THE 2015 BALTIMORE ORIOLES FANFEST HELD @ THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION CENTER!!!

TODAY, MY DAUGHTER & I ATTENDED THE 2015 VERSION OF ORIOLES FANFEST!  OVER 16,000 FANS TURNED OUT ON A COLD, BLUSTERY DAY IN B-MORE!  WITH THE FANFEST, VISIONS OF HOT, LONG SUNNY DAYS ARE IN THE FUTURE!  ON FEBRUARY 19TH PITCHERS AND CATCHERS REPORT TO SPRING TRAINING IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA!  WITH THE AMOUNT OF FANS, THIS EVENT GETS HARDER TO TRACK ORIOLE PLAYERS THROUGHOUT THE CENTER!  AS A SIDE NOTE,  A LOT OF THE VOLUNTEERS WITH THE PLAYERS WERE NOT TOO ACCOMMODATING WITH AUTOGRAPH REQUESTS!  THIS IS 1 EVENT A YEAR THAT THE O'S PUT ON FOR THE FANS & THE AUTOGRAPING HAS BECOME "TOUGH SLEDDING'!!  BELOW IS WHO I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN AT THIS YEAR'S EDITION!

ABOVE ARE SIGNED CARDS FROM THE FOLLOWING ORIOLE PLAYER/COACHES:
STEVE PIERCE
SCOTT COOLBAUGH
BOBBY DICKERSON
CALEB JOSEPH
JOHN RUSSELL

C CALEB JOSEPH WITH MY DAUGHTER!!  CALEB WAS 1 OF A FEW ORIOLES TO SIGN WILLINGLY FOR THE FANS!

NEW HITTING COACH, SCOTT COOLBAUGH & I!!   DITTO FOR SCOTT, IN REFERENCE TO SIGNING WELL!!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED SPORTS ILLUSTRATED BY CHRIS DAVIS!  I HAD HIM INSCRIBE 53 HR!  CHRIS ALONG WITH JOHN RUSSELL & STEVE PIERCE WERE TOGETHER FOR A VOUCHER I PURCHASED! 

ABOVE ARE PHOTO CARDS SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING ORIOLES:
WESLEY WRIGHT  (PART OF THE FREE AUTOGRAPHS FOR KIDS)
ALEX HASSAN      (PART OF THE FREE AUTOGRAPHS FOR KIDS)
LOGAN VERRETT  (PART OF THE FREE AUTOGRAPHS FOR KIDS)
JIMMY PAREDES     (PART OF THE FREE AUTOGRAPHS FOR KIDS)
REY NAVARRO        (PART OF THE FREE AUTOGRAPHS FOR KIDS)
STEVE PIERCE
JOHN RUSSELL

 AN ORIOLES BATTING HELMET SIGNED BY:
JEFF MANTO
RYAN WAGNER  (PA ANNOUNCER FOR ORIOLE PARK)  INSCRIBED WITH "THE VOICE"

 ABOVE AN ORIOLE BATTING HELMET SIGNED BY:
EDDIE GAMBOA
DAN DUQUETTE
BRIAN GRAHAM  (PLAYER PERSONNEL DIRECTOR FOR THE ORIOLES)

JASON GARCIA SIGNED THE BACK OF THE HELMET!  ABOVE ARE ALL NEW AUTOGRAPHS ON THE HELMET FOR 2015!!

 P JASON GARCIA SIGNING FOR THE FANS!!

 P EDDIE GAMBOA SIGNING FOR THE FANS!!

 JEFF MANTO

JOHN RUSSELL SIGNING MY CARD!!

AT THE SIGNING STATION WITH STEVE PIERCE AND CHRIS DAVIS!!!

JOE FLACCO & STEVE SMITH, SR. AUTOGRAPHS FOR A BIRTHDAY PRESENT!!!

