahoma be a bit hot-headed on the field, evidenced Bill Ordine it has been the right of City for Oakland, Calif., and the Warriors. by his run-ins with Josh Donaldson and the M baseball players, and This time around, what won Durant’s Community Beat Editor entire Oakland A’s team in 2014, as well as subsequently other pro- heart was the chance at winning a cham- Jayne Charles his charging the mound versus the Royals’ fessional athletes, to sell pionship. Yordano Ventura at Camden Yards in June. Managing Editor their services to the high- Apparently, the final sales pitch to Du- However, put a microphone and a cam- est bidder. Yet, time and again, players rant came from Warriors executive board Kaitlyn Wilson era on him, and he has a sophisticated from all over have said, “It’s not about the memeber Jerry West. West, a longtime Los Vice President of digital Services way of saying all the right things about his money.” Angeles Laker who played on one champi- behavior, and even sometimes the frustra- Jennifer Nelson With rare exception, that had always onship team as a player (1972), used to be tions of playing for a team with a question- manager of digital programming been the case. the Lakers’ general manager. West’s reflec- able approach to paying for the arms it But in the NBA, the wealthy working tions on a career with just one ring reso- Glenn Clark Pending page needs to make serious runs at champion- class of recent vintage has sought to take nated with Durant. His sales pitch was all ships. Editorial consultant their rights a bit further, to include their about a sense of something missed by not So it may be that the Orioles’ reluc- Krystina Wales choice of location, teammates and a rea- achieving more success. tance to play with the big boys in battles sonable shot at a championship. The folks in Oklahoma City are upset, Vice President, Sales and Marketing for what are occasionally fragile arms LeBron James got tired of the cold but Durant is merely doing to them what John Coulson isn’t just something that affects fans’ at- Cleveland weather and sought out the the Thunder did to the entire city of Seat- Account executives warmer climes of Miami, the ability to play tle just after the 2007-08 season, when they titudes. When the team first signed cen- Julie Sawyer Gail Greene with two dear friends -- Dwyane Wade and took that town’s team. ter fielder Adam Jones in 2012 to a then- Chris Bosh -- and a chance to build a team But I digress. This is supposed to be a unheard-of sized O’s contract -- six years Hugh Collie that could make a championship run. After cautionary tale for the Orioles’ organiza- and $85 million -- manager Buck Showal- Art Director tion. ter, himself fairly new to the Orioles, had winning back-to-back NBA championships Brad Meerholz in Miami, James chose to rebuild a bridge Aside from some consternation over to convince Jones of the Orioles’ commit- to his hometown and cement his legacy by Orioles third baseman Manny Machado’s ment to winning. A commitment that, for Senior Graphic Designer bringing the city its first championship in incessant base-running miscues, Orioles the most part, the organization has lived Kimberly Shilling any sport in more than 50 years. It may fans love Manny Machado. Who wouldn’t up to. Office Manager have taken two seasons to accomplish that love a guy who fields like Brooks Robinson In Machado’s case, he has spent nearly goal, but after defeating the Golden State and hits like Frank Robinson? his entire pre-free-agent career on a team Leah Lancaster that could be considered good, but not Staff Photographers great -- the club’s loss to the Royals during Sabina Moran Kenya Allen EVERY SUNDAY the 2014 American League Championship “inside PressBox” at Series serving as the team’s high-water mark. Dave Laishley, senior producer But as tough as it is for fans to watch Matt Stovall, producer/videographer 10:30 a.m. starters Ubaldo Jimenez, Tyler Wilson, Intern Mike Wright and others consistently give their team little chance to win, imagine Sydney Tonic what it is like for Machado and his team- mates. — — The Orioles may not be able to afford Machado’s eventual settling price, and they most certainly can’t sign every single player on their talented roster. In the near future, they could lose Mark Trumbo, Matt BALTIMORE SPORTS. PERIOD. Wieters, Zach Britton and eventually Jona- > Scott Rifkin than Schoop. > Bradford Mills But none of those players have the juice > Stan Charles rd of to try and influence how a team is con- a > John Coulson Bo structed. I am not saying Machado will Directors > Andrew Levine dictate exactly who he plays for, as the NBA’s James and Durant did, but when he PressBox is published monthly by Word Smith Media Ventures, LLC, can get $300 million or more from at least 3600 Clipper Mill Road, Suite 155, Baltimore, Maryland 21211 a dozen teams, he might want to use that (410-366-7272). Copyright 2014 by Word Smith Media Ventures, LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be PRESENTED BY: hammer to have assurances Jimenez and reproduced without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Yovani Gallardo won’t remain the Orioles’ PressBox is a free publication distributed every month on the 15th in highest-priced starting pitchers for much the Baltimore metropolitan area. Printed by Engle Printing & Manny Machado Publishing Company, EngleOnline.com kenya allen/ pressbox kenya longer. Show segments available at PressBoxOnline.com july 2016 | | 5 FRONT ROW fore she left for Uganda. “Since I’ve graduated, I’ve teaching them English. been definitely trying to decide what that way would That’s how Ponce became familiar with SWB. be. Most recently, I just kind of feel like I have a little She first became aware of the organization through a Towson teammate who was involved with the Balti- FRONT ROW bit of that, ‘I want to change the world a little bit,’ and this is going to be so fulfilling and definitely a start to more chapter. Then, Ponce began volunteering at SWB bigger plans that I have.” practices once a week last winter in Boston while she There are 350 kids ages 5-18 in SWB’s program in was with the Breakers. Her once-a-week volunteer ex- Former Tiger Katie Ponce Using Kampala, where Ponce will be working. She will be perience led her to making this journey to Uganda. one of two team leaders who will work with the young Boston SWB program coordinator Lucas Holmes people there along with local workers.