2014 BALTIMORE ORIOLE SPIRIT NIGHT @ SANTANDER STADIUM!!

TONIGHT, THE FAMILY ATTENDED OUR ANNUAL VISIT TO THE SKY BOX AT  SANTANDER STADIUM FEATURING THE SOMERSET PATRIOTS AND YORK REVOLUTION!  PLENTY OF FOOD AND DRINKS & GOOD COMPANY FOR THE BASEBALL GAME!  A SPARSE CROWD OF 3,262 ATTENDED THIS FRIDAY NIGHT GAME ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND!  THE TEAM SPONSORED ORIOLE SPIRIT NIGHT WITH SPECIAL GUEST 1983 ORIOLE CHAMPION PITCHER SCOTT MCGREGOR!  FOR A $10 FEE, YOU COULD WATCH THE GAME (REVOLUTION & ORIOLES) IN A SKYBOX WITH SCOTT!  I POPPED IN AND TALKED ABOUT REMEMBERING HIS RADIO SHOW FROM THE 80'S!  THE SHOW WAS @ THE WHITE ROSE INN.  NOT MANY FANS WERE IN ATTENDANCE!  BEFORE THE GAME,  I DID SOME AUTOGRAPHING ON THE SOMERSET PATRIOTS SIDE!  BELOW IS WHO I GOT:

 ABOVE ARE 2 INDY CAR TOYS THE GIRLS RECEIVED ALONG WITH 2 ORIOLES FLAGS!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED CARD FROM LOU MONTANEZ, INSCRIBED WITH 1 ROUND PICK!!
A SIGNED TICKET FROM SCOTT MCGREGOR INSCRIBED 83 W.S. CHAMPS
A SIGNED TICKET FROM SHANE SPENCER

 THE 1983 ORIOLE CHAMPIONSHIP RING FROM ORIOLE GREAT SCOTT MCGREGOR!!

 ABOVE SCOTT AND I !!

 FORMER NEW YORK YANKEE SHANE SPENCER SIGNING FOR THE FANS!!  HE IS THE HITTING COACH FOR THE SOMERSET PATRIOTS!!

ABOVE IS 2000 1ST ROUND PICK OF THE CHICAGO CUBS, LOU MONTANEZ!  HE PLAYED A FEW SEASONS WITH THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES!  HE STILL TRYING TO HANG ON FOR ANOTHER SHOT IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL!!

A VISIT TO BASEBALLTOWN TO SEE THE READING PHILLIES HOST THE ERIE SEAWOLVES @ FIRST ENERGY STADIUM!

TONIGHT, THE GIRLS & I ATTENDED OUR 1ST EVER BASEBALL GAME IN READING, PA!  WE SAW THE READING PHILLIES BEAT THE ERIE SEAWOLVES WITH A WALK OFF HOME RUN IN THE 12 INNING!  A CROWD OF 7,467 WATCHED A GREAT GAME!  IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A READING PHILLIES GAME, YOU SHOULD CHECK IT OUT!  THE STADIUM IS RICH WITH HISTORY OF BASEBALL IN READING!  FROM THE READING INDIANS TO THE CURRENT PHILLIES, IT IS AMAZING HOW MANY MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYERS HAVE PLAYED IN READING, PA!  A NICE HISTORY OF BASEBALL IS DISPLAYED IN THE CONCOURSE OF FIRST ENERGY STADIUM!  AS FOR THE AUTOGRAPHS, I DID SOME BEFORE THE GAME!  WITH EVERY THING GOING ON IN THE STADIUM, I WAS FEELING MY THROUGH THE AUTOGRAPHING!  IT DID NOT TAKE LONG, AS THE PLAYERS WALK FROM THE CLUBHOUSE THROUGH THE CONCOURSE TO THE FIELD!  YOU HAVE FAIRLY DECENT ACCESS TO THE PLAYERS!  I PLAN TO ATTEND ANOTHER GAME IN BASEBALLTOWN!!  THE FANS WHO ATTENDED THE GAME ARE DECKED OUT IN PHILLIES GEAR OR READING GEAR!  I WAS AMAZED HOW THE COMMUNITY SHOWS THERE SUPPORT FOR THEIR TEAM!!    GREAT STUFF!!  BELOW IS WHO I GOT:

