Why I Love The Baltimore Ravens: One Fan’s Manifesto

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Published: May 28, 2009

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... nature took its course and here I am.

But why am I a Ravens fan you ask? Well, here's my testimony.

First, there is the genetics. I was born in Westminster, Md., out in rural, or at least what was rural, Carroll County. Westminster is about 15 miles outside of Baltimore and my mother and her family grew up there. Even though I grew up on the Eastern Shore, a love of all things Baltimore is sort of in the DNA.

I'm a Ravens fan because, to me, being a Ravens fan is unique. This is not a team du jour, like our PA rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers. D-list celebs do not jump on our bandwagon.

I'm a Ravens fan because being a Ravens fan is a commitment. After all, this is not exactly a club that moves the national Q rating. The Ravens started off as America's Most Hated team because they were the Cleveland Browns. The face of our franchise, Ray Lewis, was once indicted for double murder.

The Ravens have never had a sexy offense, other than in 1996 whe...

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