Category: Baltimore

Michael Pierce’s big-man interception

355 pound Ravens defensive lineman had an interception yesterday! It was great.

History was made last night. #Ravens DT, Michael Pierce listed at 6’0” 355 lbs, became the player with the highest BMI (48.1) in NFL history to record an interception. The record stood for 27 years (Barron Tanner 6’3”, 360 lbs in 1997). #NFL

— Jaydpauley (@jaydpauley.bsky.social) 2025-01-05T13:39:14.347Z

Ravens DT Michael Pierce didn't want to become a meme after game-sealing interception.www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb…

— ProFootballTalk (@profootballtalk.bsky.social) 2025-01-05T14:14:34.142Z

Ravens offense set team and individual NFL records in the 2024 season

The 2024 Ravens have had one of the all-time great offensive seasons (and one record for the defense)

  • The first team with 4,000 yards passing and 3,000 yards rushing
  • Derrick Henry is the first player with 1,500 yards rushing in three separate seasons
  • Lamar Jackson is the first player with 4,000 yards passing and 900 yards rushing
  • The first team with 40 passing touchdowns and 20 rushing touchdowns
  • Jackson’s passer rating of 119.6 is the fourth highest in NFL history
  • Roquan Smith (age 27) is the youngest NFL player to hit 1,000 tackles
  • Derrick Henry is the first player with multiple seasons of 1,900 or more yards rushing
  • Derrick Henry had the best rushing season by a player 30 or older
  • Lamar Jackson had the best TD/interception ratio ever 41/4
  • NFL record yards per rush (can’t find the number yet)
  • Jackson has 4 games with a perfect 158.3 passer rating
  • Jackson and Henry set the record for most combined rushing yards by a QB and RB
  • Michael Pierce has the highest BMI (48.1) of any player who has an interception
  • The Ravens had the highest yards-per-carry (5.8) in NFL history
  • The Ravens are the first team since 1970 to outrush every opponent
  • The Ravens are the only team to have both a top 10 offense and top 10 defense in both seasons

HISTORY FOR LAMAR 🚨Lamar Jackson becomes the first player in NFL history to surpass 4,000 passing yards and 800 rushing yards in a single season 🔥www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv…

— The Athletic (@theathletic.bsky.social) 2025-01-04T22:37:40.568Z

Best Season-Long Passer Rating with 800+ Rushing Yards:121.6 Lamar Jackson (2024)113.3 Lamar Jackson (2019)102.7 Lamar Jackson (2023)102.4 Robert Griffin III (2012)101.2 Jayden Daniel’s (2024)

— The Sport Numbers (@thesportnumbers.bsky.social) 2025-01-04T16:13:11.432Z

His rating was lower after yesterday’s game

Lamar Jackson finishes 2024 as NFL leader in both yards per pass and yards per run.www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb…

— ProFootballTalk (@profootballtalk.bsky.social) 2025-01-06T17:44:25.242Z

Lamar Jackson has 4 career games with a perfect passer rating (158.3), the most by any player all-time.He broke a tie with Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Kurt Warner, and Ben Roethlisberger who each had 3.

— twoodcc (@twoodcc.bsky.social) 2024-11-03T20:42:43.554Z

Jackson, Henry, and Kittle Have All-Time DYAR Seasons in 2024

The two Gunning’s crab houses

The Instagram post below reminded me of the two Gunning’s restaurants, both long gone. There was the one in Brooklyn (the southern part of Baltimore). It wasn’t fancy but the crabs were great, Then there was the suburban one that, as a friend said, had the personality of an airport lounge. The food was good, though.

https://www.tumblr.com/retrobaltimore/88504232204/which-gunnings-was-the-real-gunnings

The Baltimore Sun got rid of their features department

Terrible move

Corned Beef Row photos from the 1940s and 1970s

Baltimore’s Corned Beef Row (1000 block of East Lombard St.) is in the area where Jewish settlers originally moved. There are still a couple of delis left – Attman’s and Weiss’s. I had heard the area called Jewtown so I guess they cleaned up the pejorative aspect of the name by renaming it Corned Beef Row.

I remember walking along Lombard St. in the 1970s and peering into a storefront where they had live chickens.

There are now two delis left on Lombard St. – Attman’s and Weiss’s. Attman’s looks like it did in the 1970s when I moved here. Look at the photos of old politicians in the inside pictures on Yelp.

At Attman’s, you go through a cafeteria-style line to order. You can eat in a small dining room.

Attman’s has a new location at Harbor Point. It’s very modern with a bar and waiters. It’s more expensive but the food is still excellent.

The other deli is the Weiss Deli Weiss’s has all the atmosphere of your high school cafeteria. See the Yelp photos. Unlike Attman’s, they are not on any delivery services as far as I can tell. The menu is much smaller but the food is good.

Lombard Street Before It Was Corned Beef Row

Shipley-Lydecker House

Hooper House in Baltimore

The Hooper House is an 1886 mansion in Baltimore. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. After a fire in 2022, it has now been revived.

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I remember Polock Johnny’s

I was surprised to find a restaurant chain called Polock Johnny’s when I moved to Baltimore in 1976. There are a few left. Sausage is the featured item.

Here are three Polock Johnny’s items that I got in the 1970s or 1980s.

A small lunchbox, cup and plastic drink bottle

https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/food-drink/polock-johnnys-new-restaurant-3PGCBWSDUND63GML3XSBNUELTA/?utm_source=The+Baltimore+Banner&utm_campaign=a8f3175e78-NL_DISH_20230607_1200&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-a8f3175e78-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=a8f3175e78&mc_eid=36e1eedac8

An old bath house in Baltimore

I pass by the old Walter’s Bath No. 2 on Washington Blvd. almost every day. I think it is apartments now. In the 1990s it was used for neighborhood planning and meeting. Washington Village-Pigtown got funds from the Empowerment Zone program led by Vice President Al Gore, I, among many people, worked on the application for the Empowerment Zone funds and participated in many meetings in the old bath house.

Here’s a picture I took today (9/6/24)

The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.