THE TAMPA BAY RAYS DEFEAT THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT CAMDEN YARDS!

A FRIEND AND I ATTENDED AN RAYS/O'S GAME WITH FREE TICKETS! A CROWD OF 19,233 WATCHED THE ORIOLES LOSE 7-6 TO THE VISITING TAMPA BAY RAYS!  A SPARSE CROWD WATCHED THE RAYS TAKE THE FIRST GAME OF A 4 GAME SET!   THE PROMOTION FOR THE EVENING WAS ORIOLE ALUMNI NIGHT!  THE GUESTS INCLUDED LARRY SHEETS, SCOTT MCGREGOR, AND DON STANHOUSE.  WE WALKED RIGHT UP TO THE AUTOGRAPH STATION AND THERE WAS NO LINE!  TAMPA BAY RAYS FRANCHISE PLAYER 3B EVAN LONGORIA HAD A 3 RUN HOME RUN IN THE 1ST INNING AND BATTED IN 5 OF THE 7 RUNS THE RAYS SCORED!  AS A SIDE NOTE, IT AMAZES ME HOW FEW FANS TURNED OUT FOR THE START OF THIS SERIES!  IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW MANY FANS TURN OUT THIS WEEKEND FOR THE REST OF THE SERIES FEATURING THE LAST PLACE TAMPA BAY RAYS!

 ABOVE IS A SIGNED LOGO PAGE FROM THE FOLLOWING TAMPA BAY RAYS:
RICHIE SHAFFER
BRENDON GUYER (FROM A 2014 GAME)
LOGAN FORSYTHE (FROM A 2014 GAME)
MIKIE MAHTOOK
BEN ZOBRIST  (FROM A 2014 GAME)

ABOVE IS A SIGNED TICKET STUB FROM EVAN LONGORIA!  A TIP OFF THE CAP TO EVAN. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE RECEIVED AN EVAN AUTOGRAPH.  HE CAME OUT OF THE DUGOUT FOR PREGAME STRETCHING AND SIGN DOWN THE LINE FOR FANS!

ABOVE IS ARE SIGNED PHOTO CARD FROM THE ORIOLE ALUMNI SIGNING:
DON STANHOUSE ( INSCRIBED FULLPACK FOR HIS NICKNAME; HE APPRECIATED ME MENTIONING THE NICKNAME)
LARRY SHEETS
SCOTT MCGREGOR (INSCRIBED WITH 83 WORLD CHAMPS)

THE ORIOLE BIRD EATING MY BUDDIES HEAD!

RAYS 3B EVAN LONGORIA WARMING UP AFTER SIGNING FOR THE FANS!!

A PRE GAME SHOT AS WE WERE DOING SOME PRE GAME AUTOGRAPHING WITH THE TAMPA BAY RAYS!

AN AUTOGRAPH SIGNING STATION WITH DON STANHOUSE, LARRY SHEETS AND SCOTT MCGREGOR!  NO LINE AT ALL AS YOU COULD WALK RIGHT UP TO THE TABLE!

ABOVE IS A PICTURE WITH "FULLPACK" DON STANHOUSE!  HE WAS THE CLOSER FOR THE 1979 AL CHAMPION ORIOLE TEAM!  HE GOT HIS NICKNAME FROM THEN MGR. EARL WEAVER WHO WOULD SMOKE A FULL PACK OF CIGARETTES IN THE DUGOUT AS DON PITCHED!!

AN AD ADVERTISING THE ORIOLES ALUMNI AUTOGRAPH SIGNING!  A SMALL CROWD ATTENDED THE GAME DESPITE THE ORIOLES BEING IN PLAYOFF CONTENTION!  NO WAIT FOR THIS LINE, AS YOU COULD JUST WALK UP AND GET AUTOGRAPHS/PICTURES!!