 A GAME PROGRAM SIGNED BY JAYSON STARKS OF ESPN BASEBALL TONIGHT!!  HE WAS THERE SELLING HIS BOOKS!!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED PROGRAM FROM AARON NOLA!!  HE IS THE PHILLIES #1 PROSPECT!!  HE SIGNED FOR THE FANS!!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED PHOTO SHEET FROM AARON ALTHERR, ANOTHER TOP PROSPECT FOR THE PHILLIES!  A CARD SIGNED BY JAKE FOX!!  HE PLAYED IN THE ATLANTIC LEAGUE  PRIOR TO GETTING PICKED UP BY THE READING PHILLIES

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED PHOTO SHEET FROM DREW LONGLEY!  

 A HAT THAT ONE OF MY DAUGHTER'S WON @ THE STADIUM!  A BALL WE FOUND OUTSIDE THE STADIUM WALKING INTO THE GAME!!!

 TOP PROSPECT AARON NOLA IN PLAIN CLOTHES SIGNING FOR THE FANS!!

 ANOTHER PIX OF AARON NOLA SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS BEFORE THE GAME!!!

ESPN BASEBALL TONIGHT JAYSON STARKS WITH THE CREW !!!!

WWE HALL OF FAMER RAZOR RAMON (SCOTT HALL) STROLLS INTO FIRST ENEGRY STADIUM IN READING, PA!!!

TONIGHT, THE GIRLS AND I ATTENDED A MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL  BETWEEN THE READING PHILLIES AND ERIE SEAWOLVES!  SPECIAL GUEST INCLUDED 2014 WWE HALL OF FAMER RAZOR RAMON/SCOTT HALL!  SCOTT SIGNED FOR 2 HOURS AND POSED FOR PHOTOS!  200 FANS WERE GUARANTEED AN AUTOGRAPH!  NO PROBLEMS WITH A FAN GETTING RAZOR'S AUTOGRAPH!  AS HE STAYED A LITTLE OVER 2 HOURS TO MEET HIS FANS!  I WANTED TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT "WRESTLING" @ THE HERSHEYPARK ARENA!  I DID NOT GET A CHANCE AS HE WAS TALKING ABOUT MY WRESTLING FIGURE I HAD HIM SIGN!  HE SAID TO ME THAT IN THE CASE HIS 1ST DOLL SELLS FOR $400!  HE SEEMED PLEASANTLY SUPRISED TO SEE ONE! 

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED CAMO HAT BY SCOTT HALL!!!  I HAD SGT. SLAUGHTER SIGN THIS HAT EARLIER THIS SUMMER!!!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED SCOTT HALL DOLL!  THIS WAS HIS 1ST DOLL MADE!  HE SAID TO ME THAT HE THOUGHT HE ARRIVED IN WRESTLING WHEN THEY MADE THIS DOLL!!  THIS WAS FROM THE A.W.A. DOLLS IN THE MID-80'S!!!  GOOD STUFF!!!

  HEY YO, THE BAD GUY CHOCKING ME OUT!!!  AS A "OLD TIME WRESTLING FAN" THIS IS PRICELESS!!! 

 ABOVE IS A PICTURE OUTSIDE THE ENTRANCE TO THE FABLED "OLD BARN", THE HERSHEYPARK ARENA!!  THE ARENA HOSTED MANY WWF EVENTS FROM THE MID-80'S TO THE EARLY 2000'S!! 

ON A RECENT TRIP TO HERSHEYPARK, I WAS ABLE TO WALK INTO THE "OLD BARN"!  IT BROUGHT BACK GREAT MEMORIES OF GOING TO SEE THE WWF, INCLUDING THE BAD GUY, RAZOR RAMON!!  THE OLD BARN IS STILL USED FOR PRACTICE SESSIONS FOR THE HERSHEY BEARS (WHEN THE GIANT CENTER IS BOOKED) AND LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE PLAYS THEIR HOME HOCKEY GAMES @ THE HERSHEYPARK ARENA!!

