FORMER ORIOLE PITCHER SCOTT MCGREGOR FILLS IN FOR PITCHING COACH DAVE WALLACE!!!

THIS WEEKEND, ORIOLE HALL OF FAMER SCOTT MCGREGOR WILL FILL IN FOR DAVE WALLACE!  DAVE WILL BE ATTENDING FAMILY MATTERS THIS WEEKEND!  SCOTT IS A COACH FOR THE ORIOLES IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA!  THIS IS FOR INJURY/REHAB ASSIGNMENTS!  SCOTT SPENT ALL 13 SEASONS IN BALTIMORE!  WINNING A CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1983 AND PITCHING GAME 5 WITH A SHUTOUT AGAINST THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES!!!

 A 1982 DONRUSS CAFD SIGNED BY SCOTT!!!!

 ABOVE IS A PICTURE WITH SCOTT @ HIGHTOPPS GRILLE IN TIMONIUM, MD FROM 2011!!!!

2014 BALTMORE RAVENS TRAINING CAMP @ THE UNDER ARMOUR PERFORMANCE CENTER IN OWINGS MILLS, MD!!!

TODAY, MY GIRLS AND I ATTENDED RAVENS TRAINING CAMP!  I WAS SELECTED TO ATTEND TODAY'S PRACTICE SESSION!  THINGS HAVE CHANGED QUITE A BIT COMPARING CAMP TO MCDANIEL COLLEGE!  (PREVIOUS HOME OF RAVENS TRAINING)  CAMP WAS VERY STRUCTURED IN TERMS OF ADULT CONTACT WITH THE PLAYERS!  WATER AND ICE CREAM PROVIDED TO THE FANS.  A CROWD OF APPROXIMATELY 300 FANS WATCHED PRACTICE ON A HOT, HUMID DAY IN MARYLAND!  AFTER PRACTICE, KIDS 6-14 COULD GO TO AN AUTOGRAPH ZONE!  THIS IS WHERE PLAYERS SIGNED FOR THE CHILDREN!  THE GIRLS GOT THEIR AUTOGRAPH SHEET SIGNED BY SEVERAL PLAYERS!  AMONG THE NOTABLES:  JOE FLACCO, TORREY SMITH, JUSTIN TUCKER, AND CHRIS CANTY!!  AS A SIDE NOTE, BOTH GIRLS GOT A GLOVE FROM OL JAH REID!  THEY WERE BOTH STOKED ABOUT THAT ITEM!!  THE ONLY AUTOGRAPH I WAS ABLE TO SECURE CAME FROM ROOKIE WR MICHAEL CAMPANARO!!  HE IS A 7TH ROUND PICK OUT OF WAKE FOREST!  MICHAEL IS A MARYLAND NATIVE AND LOOKS TO BE OUT OF THE MOLD OF WES WELKER!   HE WAS FLYING ALL OVER THE FIELD!  BE SURE TO CHECK HIM OUT THIS SEASON!  HE CAME OVER AFTER I YELLED FOR AN AUTOGRAPH AND SIGNED 1 ITEM!  (THAT IS ALL I HAD FOR HIM TO SIGN)  HIS DAD/MOM & FAMILY WERE THERE TALKING TO HIM AND TOOK THE PICTURE FOR ME!!  KUDOS!!  A GREAT EXPERIENCE FINALLY GOING TO THE "CASTLE" AND BEING THERE LIVE!!  I MISS THE CAMP IN MCDANIEL COLLEGE WHEN THE PLAYERS WOULD WALK DOWN THE STEPS TO THE PRACTICE FIELD!  FANS YELLING FOR THE PLAYERS & OF COURSE RAY LEWIS WALKING DOWN FOR ANOTHER SEASON!  IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE FOOTBALL HAS STARTED!  I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS THE RIDE!!