A SPECIAL THANKS GOES OUT TO MY FATHER IN LAW FOR HIS GRACIOUS BIRTHDAY PRESENTS TO ME!  YESTERDAY, I RECEIVED A JOE FLACO FRAMED AUOTGRAPH FROM SUPER BOWL 47.  MOREOVER, I ALSO RECEIVED A FRAMED SIGNED STEVE SMITH, SR. PLAQUE!  CONSIDERING I DID NOT HAVE STEVE SMITH, SR. IN MY COLLECTION, THIS ONE IS A NICE ADDITION!  OF COURSE, HAVING A SIGNED JOE FLACCO PLAQUE WITH HIM HOLDING THE LOMBARDI TROPHY IS SPECIAL!!  THANKS AGAIN!!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED JOE FLACCO PLAQUE FROM SUPER BOWL 47!!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED STEVE SMITH, SR. PLAQUE!  HE DID INCLUDE SR. IN HIS SIGNATURE!!  AS A SIDE NOTE, STEVE REFUSED LAST SEASON TO SIGN HIS CAROLINA PANTHER FOOTBALL CARD!  OBVIOUSLY SOME ANIMOSITY STILL EXISTS WITH STEVE AND THE PANTHERS!!  THAT SITUATION ONLY HAPPENED THIS YEAR WITH ME WITH STEVE & ELVIS DUMERVIL ( BRONCO FOOTBALL CARD)!!

GOVERNOR ELECT LARRY HOGAN IS SWORN IN TODAY AS THE 62ND GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND.....

TODAY, GOVERNOR ELECT LARRY HOGAN WILL BE SWORN AS GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND!  THE REPUBLICAN WILL BE THE 1ST GOP GOVERNOR SINCE BOB EHRLICH IN 2002!  THE DEEP BLUE STATE OF MARYLAND CHOSE HOGAN OVER ANTHONY BROWN!  THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE IN ANNAPOLIS, MD!   WITH A GALA CELEBRATION SET FOR BALTIMORE, MD!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED CAMPAIGN STICKER BY LARRY HOGAN AND HIS RUNNING MATE, BOYD RUTHERFORD!  THIS WAS OBTAINED FROM A CAMPAIGN STOP LAST FALL IN BALTIMORE, MD!!

ABOVE IS A YARD SIGN FROM THE CAMPAIGN OF HOGAN/RUTHERFORD!!

GOVERNOR ELECT TOM WOLF IS SWORN IN TODAY AS THE 47TH GOVERNOR OF PENNSLYVANIA...

TODAY,  @ HIGH NOON, TOM WOLF WILL BE SWORN IN AS THE 47TH GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA.  THE DEMOCRAT WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH A DIVIDED GOVERNMENT IN PA.  THE HOUSE AND SENATE MADE MORE GAINS AS THE REPUBLICANS CONTROL BOTH CHAMBERS!  TIME WILL TELL WHETHER ANY BUSINESS WILL GET DONE IN THE NEXT 4 YEARS OF A WOLF ADMINISTRATION!  THE POST CEREMONIES WILL BE HELD AT THE SWEETEST PLACE ON EARTH, HERSHEY, PA.  NO YUENGLING PRODUCTS WILL BE SERVED TO PATRONS IN HERSHEY!  AN INTERESTING SIDE NOTE!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED CAMPAIGN STICKER FROM GOVERNOR WOLF.  THIS WAS OBTAINED FROM A CAMPAIGN STOP LAST FALL!

GARY KUBIAK IS NAMED THE 15TH HEAD COACH OF THE DENVER BRONCOS......

AS EXPECTED TODAY, THE BRONCOS SIGN RAVEN OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR GARY KUBIAK TO A 4  YEAR DEAL!  AFTER THE FIRING OF JOHN FOX, THIS MOVE WAS JUST A FORMALITY!  NOW THAT GARY IS GONE, JOE FLACCO WILL WORK WITH HIS 4TH COORDINATOR IN 4 YEARS.  IT SHOULD PROVE INTERESTING TO SEE WHO THE RAVENS HIRE!

ABOVE IS A BOWMAN CARD OF GARY SIGNED THIS PAST SEASON IN BALTIMORE!

GARY SIGNING BEFORE ENTERING M & T BANK STADIUM THIS PAST SEASON!!