ORIOLE RF NICK MARKAKIS IS ON FIRE WITH THE 1ST PLACE ORIOLES!!

HEADING INTO TONIGHT'S GAME WITH THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX, NICK HAS 1,522 HITS!  NICK'S PERFORMANCE IN LAST NIGHT'S GAME WAS SUPERB!  FROM HIS WEB GEM CATCH , TO HIS 2 RUN HOME RUN NICK IS HAVING ANOTHER SOLID YEAR!  HE IS IN HIS FINAL YEAR OF A 6 YEAR CONTRACT!  A 14 MILLION OPTION YEAR IS AVAILABLE!  IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF THE ORIOLES SIGN MARKAKIS TO A LONG TERM DEAL!  IN 2010, MY DAUGHTER & I PARTICIPATED IN NICK'S 1 MILE FUN WALK @ PATTERSON PARK, MD!  THE FUNDRAISER WAS PART OF NICK'S FOUNDATION!  OTHER ORIOLES IN ATTENDANCE THAT DAY WERE:  MATT ALBERS, MATT WIETERS, BRIAN ROBERTS, AND ORIOLE TRAINER RICHIE BANCELLS!  A GREAT TIME HAD BY ALL IN ATTENDANCE!!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO OF NICK!!  HE SIGNED AFTER THE FUN WALK FOR PARTICIPANTS!!!
 

ORIOLE 2B JONATHAN SCHOOP APPEARS AT THE OFFICIAL TEAM STORE OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES IN YORK, PA!!!!

TODAY, THE GIRLS AND I ATTENDED THE 3RD & FINAL "FREE" SIGNING AT THE ORIOLES STORE FOR THIS SEASON!    SEVERAL HUNDRED FANS LINED THE MALL TO SEE THE UPCOMING 2B OF THE ORIOLES!  IT IS O'MAZING HOW AFTER A FEW WINNING SEASONS, THE FANS TURN OUT FOR THESE SIGNINGS!!  JONATHAN SHOWED UP 15 MINUTES LATE FOR THE 11AM SIGNING & STAYED TO SIGN FOR EVERYONE IN LINE!!  A NICE GESTURE FOR THE FANS WHO STAYED IN THE LINE!  I SPOKE WITH A GENTLEMAN WHO ARRIVED AT 8AM AND WAS NUMBER 8 IN LINE!!  MORE POWER TO THEM!!!  BELOW ARE SOME PICTURES FROM TODAY'S EVENT:

 THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE CROWD THAT WENT AROUND LIKE A "U" TO THE O'S STORE!  I WAS LAST IN LINE AT THIS POINT!  ABOUT 30 PEOPLE FILED IN AFTER US!!!

 ABOVE IS WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET SIGNED:  2 PHOTO CARD & A TOPPS CARD!!!!

 JONATHAN'S RIDE BACK TO BALTIMORE AFTER THE SIGNING!!!

 JONATHAN SIGNING FOR THE FANS! 

NO PERSONAL PHOTOS WITH JONATHAN DUE TO THE LARGE CROWD THAT ATTENDED THIS SIGNING!!  THE O'S STORE HAD ZACH BRITTON, DELMON YOUNG, AND SCHOOP IN THIS YEAR FOR "FREE" SIGNINGS!!  A GOOD LINEUP!!

THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS FLY INTO ORIOLE PARK @ CAMDEN YARDS!!!

