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!!!