It must be said, it's a very good time for sports in Baltimore. I mean, I may be a bit biased, it's usually pretty good between the Orioles and the Ravens. However this year, we have the added bonus of Olympics to watch. You just gotta love Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky! We Marylanders definitely do!
I read an article earlier this week that said if Maryland had been a country, we would be second place for Olympic gold medals. How awesome is that!? I'm not sure what it is about the city of Baltimore that makes great swimmers, but I'm assuming it's something in the water. (See what I did there? : ) The fact that Michael and Katie have been kicking butt has been super fun to watch, if only to give the state of Maryland some good press for a change.
My favorite part in all of it was seeing Michael Phelps getting his medal on Tuesday evening. During the National Anthem, he cracked up during the "Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave..." part. If you're not a Baltimorean you may not know why that was cute. Since Baltimore's baseball team is the "O's", the "Oh!" is almost always yelled loudly. Apparently his friends did that in the stands which made him laugh. I love it!
And with all the Olympic coverage you may have missed the Orioles doing pretty darn well. Of course, they're currently making a liar out of me in their road-trip games. But when they're home they tend to play pretty awesome-ly. And then of course, you have the whole reason I decided to write this post tonight, after a LONG summer - it's FINALLY FOOTBALL SEASON!! Woohoo!
And while I'm super excited about having a Ravens game tonight, I'd be much happier if they weren't currently down by 3...
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