I'm a lucky dude.

Submitted by Hank Scorpio on

I'm a ballboy for the Ravens. We played Miami yesterday and I spent the 1st half on the opposing sideline. I caught Henne standing around by himself and said, "Ever put up 67 points on a Saturday, dude?"

He laughed and said, "I wish. That was crazy."

Then in the 2nd half I was messing with Prescott Burgess about Henne and he said, "Riiiiiiight, he wouldn't know what the hell to do in that offense."

I didn't approach Jake Long.... he looked rather angry.

Talked at length with Zbikowski (who's currently injured) before the game. I told him he's lucky he didn't have to deal with a kid like Denard when he was at Notre Dame. Zibby's a good dude, he went into pretty great detail about how difficult a safety's life is trying to defend a guy like that. He also said that even without a QB like Denard, the spread is a real bitch to figure out b/c even if they're not gaining huge chunks of yardage, they're almost always going to get 4-5 per snap unless you have out of their mind linebackers.

Also, while slightly OT.... Rachel Nichols' camerman looks EXACTLY like Mr. Roper.

Hilariousness.

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MH20

November 8th, 2010 at 9:13 AM ^

I'm jealous that you (presumably) got to be near Rachel Nichols.

Oh, and your stories were really cool, too.  That's pretty sweet you're a ballboy.  Though, I might advise against approaching Woodley in a few weeks when the Ravens host the Steelers. 

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Hank Scorpio

November 8th, 2010 at 9:55 AM ^

You know, there are a few local sports chicks that far out-do Rachel Nichols in my humble opinion.

I mean, she's attractive and all, but she's got much more of a beak than you probably realize.

On the plus side, her cameraman...

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Hank Scorpio

November 8th, 2010 at 9:45 AM ^

I feel kinda dirty for saying it, but Troy really wasn't a bad guy.

Total Cleveland street thug when the cameras aren't on him, and he probably has a bit of an inflated opinion of himself, but not really a bad guy.

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Hank Scorpio

November 8th, 2010 at 10:44 AM ^

Sometimes I take it for granted, as it doesn't pay much and it eats up my entire weekend. (Have to set up the locker room, etc... on Saturday mornings until about noon and take the equipment back to the facility after the game.)

But I've gotta admit, it's fun to play catch with NFL players.

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NateVolk

November 8th, 2010 at 1:04 PM ^

That is so awesome. What is it about meeting pro athletes or college athletes that we remember every detail no matter how many years ago it was?  

You have an amazing gig there.

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Hank Scorpio

November 8th, 2010 at 3:06 PM ^

I think my favorite moment from doing it for the past 9 years was meeting Johnny Unitas before he passed away. But having said that, knowing OJ Brigance before and during his battle with ALS has been extremely humbling, heartbreaking and wonderful all at the same time.

I'm too young to have seen Unitas play, but living in Baltimore, it's impossible to grow up blind to the legend and the impact he had on the game.

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