Joe Platania

Legendary Ravens expert, '98 MD Sportscaster of Yr; '10 finalist for Sportswriter of Yr. Pro grid beat since '94 w/45 yr in sports media over parts of 6 decades

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

It is up! The Web's first and best gamer on BAL's win over ATL is on https://t.co/9bZBlgcTBB, but you can catch it later on https://t.co/TxTvjXvNW1!

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

Boog Powell was born on this weekend... Babe Ruth died on this weekend; Elvis Presley died on this weekend... sometimes, traffic backs up!

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

Sorry for last weekend's hospital stay, but we're BAACK! The Web's first/best gamer will be on https://t.co/9bZBlgcTBB and a bit later on https://t.co/TxTvjXvNW1, just as it's been for the length/breadth of the team's history. Join me!

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

Always glad to lend Ravens historical oddities when I can, since I'm one of the few left... you think Saturday's home preseason day game vs. ATL is weird? Ravens played TWO, in '99 and '01, vs. NYG, at noon on FRIDAY. Yes, IN BALTIMORE!

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

Funny how when the Orioles break their MASN rut, playing on Fox, Roku, Apple or anywhere else, they seem to win more often than not! Hint, hint...

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

CBS is doing only one of the first three Ravens games, the Week Two home opener vs. LV... Calling it will be Andrew Catalon and Tiki Barber with AJ Ross on the sidelines....

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

Health willing, here we go again... my 46th year in sports media, 31st in pro football and 29th writing about the Ravens (their entire history). You'll get the usual, a roster prediction, weekly leaguewide picks and game stories. The weather is hot and so is this team. Let's go....

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

Same ol, same ol'... boring announce team, sterile atmosphere and an American League All-Star win. That's ten of the last 11 and 29-8-1 since '86, a sharp contrast to the dark days of NL domination in the 60s and 70s... Lovin' it, but it's in ATL next year, so same aura...

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

Un-freakin'-real... I generally assumed the Orioles would have at least four All-Stars (and they still might, due to last-second replacements. But see what happens when you assume?

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

@MarkWJZ A true contemporary... you with 40 years in, me with 45 (and counting). I can't think of anyone who has appreciated me more at a level that I probably don't deserve. But I thank you for everything under the sun and may love and blessings be upon you and yours!

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

Hurricane Beryl is currently causing havoc... Beryl happens to be the first name of a lovely, dignified woman I knew years ago who was the wife of a great karaoke MC, ex-Top Ten artist Tommy Vann. Beryl would never harm anyone, ad I hope this storm doesn't...

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

Hi, everyone! A bit under the weather the last couple of weeks, but Ravens' camp is approaching and the O's are on a 102-win pace (I, ahem, said 105). Looking forward to at least four All-Stars in orange and a robust training camp...

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

I must be one of the very few sports media people who is NOT a Charles Barkley fan. He's not cool, neat, witty or funny; he makes himself sound like an idiot at every turn, whether he's talking hoops or not. And have we forgotten that he threw a guy into a plate-glass window?

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

Just like an old-school West Coast game that started at 8 local time, tonight's O's game will resume at 11:05!

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

@WBALPete Pete, just wait 'til tomorrow... Laz Diaz has home plate!

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

The Chargers are now the THIRD AFC team to become a Ravens branch office, following NYJ and, to a lesser extent, CLE... it's good that these teams know talent, but the results scream out a large gap in player development...

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

@ALawRadio You DON'T consider yourself a celebrity? With all due respect to one of the best in the biz, you ARE! Sometimes, your power, influence and work ethic leave you no choice but to accept such a role...

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

Sure, they played for other teams before and after they were Ravens, but Tony Jefferson and Calais Campbell, who both signed elsewhere today, got a taste of that Raven work ethic. That's why they're still going!

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

Be on alert, fans... Laz Diaz, if the umpire rotation holds, will be working home plate Saturday in the PHI-BAL series... don't say you weren't warned...

[Joe Platania @BaltimoreJoeyP]

Today is Flag Day, when we celebrate Betsy Ross' creation that exudes freedom, liberty and democracy... it's also Trump's 78th birthday... is THAT why he hugged it onstage a few years ago?