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Charlie Batch Brings Himself to Tears (Why We Love Sports)


I’m going to address the “Curse of the Terrible Towel” first. I don’t believe in curses, but one would think the consensus around the league by now would be “don’t mess with the Towel.” Apparently, Ray Rice didn’t learn from the LenDale White’s and T.J. Houshmandzadeh’s of the world. When the Ravens beat the Byron Leftwich led Steelers by 3 two weeks ago, Rice decided that he was going to have some fun with a stray towel.

Well… how did that turn out for you Ray?

Ray Rice Towel

Although I can’t guarantee that’s the last jibe I’ll get in on the old guy, I have to try to keep it at a minimum. It wouldn’t be fair to make fun of Charlie Batch after what he just did this afternoon. At age 37, Batch played the best game of his career, and when you consider the game was played IN Baltimore…whoo. What a game. Continue reading