JOE PATERNO'S WINS ARE RESTORED AND IS THE ALL TIME WIN LEADER IN DIVSION 1-A FOOTBALL!!!

TODAY, THE NCAA RESTORED THE 111 WINS THEY TOOK FROM JOE PATERNO IN 2012.  THIS MAKES JOE'S 409 WINS THE MOST IN DIVISION 1-A FOOTBALL!  THIS SANCTION WAS BROUGHT ON BY THE SANDUSKY SCANDAL!    WILL JOE'S STATUE RETURN TO BEAVER STADIUM?  IN 1995, I HAD A CHANCE TO MEET JOE AT YORK SPORTS NIGHT @ THE OLD CENTRAL(PA) HIGH SCHOOL GYM!  A PLEASURE TO MEET A LIVING LEGEND @ THE TIME!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED SECOND MILE CARD BY JOE PATERNO!  THIS WAS OBTAINED @ THE 31ST ANNUAL YORK (PA) SPORTS NIGHT!!
 

RAVEN STEVE SPAGNUOLO IS HIRED AS GIANTS' DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR!!!

TODAY, THE RAVEN'S SECONDARY COACH STEVE SPAGNUOLO IS HIRED BY THE NEW YORK GIANTS!  HE WILL BE THEIR DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR, RETURNING TO THE GIANTS AFTER WINNING THE SUPER BOWL IN 2007 SEASON!
IN OTHER RAVENS COACHING NEWS, THE DENVER BRONCOS ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO INTERVIEW GARY KUBIAK FOR THEIR VACANT HEAD COACHING POSITION!  AFTER A DISAPPOINTING PLAYOFF LOSS, I HOPE THAT THE RAVENS CAN KEEP KUBIAK FOR SOME CONTINUITY ALONG THE OFFENSIVE SIDE OF THE BALL!  THE NEXT WEEK SHOULD PROVIDE SOME INSIGHT INTO THE COACHING VACANCIES!  

 ABOVE IS STEVE'S AUTOGRAPH ON A RAVEN'S PROGRAM!!!

 COACH SPAGNUOLO SIGNING FOR THE FANS BEFORE THE TITANS GAME LAST YEAR!!

 COACH KUBIAK SIGNING FOR THE FANS BEFORE THE TITANS GAME LAST YEAR!!

"MACHO MAN" RANDY SAVAGE IS THE 1ST INDUCTEE INTO THE 2015 WWE HALL OF FAME CLASS!!!!

LAST NIGHT, THE MACHO MAN WAS THE 1ST ANNOUNCED HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE INTO THE 2015 CLASS OF WWE!  THE FORMER 6X HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION DIED FROM A HEART ATTACK IN 2011 @ THE AGE OF 58.  IN THE 80'S & 90'S, THE MACHO MAN ELECTRIFIED WWE/WCW AUDIENCES.  RANDY WAS ALSO A FINE MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYER FOR THE CARDINALS AND REDS!  HULK HOGAN WILL INDUCT RANDY IN THIS YEARS INDUCTION CEREMONY ON SATURDAY MARCH 30TH IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA!  IN 1992, THE MACHO MAN MADE AN APPEARANCE AT HERSHEPARK FOR A PUBLIC APPEARANCE!  I WAS ABLE TO SECURE HIS AUTOGRAPH, WHILE ENJOYING A DAY OF RIDES & FUN AT THE SWEETEST PLACE ON EARTH!

 ABOVE IS A SEATING CHART FROM THE HERSHEYPARK ARENA!  I FOUND THIS INSIDE MY WRESTLEMANIA PROGRAM!  RANDY PERFORMED MANY TIMES @ THE OLD BARN IN HERSHEY, PA!!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED WRESTLEMANIA PROGRAM SIGNED BY RANDY!  HE SIMPLY, SIGNED "MACHO MAN"!!

HAPPY 66TH BIRTHDAY TO GEORGE FOREMAN, A 2X HALL OF FAME HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMP!!!

