It?s official: Baltimore?s best football prognosticator is a Bimbo. Just ask Ed Hale.
The city?s smartest primate, Bimbo, a capuchin monkey, is basking in the glory as she looks at herself in the mirror of her cage at Frisky?s Primate & Wildlife Sanctuary in Woodstock. Bimbo went 10-6 for the third consecutive week, but her opponent, Ed Hale, the chairman and chief executive officer of 1st Mariner and owner of the Baltimore Blast, went 9-7.
Bimbo scored huge upset wins by picking the Giants and Jaguars, who both defeated the teams Hale chose ? Washington and Denver ? to put the game away before the Sunday night game between the Bears and Cowboys kicked-off.
“I?m going to stick to soccer,” Hale said on Monday as the Blast opened training camp at Du Burns Arena.
Colleen Layton-Robbins, Bimbo?s owner, attributed the 36-year-old monkey?s victory to her watching NFL games for the second consecutive week. Layton-Robbins noticed Bimbo was captivated as she watched the Ravens? victory over the Cardinals with monkey friends Oogie, Zoey and Cocoa. It?s a monkey party. Bimbo is 3-0 picking Ravens? games, and she believes Ray Lewis and Co. will get it done in Cleveland on Sunday.
“People who know Bimbo who don?t normally watch football are watching now just to see how she does,” she said.
Bimbo?s victory did not go unnoticed. Michael Beatty, publisher of The Examiner, challenged Bimbo. We?ve also included The Examiner?s Chief Executive Officer, Michael Phelps, to see if he can pick more winners than our favorite monkey ? and publisher.
But we need to warn our bosses, Phelps and Beatty: Bimbo is well-rested and energized after receiving a fleece blanket and an apple from a good Samaritan ? her first care package.