 PHOTO SHEETS SIGNED BY 16 RAVENS INCLUDED:
JOE FLACCO
TORREY SMITH
JUSTIN TUCKER
PERNELL MCPHEE
MORGAN COX
CHYKIE BROWN
BRANDON WILLIAMS
OMAR BROWN
CHRIS CANTY
JAH REID
SAM KOCH
KELECHI OSEMELE
A.Q. SHIPLEY
MARSHALL YANDA
REGGIE STEPHENS
NATHAN OVERBAY

 ABOVE GLOVES FROM JAH REID GIVEN TO MY DAUGHTERS
PARKING BADGE FOR CAR
SIGNED MICHAEL CAMPANERO CARD!!!!
NECK LANYARD GIVEN TO ALL ATTENDEES AT CAMP!!!

ABOVE IS RAVEN ROOKIE WR MICHAEL CAMPANERO AND I!!!!!!!!  THANKS TO HIS BROTHER FOR TAKING PIX!!!

THE ENTRANCE TO RAVENS TRAINING CAMP!!!!!

 

RAVENS RB RAY RICE AND HIS TEAMMATES HAVE THEIR 1ST PRACTICE OF NFL TRAINING CAMP!!!!!

TODAY, THE BALTIMORE RAVENS HAD THEIR 1ST PRACTICE AT THE UNDER ARMOUR PERFORMANCE CENTER IN OWINGS MILLS, MD!  RAY RICE WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR THE 1ST 2 GAMES OF THE RAVENS SCHEDULE!  HE WILL RETURN FOR THE 3RD GAME WITH THE CLEVELAND BROWNS!  THIS WAS BASED ON HIS POOR BEHAVIOR IN THE OFFSEASON WITH HIS WIFE!!  HERE IS HOPING HE CAN REBOUND FROM THIS ORDEAL!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO OF RAY!!!  BELOW THE PHOTO IS A PHOTO WITH RAY FROM A COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR DRUNK DRIVING IN 2010!!!

COMEDIAN PAT DIXON PERFORMS @ THE CURRITUCK CLUB IN COROLLA, NC ALONG THE OUTER BANKS!!!

WHILE ON VACATION IN THE OUTER BANKS, THE CREW CAUGHT A NIGHT OF COMEDY @ THE CURRITUCK CLUB!!  A SMALL INTIMATE CROWD GOT A CHANCE TO LAUGH & CLAP FOR COMEDIANS CHRIS LAKER & PAT DIXON!!  A GREAT NIGHT OF FUN, AS PAT COULD HAVE WENT ON ALL NIGHT AMUSING THE CROWD WITH JOKES/LAUGHTER!  PAT HOSTS THE SHOW NEW YORK CITY CRIME REPORT!  PAT IS VERY COMFORTABLE ON THE MIC & CROWD!  WORTH CHECKING HIS WORK OUT ONLINE!!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED PHOTO CARD FROM THE COMEDY CLUB SIGNED BY PAT!!!!!!

AFTER THE SHOW, PAT & I!!  DEFINITELY A FUNNY GUY!!  

 A PHOTO OUTSIDE THE CURRITUCK CLUB IN COROLLA,NC!!!!!

UPCOMING EVENT SCHEDULE......

JULY 27:  GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE TOM WOLF CAMPAIGN STOP(TOM CANCELLED APPEARANCE @ PICNIC IN A LOCAL PARK;  THE STAFF SAID HE WAS IN PHILADELPHIA CAMPAIGNING;  BLEW OFF LOCAL APPEARANCE!!  WILL CONTINUE TO TRY AND SECURE AUTOGRAPH)......