TODAY, BIG GEORGE FOREMAN CELEBRATES HIS 66TH BIRTHDAY!  GEORGE WAS A 1968 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL WINNER AND A 2 TIME HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!  I HAD THE PLEASURE GROWING UP AND WATCHING SOME EXCITING BOXING THAT WAS TYPICALLY AIRED OVER FREE BROADCAST!  HE FINISHED HIS BOXING CAREER WITH A 76-5 RECORD!  GEORGE HAS DELVED INTO THE FOREMAN GRILL, AND OTHER ENDORSEMENTS POST BOXING CAREER!  IN 2007, HE WROTE A BOOK ENTITLED, "GOD IN MY CORNER".  I MET HIM AT A BOOK  SIGNING AT THE BORDERS IN THE KING OF PRUSSIA MALL!   I ALSO GOT A PICTURE WITH THE CHAMP!  HE IS BIGGER IN PERSON THAN WATCHING HIM ON TV!  THROUGHOUT 2015, I PLAN TO PROFILE MY SIGNED BOOK COLLECTION!

 GEORGE FOREMAN'S AUTOGRAPH ON A SIGNED 1ST EDITION COPY!!!

 THE COVER OF "GOD IN MY CORNER", AND A PICTURE WITH THE OLDEST BOXING HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!

THE BALTIMORE RAVENS FLY INTO GILLETTE STADIUM TO PLAY NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS IN THE AFC DIVSIONAL ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS!!!

TOMORROW, THE RAVENS PLAY THE PATRIOTS IN GILLETTE STADIUM!  GAME TIME STARTS @4:35PM ON NBC!  THE RAVENS ARE 2-1 AGAINST THE PATRIOTS IN PLAYOFF GAMES!  IT SHOULD BE AN INTERESTING MATCH UP FOR THE DIVISIONAL ROUND OF THE AFC PLAYOFFS!  THE RAVENS LEFT B-MORE TODAY FOR THE GAME!

ABOVE ARE RAVEN AUTOGRAPHS FROM THE FOLLOWING:
OWNER STEVE BISCIOTTI  (SUPER BOWL 47 MINI-HELMET)
TEAM PRESIDENT DICK CASS (INDEX CARD)
JOHN HARBAUGH ON A 2008 TEAM CATALOG
JOE FLACCO ON 2008 TEAM CATALOG
ANTWAN BARNES ON 2008 TEAM CATALOG
CHRIS CHESTER ON  2008 TEAM CATALOG

MONTREAL EXPO TIM RAINES FALLS SHORT ON THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME VOTE!!

WITH SNOW IN THE AREA, IT IS ALWAYS NICE TO THINK OF BASEBALL AND WARM, BRIGHT,SUNNY DAYS!!  TODAY, THE VOTERS VOTED ON THE 2015 BASEBALL INDUCTIONS FOR COOPERSTOWN!  FORMER MONTREAL EXPO & ORIOLE TIM "ROCK" RAINES COLLECTED 55% OF THE VOTE!  75% IS NEEDED FROM THE BASEBALL WRITERS FOR INDUCTION TO COOPERSTOWN!  IN 2009, I WAS ABLE TO SNAG HIS AUTOGRAPH @ A YORK REVOLUTION GAME!  HE WAS THE MANAGER OF THE NEWARK BEARS IN THE ATLANTIC LEAGUE!

ABOVE IS AN OFFICIAL ATLANTIC LEAGUE BASEBALL SIGNED BY FUTURE MLB HALL OF FAMER: TIM RAINES #30!!!!!!

TODD'S UPCOMING EVENT SCHEDULE!!!!

JAN 16/17TH:  COMEDIAN JJ WALKER  (GOOD TIMES)  LANCASTER, PA.... WE DID NOT NOT ATTEND THE SHOW..........

JAN. 30:  COMEDIAN DAVID COULIER AT YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA(I WAS NOTIFIED THIS SHOW IS FOR CURRENT STUDENTS; FREE TICKETS WERE DISTRIBUTED AND THE ALLOTMENT WERE GIVEN OUT, NOT OPEN FOR ALUMNI)....

JAN. 31:  THE 2015  BALTIMORE ORIOLES FANFEST @ THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION CENTER.......

