BALTIMORE RAVENS TRAINING CAMP OPENS WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF C/G JOHN URSCHEL RETIRING!

TODAY, JOHN URSCHEL ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE!  THE MATHLETE PLAYED 3 SEASONS WITH THE BALTIMORE RAVENS.  HE EARNED HIS MASTER'S DEGREE FROM PENN STATE IN MATHEMATICS!  HE IS PURSUING HIS PH.D IN MATHEMATICS FROM M.I.T.!   CERTAINLY THE ESSENCE OF A STUDENT/ATHLETE!  JOHN CITED THE RECENT STUDIES WITH CTE AND DECIDED TO RETIRE FROM FOOTBALL!  HE PLANS TO CONTINUE HIS STUDIES THIS FALL AT M.I.T.!  WISHING JOHN THE BEST AND I'M SURE HE WILL EASILY LAND A CAREER AT A PRESTIGIOUS COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY AS A PROFESSOR!  HE TAUGHT MATH COURSES IN PENN STATE WHILE PURSUING HIS MASTER'S DEGREE!  

IN 2014, JOHN AND I FROM AN APPEARANCE AT THE FAMILY CLOTHESLINE STORE IN STATE COLLEGE, PA!  

ABOVE IS A 2014 UPPER DECK FOOTBALL CARD SIGNED BY JOHN URSCHEL.  THIS IS HIS ROOKIE CARD!

2017 WWE SUMMERSLAM HEATWAVE TOUR INVADES THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE!

LAST EVENING I ATTENDED THE WWE SMACKDOWN HOUSE SHOW IN NEWARK, DELAWARE!  A SOLD OUT CROWD OF 3,500 WWE FANS SOLD OUT THE BOB CARPENTER CENTER ON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE!  THE BOB IS CONSTRUCTING NEW BLEACHERS OR THE CAPACITY WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER 5,000 INSIDE THE ARENA!  THE WWE RUNS A SHOW HERE ONCE A YEAR AND IT IS A PHENOMENAL VENUE FOR A SHOW!  AS FOR THE AUTOGRAPHING, DITTO THE EXPERIENCE!  I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE RETURN OF THE WWE IN 2018!  I LOOK FORWARD TO ATTENDING THAT SHOW!  BELOW ARE LISTED MATCH RESULTS AS WELL AS PHOTOS AND AUTOGRAPHS SECURED FROM THE BOB!

THE SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS  THE NEW DAY DEFEATED BREEZANGO & THE USOS TO RETAIN THEIR TITLES!  A GREAT OPENER TO THE SHOW!

BARON CORBIN DEFEATED SAMI ZAYN!

TYE DILLINGER, CHAD GABLE & THE HYPE BROTHERS DEFEATED AIDEN ENGLISH, ERICK ROWAN, & THE ASCENSION!

LUKE HARPER DEFEATED VIKTOR

RANDY ORTON & SHINSUKE NAKAMURA DEFEATED WWE CHAMPION JINDER MAHAL (WITH THE SINGH BROTHERS) & DOLPH ZIGGLER!  A GREAT TAG TEAM MATCH, WITH A WEIRD COMBINATION OF DOLPH AND JINDER AS A TEAM?

SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S CHAMPION NAOMI, CHARLOTTE FLAIR & BECKY LYNCH DEFEATED NATAYLA, CARMELLA & LANA (WITH TAMINA)  A GREAT 6 WOMEN TAG TEAM MATCH

U.S CHAMPION KEVIN OWENS DEFEATED AJ STYLES TO RETAIN HIS TITLE! ANOTHER GREAT MATCH!

IN THE MAIN EVENT:
JOHN CENA DEFEATED RUSEV TO CLOSE OUT AN ENTERTAINING NIGHT OF THE WWE!

ABOVE IS A SHOT INSIDE THE BOB CARPENTER CENTER PRE SHOW!

ERICK ROWAN  AND I!

KOFI KINGSTON AND I!

CHARLOTTE FLAIR AND I!

BIG E AND I!

GURV SINGH AND I (THE SINGH BROTHER)

TYLER BREEZE AND I!  TRYING TO BLOCK SUN OUT FROM PHONE ON A HOT SULTRY NIGHT IN NEWARK, DEL.

CHAD GABLE AND I!

GREG HAMILTON AND I!

DOLPH ZIGGLER AND I

FANDANGO AND I!

MOJO RAWLEY AND I!

ABOVE A GREG HAMILTON CARD SIGNED WITH MY TICKET FROM THE EVENT!

AN EVENT CARD FROM THE BOB'S BOX OFFICE!!

ABOVE ARE THE FOLLOWING TOPPS CARDS SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING WWE STARS:
TYLER BREEZE
DOLPH ZIGGLER
CHARLOTTE FLAIR
BIG E
KOFI KINGSTON
CHAD GABLE 
ERICK ROWAN
MOJO RAWLEY

ABOVE IS AN AUTOGRAPH FROM GURV SINGH!  HE SIGNED MY WWE BOOK!