JULY 27:  RAVENS TRAINING CAMP @ UNDER ARMOUR PERFORMANCE CENTER IN OWINGS MILLS, MD


AUGUST 6:  OLYMPIAN JENNIE FINCH @ SANTANDER STADIUM

AUGUST 10:  ST. LOUIS CARDINALS @ BALTIMORE ORIOLES: WSBA-AM DAY AT ORIOLE PARK @ CAMDEN YARDS

AUGUST 22:  WWE HALL OF FAMER RAZOR RAMON @ FIRST ENERGY STADIUM
ERIE SEAWOLVES VS. READING PHILLIES  (DOUBLE A BASEBALL GAME FEATURING THE DETROIT TIGERS & PHILADELPHI PHILLIES AFFILIATES) 

AUGUST 24:  BALTIMORE RAVENS RALLY @ TOWNMALL OF WESTMINSTER, MD  ( TIME & PLAYER TBA)

SEPT. 5:  LGC MARKETING PRESENTS THE 3RD ANNUAL BALTIMORE FOOTBALL FESTIVAL IN OWINGS MILLS, MD @ THE METRO CENTRE 

NOV. 9:  TENNESSEE TITANS @ BALTIMORE RAVENS, M & T BANK STADIUM 

NOV. 15:  TEMPLE OWLS @ PENN STATE:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL  @ UNIVERSITY PARK,PA

SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.......

FORMER ORIOLE GREAT JOHN "BOOG" POWELL APPEARS @ GREETINGS & READINGS IN HUNT VALLEY, MD!!!

LATER TODAY, BOOG POWELL WILL HAVE A BOOK SIGNING FOR HIS NEW BOOK, "BALTIMORE BASEBALL & BARBEQUE W/ BOOG POWELL".  THE 4X ALL-STAR KNOWS HOW TO MAKE A PIT BEEF SANDWICH.  IF YOU HAVE BEEN TO CAMDEN YARDS, BOOG OFTEN VISITS HIS STAND WHERE THE PRODUCT IS SOLD!  BOOG IS A GRACIOUS SIGNER AND HAS ONE OF THE STRONGEST HANDSHAKES I'VE ENCOUNTERED!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED PHOTO OF BOOG POWELL FROM A LOCAL APPEARANCE IN YORK PA FROM THE 1990'S!!!
 

DIONNE WARWICK'S CHILDREN BOOK "SAY A LITTLE PRAYER!!!!

IN 2008, I ATTENDED THE 2008 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL IN WASHINGTON, DC!  THIS ANNUAL BOOK FESTIVAL BRINGS IN SOME OF THE BIGGEST AUTHORS EVERY YEAR!  PLANS ARE IN THE WORKS TO ATTEND THIS YEAR'S BOOK EVENT ALONG THE NATIONAL MALL!  DIONNE SIGNED HER CHILDREN'S BOOK BUT WOULD NOT SIGN ANY OF HER ALBUMS AT HER SIGNING STATION!  MY MOTHER WOULD PLAY A LOT OF HER MUSIC ON 8 TRACKS GROWING UP!

 ABOVE IS DIONNE'S AUTOGRAPH ON A 1ST EDITION COPY!!!!

 THE COVER FOR THE SIGNED 1ST EDITION BOOK!!!!

3 BALTIMORE ORIOLES ARE SELECTED TO THE 85TH ANNUAL ALL STAR @ TARGET FIELD!!!!

TONIGHT, ON FOX IS THE ANNUAL MLB ALL STAR GAME!  3 ORIOLES WERE VOTED TO PLAY IN THE GAME!  ONLY ADAM JONES & NELSON CRUZ WILL PLAY!  MATT WIETERS WAS SELECTED TO CATCH, HOWEVER IS UNABLE TO PLAY DUE TO SURGERY ON HIS RIGHT ARM!  I HAVE ADAM JONES AND MATT WIETERS IN MY COLLECTION!  I AM HOPING TO ADD NELSON CRUZ THIS SEASON!  MAYBE THROUGH A FREE PLAYER APPEARANCE SPONSORED BY THE ORIOLES OR AT CAMDEN YARDS!!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO OF MATT WIETERS!! THIS WAS GOTTEN HIS ROOKIE SEASON @ ESPN ZONE IN DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE!!!!