FEB. 5:  THE  51ST ANNUAL YORK (PA) SPORTS NIGHT @ HERITAGE HILLS GOLF RESORT IN YORK, PA (FEATURING N.F.L. HALL OF FAMER JOHN HANNAH, FUTURE MLB HOF LEE SMITH, FORMER PENN STATE RB MIKE GUMAN, INDY CAR DRIVER SAGE KARAM, YORK REVOLUTION COREY THURMAN, PENN STATE FOOTBALL PLAYERS TBA, AND LPGA HALL OF FAMER BETSY KING....

FEB. 7:  MARYLAND CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING FEATURING WWE HALL OF FAMERS:  ROAD WARRIOR ANIMAL & LITA  & FUTURE HALL OF FAMER KEVIN NASH (ADDED TO THIS SHOW AFTER MISSING THE DECEMBER SHOW)......

FEB. 18:  THE 26TH ANNUAL HANOVER (PA) ROTARY SPORTS NIGHT; FEATURING FORMER PENN STATE/BALTIMORE COLT LYDELL MITCHELL & FORMER NOTRE DAME & PHILADELPHIA EAGLE VICTOR ABIAMIRI @ THE SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES SOCIAL HALL IN HANOVER,PA.....

APRIL 18TH:  BLUE/WHITE GAME @ BEAVER STADIUM.....

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

THE 6TH SEED BALTIMORE RAVENS BEAT THE STEELERS IN HEINZ FIELD 30-17 TO ADVANCE TO THE AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND

TONIGHT, THE BALTIMORE RAVENS BEAT DOWN THE STEELERS AT HEINZ FIELD IN FRONT OF 62, 780.  THE RAVENS NOW LOOK TO INVADE GILLETTE STADIUM NEXT SATURDAY @ 4:35 PM ON NBC!  THE RAVENS HAD SCORES FROM BERNARD PIERCE, TORREY SMITH, AND CROCKETT GILMORE!  RAVENS K JUSTIN TUCKER ADDED 12 POINTS IN THE AFC WILDCARD MATCHUP!  THIS IS JOE FLACCO'S 7 WIN ROAD OF HIS CAREER!  IT'S AMAZING THE AMOUNT OF WINNING ON THE ROAD (PLAYOFF GAMES)  THE RAVENS HAVE OBTAINED UNDER JOHN HARBAUGH!   MOREOVER, WITH 19 PLAYERS ON THE INJURED LIST AND OFF-FIELD ISSUES THIS TEAM HAD THIS YEAR HAT'S OFF!  I AM SURE THE PATRIOTS DON'T WANT ANY PART OF THE TEAM THAT SHOWED UP @ HEINZ FIELD!  IT SHOULD BE A VERY ENTERTAINING GAME ON NBC NEXT SATURDAY!

ABOVE ARE THE  FOLLOWING RAVENS ITEMS SIGNED:
JUSTIN TUCKER A MINI RAVEN FOOTBALL SIGNED
CROCKETT GILMORE ROOKIE CARD SIGNED
BERNARD PIERCE ROOKIE CARD SIGNED
TORREY SMITH ROOKIE CARD SIGNED

  

HALOTI NGATA AND THE BALTIMORE RAVENS INVADE HEINZ FIELD FOR THE AFC WILDCARD GAME!!!

THE BALTIMORE RAVENS WELCOME BACK ALL-PRO NT HALOTI NGATA BACK FROM A 4 GAME SUSPENSION.  HE WAS SUSPENDED FOR TAKING ADDERALL.  WE SHOULD SEE WHAT IMPACT HE AND THE RAVENS HAVE FOR THE OPENING ROUND OF PLAYOFFS THIS WEEKEND!  IN 2010, I MET NGATA AT THE GREEN TURTLE IN WESTMINSTER, MD.  HALOTI HELD HIS WEEKLY RADIO SHOW FROM THE RESTAURANT!

 A SHOT OF NGATA SIGNING FOR THE FANS!

A SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO OF HALOTI !  THE PHOTOS WERE GIVEN OUT AT THE SHOW!