tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994126741438565103.post6518374855458417682..comments2023-03-21T10:56:52.931-04:00Comments on Around the Harbor Sports Blog: Postgame Report Card: Maryland 27, North Carolina State 24Windsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715887277729259406noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994126741438565103.post-58797495000705847282008-10-28T18:20:00.000-04:002008-10-28T18:20:00.000-04:00That's fascinating, I had no idea that Russell Wil...That's fascinating, I had no idea that Russell Wilson was even a ballplayer, much less drafted by the Orioles in 2007. I will say this much: if the O's are able to sign and draft him someday down the road, you will certainly see a prospect report on him.<BR/><BR/>It's always interesting to see the decisions that young athletes make between baseball and football; the O's second round pick this year, Xavier Avery, was a four-star running back bound for Georgia but opted for baseball. Football is the quick payoff sport, but also with far more risk both short and long term.Windsorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715887277729259406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994126741438565103.post-67179717767568040822008-10-27T03:01:00.000-04:002008-10-27T03:01:00.000-04:00Some thing you might not have known about Russell ...Some thing you might not have known about Russell Wilson:<BR/><BR/>He was drafted by the Orioles in round 41 in 2007 and was heavily pressured to sign (clearly not enough). He's a 5-tool talent in the middle infield and he displayed some of that on the field yesterday. His straight line speed was great and seeing him turn a corner was reminiscent of a guy rounding bases. His arm showed accuracy and strength, something that might be able to keep him at SS if he keeps playing baseball.<BR/><BR/>As a baseball player, he hit .294 his true freshman year, with a couple homers in limited time. He stole 6 bases also, but that's not a surprise after what I saw in the game yesterday.<BR/><BR/>It was clear Wilson was going to be a tough sign out of HS with baseball and FB scholarships on the table, and this will be a key year for him in his baseball career. The NC State site says he missed games for Spring Practice for football last year, but will he devote himself for a strong second year of baseball?<BR/><BR/>Perhaps some day we'll see someone here do a Prospect Report on him for the O's?<BR/><BR/>(he did a q and a for orioles.scout.com that's pretty interesting if you want to find out a little personal info from him, if you're an insider on the scout.com network you can access it, just search his name in the archives).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994126741438565103.post-27171234162800732422008-10-26T09:30:00.000-04:002008-10-26T09:30:00.000-04:00Definitely family takes precedent, I'm glad I coul...Definitely family takes precedent, I'm glad I could provide a recap.<BR/><BR/>Don't worry, student fans who left at halftime were the ones I was yelling about.Windsorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715887277729259406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994126741438565103.post-82737750974685490152008-10-26T08:57:00.000-04:002008-10-26T08:57:00.000-04:00I'm bummed I missed this game as it was my son's t...I'm bummed I missed this game as it was my son's third birthday and as much as I love Maryland Football and my Section 19 amigos I had to pass yesterday. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the excellent recap.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully this game will be replayed on Comcast sometime this week.Bill-DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08684162800187654435noreply@blogger.com