 A PHOTO CARD SIGNED BY ADAM JONES!!!  2009 YORK SPORTS NIGHT....

 ABOVE IS A CARD OF NELSON CRUZ!  I HOPE TO GET SIGNED THIS SEASON!!

ORIOLE ALL STAR OF ADAM JONES & ATHLETIC'S ALL STAR OF YOENIS CESPEDES REPRESENT THE AMERICAN LEAGUE IN THE HOME RUN DERBY!!!!

FREE SWINGING OUTFIELDER ADAM JONES PARTICIPATES IN HIS 1ST HOME RUN HITTING CONTEST @ TARGET FIELD!  ALSO, LAST YEAR'S WINNER OF THE HOME RUN CONTEST YOENIS CESPEDES GETS A CHANCE TO DEFEND HIS TITLE TONIGHT ON ESPN!  ACTION STARTS @ 8PM!!!!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED PHOTO CARD FROM ADAM JONES!  THIS WAS ACQUIRED AT THE 2009 YORK SPORTS NIGHT!!!

ABOVE IS AN A'S MINI HELMET SIGNED BY CESPEDES IN 2012!  AFTER WARMING UP, HE PULLED OUT A CHAIR AND SIGNED FOR THE FANS!  (INSIDE THE STADIUM, ALONG 3RD BASE!!!!)

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'S FUTURE GAME AT TARGET FIELD!!!!

THIS AFTERNOON,  I WAS WATCHING THE FUTURE GAME ON THE MLB NETWORK!  I NOTICED ONE OF THE PLAYERS ON THE WORLD TEAM, SS FRANCISCO LINDOR OF THE CLEVELAND INDIANS ORGANIZATION!  THIS IS LINDOR'S 3RD FUTURE GAME!    HE WENT 0-2 IN THE GAME.  HOPEFULLY, THIS SEASON OR NEXT HE WILL BE THE STARTING SHORTSTOP FOR THE CLEVELAND INDIANS!  LAST MONTH I WAS ABLE TO GET FRANSISCO'S AUTOGRAPH @ METRO BANK STADIUM; THE AKRON RUBBERDUCKS PLAYED THE HARRISBURG SENATORS!

 ABOVE IS FRANSISCO LINDOR'S AUTOGRAPH ON A GAME TICKET!!!

 TOP CLEVELAND INDIAN PROSECT SS FRANSISCO LINDOR SIGNING FOR THE FANS!!!

THE NEW YORK YANKEES INVADE ORIOLE PARK @ CAMDEN YARDS FOR THE 1ST TIME THIS YEAR!!!

LAST EVENING, A FRIEND AND I ATTENDED THE YANKEES/ORIOLES GAME @ CAMDEN YARDS.  A SELL OUT CROWD OF 45,389 WATCHED THE O'S WIN WITH A WALK OFF  IN THE 10TH INNING!  THIS WAS THE 6TH SELLOUT OF THE SEASON FOR THE ORIOLES ON A GORGEOUS NIGHT FOR BASEBALL IN THE CHARM CITY!  NICK HUNDLEY HIT A SINGLE TO DRIVE OFF MANNY MACHADO FOR THE 3-2 WIN!  I DID SOME AUTOGRAPHING BEFORE THE GAME WHICH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL!  A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF YANKEE FANS PERMEATED THE 3RD BASE SIDE OF CAMDEN YARDS!  THE ONLY YANKEE TO SIGN INSIDE WAS FUTURE HALL OF FAMER, DEREK JETER!  HE STOPPED ON THE STEPS OF THE DUGOUT AND SIGNED AFTER HIS BATTING PRACTICE!  I WAS UNABLE TO MIGRATE THROUGH THE MASSES!  AFTER THE GAME, MY FRIEND (YANKEE FAN) AND I DECIDED TO DO SOME AUTOGRAPHING AFTER THE GAME!  THE "BIG GET" WAS MR. OCTOBER + 563 MR. REGGIE JACKSON!  I ALSO WAS ABLE TO GET CURRENT YES NETWORK BROADCASTER, KEN SINGLETON!  AS A SIDE NOTE, YANKEE ZELOUS WHEELER REFUSED TO SIGN FOR ME!  HE WAS WALKING OUT OF THE STADIUM AND I ASKED HIM,  HE SAID, NO I CAN'T, WHICH I SAID REALLY??  THE FEW YANKEE FANS & MY BUDDY HAD NO IDEA WHO HE WAS!!  PRICELESS!!!!!!

