Vive la difference! (A view from the Raven’s Nest)
Sunday, January 18, 2009 23:34What a difference a year makes!
Want to know the strangest part to the exciting drama that was the Raven’s season? My wife called it. From the first time she saw the line up of possible draft picks for the Ravens, she read the bios and picked out Joe Flacco and said, they should choose him. And she never wavered, despite his shaky start. She called it when no one else did. And I mean no one.
Last year, after a disappointing 5-11 season, most of Baltimore had come to expect this year would be a rebuilding year. The consensus of even the most optimistic die hard fans was that an 8-8 season would be amazing. And 3-13 wasn’t out of the question. Still, there was some optimism that the rookie quarterback could turn things around. Of course that rookie quarterback was – Troy Smith.
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No, that conclusion wasn’t too damaging. What does take some getting used to, however, is hearing that ballplayers I grew up following have been elected to the Hall of Fame. In this particular instance, it’s Boston Red Sox left-fielder Jim Rice’s well-deserved recognition forcing me to confront the fact that my youth is gone.






