Alright Baltimore, get ready to be angry.

I've written before about how little respect our beloved Ravens get from the national media, but this is ridiculous: A new piece on SportsIllustrated.com ranks the 32 starting quarterbacks in the NFL, and puts Joe Flacco at number 22—behind Tim Tebow at number 5 (!), NFL interception leader Phillip Rivers of the 5-7 San Diego Chargers (18), rookie Christian Ponder of 2-10 Vikings (20), and even third-stringer T.J. Yates, who started his first game ever last Sunday and completed just 50% of his passes (21).

In his commentary on Flacco, Jim Trotter writes, "Baltimore is tied for the best record in the AFC, but Flacco is on pace to throw for his fewest touchdowns since his rookie season in 2008. His 55.3 completion...

During last night's Eagles-Seahawks game, we learned that Seattle running back Marshawn Lynch eats Skittles candies after scoring a touchdown. The publicity has already netted Lynch a sweet setup from the candy maker.

We figured there were at least a few Ravens that deserved their own confection connections.

Starburst
Torrey Smith. Five TDs and counting as a rookie, plus a 19.8-yards-per-catch average. That's a star in the making.

Jawbreakers
Vonta Leach. The dude's helmet looks like a tank that just drove through a brick wall.

Skor
Ray Rice. Duh.

Smarties
Harvard guy Matt Birk.

3 Musketeers
The defensive linemen—Ngata, Redding, and Suggs (yeah, we're calling him D-line)—with 17.5 swashbuckling sacks between them.

PayDay
What Joe Flacco may have earned with his last-second touchdown pass to beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh.

Runts
Ray Rice. And we mean this in the best possible way. Only 5'8" but plays stronger than guys twice his...

According to Travel + Leisure, Baltimore is the 17th strangest city in America. Really? I'd have figured our city was a shoo-in to crack the Top 10, but we were topped by the likes of New Orleans (#1) and two Portlands, Oregon (#4) and Maine (#10).

Does anyone really think the folks in Portland, Maine are stranger than Baltimoreans? Here's the write-up on that city...

Artists and fishermen in this New England city may or may not like to be referred to as salty, but you can soak up the waterfront vibe by walking along the docks, fish pounds, and bars on Commercial Street. Be sure to stop for a pint: the local microbrews ranked third in the survey. One thing that’s happily un-quirky about the locals: their good driving, which ranked No. 1.

What's odd is that anyone would consider that sort of thing "strange."

And what, according to Travel + Leisure, is so peculiar about Baltimore? Honfest. These are the same folks who consider us ugly and...

Adam Meister (left) certainly has lived up to his title as Best Rabble Rouser lately, particularly in his confrontation with Frank Conaway Sr., city court clerk, patriarch of the local political dynasty, and father to Belinda Conaway, whom Meister helped defeat in her bid for re-election to the Baltimore City Council (after she sued him—it's a long story).

Anyway, Meister is back to blogging and his two most recent posts demonstrate what an asset he is to Baltimore City. A commenter on a previous...