 ABOVE IS MR. OCTOBER, HALL OF FAMER + 563 REGGIE JACKSON!!!!!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED LICENSE PLATE FROM KEN SINGLETON + REGGIE JACKSON!!!!!!!

 A BLURRY PHOTO OF MR. REGGIE JACKSON AFTER SIGNING FOR MY BUDDY & I

 A VIEW FROM OUR SEATS ON A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT FOR BASEBALL!!!

WWE HALL OF FAMER SGT. SLAUGHTER MAKES AN APPEARANCE AT SANTANDER STADIUM!!!

TONIGHT, THE GIRLS AND I ATTENDED ARMED FORCES DAY AT SANTANDER STADIUM!  SPECIAL GUEST FOR THE EVENING WAS WWE HALL OF FAMER SGT. SLAUGHTER!  A NICE CROWD OF 2,774 FANS TURNED OUT ON A HOT, SULTRY, AND RAINY NIGHT FOR BASEBALL!  THE 65 YEAR OLD TOOK THE TIME TO SIGN AUTOGRAPHS AND POSE FOR PICTURES FOR A 2 HOUR TIME FRAME!  SGT. IS ALWAYS WILLING TO SIGN AS MANY ITEMS!  IF YOU DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO SIGN, HE WAS SELLING PHOTOS FOR $5!!  (G.I. JOE PHOTO, NO LESS)  I MENTIONED TO HIM THAT I SAW HIM WRESTLE @ YORK SUBURBAN HIGH SCHOOL IN 1983 VS. IVAN PUTSKI!  THIS IS WHEN THE WWF CAME TO THE AREA FOR HOUSE SHOWS DURING THE WEEK!  HE MENTIONED THAT HE REMEMBERED WRESTLING IN THE AREA DURING HIS 1ST TOUR OF WWF!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED TICKET FROM SGT. SLAUGHTER
ALSO INCLUDED IS A SIGNED NATIONAL GUARD HAT BY SGT.  THEY WERE GIVING OUT HATS TO KIDS!!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED CAMO FLOPPY HAT BY SGT.  HE INSCRIBED H.O.F. 2004
ALSO INCLUDED IS A SIGNED WWE LEGEND CARD BY SGT. HE INSCRIBED H.O.F. 2004

 IN THE GRASP OF THE COBRA CLUTCH BY SGT.  NOTICE NOBODY HELPED ME!!

 THE GIRLS AND I WITH SGT. SLAUGHTER!!!

ORIOLE DH DELMON YOUNG APPEARS AT THE OFFICIAL ORIOLE TEAM STORE IN YORK, PA!!!!!

TODAY,  A FRIEND OF MINE ATTENDED THE "FREE SIGNING" OF ORIOLE DELMON YOUNG AT THE ORIOLES STORE AT THE YORK GALLERIA!  APPROXIMATELY 200 FANS TURNED OUT FOR THE SIGNING!  SOME PICTURES FROM THE EVENT ARE LISTED BELOW!!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED ROOKIE CARD FROM DELMON YOUNG!  ALSO, A SIGNED PHOTO CARD FROM DELMON!!  (THEY ARE PROVIDED BY THE ORIOLES)

 THE LOCAL RADIO AFFILIATE FOR THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES IN YORK PA!!!

 A BLURRY PHOTO FROM MY FRIEND AT THE SIGNING!!