TODAY, THE CREW ATTENDED THE ANNUAL WSBA-AM DAY AT ORIOLE PARK @ CAMDEN YARDS!  WSBA-AM IS OUR LOCAL AFFILIATE THAT BROADCAST ORIOLES GAME ALL SEASON LONG.  AN ANNOUNCED CROWD OF 22,779 WATCHED THE  ORIOLES LOSE 8-3 IN THE FINAL GAME OF THE SERIES.  IT WAS A HOT, SULTRY DAY AT THE YARD!  I DID AUTOGRAPHING BEFORE THE GAME AND BELOW IS WHO I GOT:

 ABOVE ENJOYING BOOG'S BBQ WITH BOOG POWELL HIMSELF!  TALKED TO HIM ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK ON BBQ AND GOT SOME TIPS ON GRILLING RIBS!!  GOOD STUFF!!!

ABOVE IS A GAME TICKET SIGNED BY BOOG POWELL, INSCRIBED WITH 70 WS CHAMPS
A GAME TICKET SIGNED BY O'S PITCHING COACH DAVE WALLACE!  HE SEEMED SURPRISED THAT I ASKED HIM FOR HIS AUTOGRAPH!  HE WAS SURROUNDED BY TOMMY HUNTER AND DARREN O'DAY ON THE FIELD & I CALLED DAVE OUT AFTER THE COACHING SESSION!!

 A DIE CUT MAGNET SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING CARDINALS:
JAMIE POGUE
SHELBY MILLER
NICK GREENWOOD
RANDY CHOATE

P RANDY CHOATE WITH FAMILY BEFORE THE GAME!  I HAD MY ITEM READY!!  HE HAD SOME BALLS AND UNIFORM SHIRTS FOR FAMILY!!

 P NICK GREENWOOD SIGNING FOR FANS FOR ABOUT A 1/2 HOUR!!!

 BULLPEN CATCHER JAMIE POGUE SIGNING FOR FANS!!!

 P SHELBY MILLER SIGNING FOR FANS FOR ABOUT A 1/2 HOUR!!!

 A VIEW FROM FIELD LEVEL BEFORE 1ST PITCH!!  AN AWESOME DAY FOR BASEBALL WITH HOT, SULTRY WEATHER FOR THE DAY GAME!!!

UPCOMING EVENTS PAGE......

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

AUGUST 11:   BALTIMORE ORIOLE 2ND BASEMAN JONATHAN SCHOOP @ THE ORIOLES STORE YORK GALLERIA MALL

AUGUST 22:  WWE HALL OF FAMER RAZOR RAMON @ FIRST ENERGY STADIUM +  ERIE SEAWOLVES PLAY READING PHILLIES  (AA MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAME)

AUGUST 24:  BALTIMORE RAVENS RALLY @ TOWNMALL OF WESTMINSTER, MD  ( TIME & PLAYER TBA)   THIS RALLY WAS POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE!!!

AUGUST 29:  SOMERSET PATRIOTS @ YORK REVOLUTION, SANTANDER STADIUM (OUR ANNUAL SKY BOX VISIT & ORIOLES SPIRIT NIGHT @ THE STADIUM WITH SPECIAL GUEST FORMER ORIOLE SCOTT MCGREGOR!!!)

SEPT 1:  MINNESOTA TWINS @ BALTIMORE ORIOLES:  ORIOLE PARK @ CAMDEN YARDS

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

SEPT 13:  FORMER WWE SUPERSTAR BRODUS CLAY AND WWE HALL OF FAMER TITO SANTANA  @ LANCASTER HOST RESORT, LANCASTER CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING

SEPT.  19:  BOSTON RED SOX @ BALTIMORE ORIOLES, ORIOLE PARK @ CAMDEN YARDS 

SEPT. 27:  PENNSYLVANIA GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE TOM WOLF CAMPAIGN STOP IN YORK, PA

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

NOV. 15:  TEMPLE OWLS @ PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL  @ BEAVER STADIUM IN UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 

DECEMBER 14:  JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS @ BALTIMORE RAVENS, M & T BANK STADIUM

FEB. 5, 2015:  THE 51ST ANNUAL YORK SPORTS NIGHT @ HERITAGE HILLS RESORT IN YORK, PA

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

OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL WINNER JENNIE FINCH MAKES AN APPEARANCE AT SANTANDER STADIUM!!!

