Left Field http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/blog/23/LeftField.html Left Field will address major sports news in Bowie, Mitchellville and Glenn Dale, as well as late-breaking information that occurs after the print edition of the Blade-News has passed its deadline. Left Field will also serve as an opportunity to take my print column, Out of Bounds, a step further.]]> en-us Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:02:08 -0400 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:39:55 -0400 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html PHP 5.2.6 nlundskow@capitalgazette.com (Nick Lundskow) erikwiffin@capitalgazette.com (Erik Wiffin) 60 C'mon, Yankees!! http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843123/CmonYankees.html Listen, I am not the world's biggest fan of professional baseball. I do, however, enjoy the MLB postseason and the excitement of watching the players dig out their cold weather gear from April.

But if I may make a suggestion to MLB commissioner Bud Selig: Please schedule late afternoon games on networks that have unpopular programming! My DVR really struggled to keep up and record House last night because Anaheim had to come from behind and take the Yankees into extra innings. Luckily...

]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:39:54 -0400 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843123/CmonYankees.html Bowie High football team beats Roosevelt! http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843122/BowieHighfootballteambeatsRoosevelt.html I could not be any prouder of the Bowie High varsity football team for their 19-8 win over rival Eleanor Roosevelt High School yesterday. The Bulldogs are 3-4 with two straight wins; ERHS is 5-2.

Head coach Lionel Macklin took over play calling a few weeks ago and has now won 3 games since the transition. In his first season as head coach, the former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver (a teammate of Jim Zorn) has already equaled the number of wins from last year's 3-7 campaign!

Congrats,...

]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:31:27 -0400 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843122/BowieHighfootballteambeatsRoosevelt.html Bowie Area Football http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843082/BowieAreaFootball.html Bowie High School and Bowie State University each won big games over the weekend.

BHS defeated Bladensburg 50-0! The win got the Bulldogs to 2-4 as they gear up for their road game at Eleanor Roosevelt this Saturday at 2pm! Bowie fans need to go out and support first-year coach Lionel Macklin and his players.

Bowie State won its road game at Elizabeth City State University 37-33. The Bulldogs were down 33-17 with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter and a fumble recovery for a TD...

]]> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:15:52 -0400 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843082/BowieAreaFootball.html Redskins, Yankees, Giants, Papier!! http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843061/RedskinsYankeesGiantsPapier.html Holy bloggin'!

One of my new favorite charities to help promote is the Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation. I hate that the disease exists, but I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to help out the folks at NPDF.

MASNHunterMartinezDillon

A young guy by the name of Dillon Papier, 7, is...

]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:12:23 -0400 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843061/RedskinsYankeesGiantsPapier.html Golden Bulldog http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843006/GoldenBulldog.html Lovin' the weather today!!

Just an FYI --- I spoke with Bowie State University football coach Damon Wilson yesterday for a story on the team's HUGE 31-24 double OT win against two-time defending champs Shaw Bears last Saturday.

Note: Freshman quarterback Emmanuel Yeager was named the MVP of the sixth annual Prince George's Classic, which was technically the name of the game for BSU Saturday. The event celebrates the culture of historically black universities...

]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:55:54 -0400 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843006/GoldenBulldog.html Damon Wilson http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2842997/DamonWilson.html Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:39:22 -0400 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2842997/DamonWilson.html Really, Jim Zorn? Really? http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2842996/ReallyJimZornReally.html So if I am an embattled coach with fans and so-called experts --- cough --- calling for my job, perhaps it is destiny to be playing a team that hasn't won an NFL game since Dec. 23, 2007.

How does Zorn justify risking a go-ahead FG by going for a 4th-and-goal and handing the ball to Clinton Portis, who isn't even healthy? That call horribly exposes Zorn's inexperience and inability to call offensive plays as a head coach.

REMINDER: Zorn was not hired...

]]> Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:38:26 -0400 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2842996/ReallyJimZornReally.html BBGC Football Homecoming!!!!! http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2842971/BBGCFootballHomecoming.html There is no time of year like football Homecoming, especially when it involves the little guys.

Bowie Boys and Girls Club is going to have their Homecoming this weekend, and the festivities will begin Friday evening at Whitemarsh Park.

The Homecoming Courts, a bonfire (controlled I hope!) and a performance by BBGC cheerleaders will kick off the pregame ceremonies at 7 p.m. The Kickoff Game will take place at 7:30 and will pit the Bulldogs' Patriot Cubs against Patuxent.

Saturday...

]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:26:31 -0400 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2842971/BBGCFootballHomecoming.html This Week's Blade-News http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2842970/ThisWeeksBladeNews.html Holy cow! Where have I been?

It's easy to forget about this new-fangled blog technology. The habit for me for 2.5 years has been to stir up letters to the editor and e-mail response through my column, Out of Bounds. Now I get a second avenue in Left Field in which to mix things up.

Conversation is key to achieving accomplishments and it could not be more enjoyable to see letters and e-mails pour in every so often, after Out of Bounds ruffles the feathers.

This week's...

]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:04:19 -0400 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2842970/ThisWeeksBladeNews.html Feedback? http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2842900/Feedback.html I'd like to put out the call for folks to submit any feedback regarding Left Field or the Bowie Blade-News print edition.

jlinger@bladenews.com

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