TONIGHT, THE GIRLS AND I ATTENDED THE "FREE" AUTOGRAPH SIGNING WITH OLYMPIC SOFTBALL PLAYER JENNIE FINCH.  SHE WON A GOLD MEDAL @ THE 2004 ATHENS OLYMPICS & A BRONZE MEDAL IN THE 2008 BEIJING GAMES!  A "PACKED HOUSE" ON A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT FILED INTO SANTANDER STADIUM FOR HER APPEARANCE!  I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A HUGH CROWD FOR A BASEBALL GAME IN YORK, PA!  LISTED ATTENDANCE WAS 4,988 FOR THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AFFAIR!  I BELIEVE THE CROWD WAS THERE TO SEE JENNIE, NOT THE SUGAR LAND SKEETERS PLAY THE YORK REVOLUTION!  A LOT OF  GIRLS SOFTBALL CLUBS WERE IN ATTENDANCE!  JENNIE'S APPEARANCE COST $10,000 FOR THE YORK REVOLUTION!!!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO OF JENNIE!!!!  ALSO, 2 TICKETS I HAD HER SIGN FROM THE GAME!!!!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED SOFTBALL FROM JENNIE!!!!
ABOVE IS A SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO OF JENNIE INSCRIBED "OLYMPIC GOLD"

 JENNIE SIGNED BOTH MY DAUGHTER'S JERSEY AND MINE!!!!!

 ABOVE A PHOTO WITH JENNIE AND US!!!!!

ANOTHER PHOTO OF JENNIE AND US!!!  SHE TOOK THE TIME TO SIGN/TAKE PHOTOS WITH EVERYONE WHO WANTED ONE!!  A MASSIVE TURNOUT FOR THE OLYMPIC CHAMP!!!

HAPPY 53RD BIRTHDAY TO OUR 44TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, BARACK OBAMA!!!

TODAY, PRESIDENT OBAMA CELEBRATES HIS 53RD BIRTHDAY!  IN 2006, I WAS ABLE TO SECURE THEN SENATOR OBAMA'S AUTOGRAPH!  HE MADE A CAMPAIGN STOP IN NORRISTOWN, PA!  IT WAS AT A SMALL COMMUNITY CENTER!  THE CROWD WAS THERE TO SEE GOV. RENDELL AND SENATORIAL CANDIDATE BOB CASEY!  MR. OBAMA HAD LITTLE ATTENTION/CROWD AROUND HIM AS I HAD HIM SIGN A 1ST EDITION COPY OF "AUDACITY OF HOPE"!  HE DID ASK FOR PERSONALIZATION OF THE COPY!  BUT STILL A NICE "GET" FOR MY PRESIDENTIAL COLLECTION!

 ABOVE IS THE FRONT OF THE AUDACITY OF HOPE 1ST EDITION!!!!

 ABOVE IS THE COVETED AUTOGRAPH FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA!!!!

BUFFALO BILL WR ANDRE REED ONE OF THE NEWEST MEMBERS INTO THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME!!!!!!!

TONIGHT, FORMER BILL & KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY ALUM ANDRE REED GOES INTO FOOTBALL MORTALITY!  ANDRE FINISHED WITH 951 CAREER RECEPTIONS AND 87 TOUCHDOWNS!  A 4 TIME SUPER BOWL PARTICIPANT (BACK, TO BACK, TO BACK, BACK) THAT YOU MAY NEVER SEE A TEAM REPEAT IN THE NFL!  IN 2012, ANDRE MADE AN APPEARANCE AT THE HARRISBURG MALL.  THE PROMOTIONAL APPEARANCE WAS FOR THE INDOOR FOOTBALL TEAM THE HARRISBURG STAMPEDE!  THE HEAD COACH OF THE TEAM PLAYED WITH ANDRE AT KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY!!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED TOPPS CARD FROM ANDRE!!! BELOW IS A PHOTO WITH ANDRE AND US!!!!