ABOVE IS A PHOTO SIGNED BY SHINSUKE NAKAMURA! I WAS UNABLE TO GET A PHOTO, SINCE THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE AHEAD OF ME!  I TOOK MY PHOTO AND HANDED IT TO HIM AND HE SIGNED!!

THE 5TH ANNUAL BROOKS ROBINSON GOLF CLASSIC IN YORK, PA!

THIS MONDAY WILL MARK THE 5TH ANNUAL BROOKS ROBINSON GOLF TOURNAMENT IN YORK, PA!  THIS YEAR'S HOST WILL BE THE OUTDOOR COUNTRY CLUB IN YORK, PA!  LOCAL INDEPENDENT MINOR LEAGUE TEAM: THE YORK REVOLUTION SPONSOR THE GOLF TOURNEY!  IN YEAR'S PAST, BROOKS HIMSELF APPEARS AT HIS TOURNEY!  IN 2014, I MET BROOKS AND HAD HIM SIGN 2 BASEBALL CARDS!

ABOVE IS A PHOTO WITH MR ORIOLE, BROOKS ROBINSON AND I!

ABOVE ARE 2 BASEBALL CARDS SIGNED BY BROOKSIE!

ABOVE IS A FLIER FOR THE 5TH ANNUAL BROOKS ROBINSON GOLF CLASSIC FOR MONDAY JULY 24, 2017

ABOVE VARIOUS SPONSORSHIPS FOR THE GOLF TOURNEY!  RANGING FROM $5,000 DOWN TO $150 FOR AN INDIVIDUAL GOLFER!

THE ORIOLES STORE AT THE YORK GALLERIA HOST P RICHARD BLEIER IN YORK, PA!!

MY DAUGHTERS AND I ATTENDED THE 2ND OF 3 FREE ORIOLE SIGNINGS SCHEDULED FOR THE ORIOLES STORE IN YORK, PA!  IN JUNE THE STORE HOSTED ALEC ASHER AND THIS MONTH RELIEF PITCHER RICHARD BLEIER MADE AN APPEARANCE!  THE LAST PLACE BALTIMORE ORIOLES HAVE A HAD DISAPPOINTING SEASON AS WE ARE PAST THE HALF WAY POINT OF THE SEASON! RICHARD HAS HAD A SUCCESSFUL SEASON AS A MIDDLE RELIEVER WITH A 1.34 ERA AND A 2-0 RECORD.  THE ORIOLES ARE CONSIDERING USING HIM AS A STARTER.  THE CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHER HAS BEEN A  BRIGHT SPOT FOR THE ORIOLES PITCHING STAFF!  125 TICKETS WERE GIVEN OUT TO FANS FOR THE FREE SIGNING, ACCORDING TO STAFF!   RICHARD WAS ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATE TO THE SIGNING!  I'M NOT SURE IF THEY WERE CAUGHT IN TRAFFIC TRAVELING UP INTERSTATE 83 TO THE GALLERIA MALL?  THE ORIOLES STORE SHOULD HOST THEIR FINAL PLAYER SIGNING IN 2017 NEXT MONTH!

A SELFIE WITH ORIOLE P RICHARD BLEIER AND I!

OUR LOCAL ORIOLE RADIO AFFILIATE, WSBA FM-AM WITH A LIVE REMOTE FOR THE APPEARANCE OF ORIOLE RELIEF P RICHARD BLEIER!!

ABOVE ARE ORIOLE PHOTO CARDS SIGNED BY PITCHER RICHARD BLEIER!

2004 WWE HALL OF FAMER TITO SANTANA TO APPEAR AT THE READING PHILLIES GAME!!

TONIGHT, THE READING PHILLIES HOST WRESTLING NIGHT AT FIRST ENERGY STADIUM IN READING, PA!  THIS YEAR'S GUEST, IS 2004 WWE HALL OF FAMER TITO SANTANA!  TITO HAD A LENGTHY, HEALTHY CAREER WITH THE WWF FROM THE LATE 70'S THRU THE EARLY 90'S!  SANTANA WAS A 2X WWE  INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION AND A 2X TAG TEAM CHAMPION!  I HAVE MET TITO SEVERAL TIMES, SO I WILL NOT ATTEND THIS YEAR'S WRESTLING NIGHT IN READING, PA!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED 1985 TOPPS WWF CARD BY TITO!  HE INSCRIBED HOF 2004 AND ARRIBA, HIS SAYING!!!

PENNSYLVANIA STATE SENATOR SCOTT WAGNER ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA!

THIS EVENING, A COLLEAGUE AND I ATTENDED THE 2ND STOP OF A BUS TOUR FOR STATE SENATOR SCOTT WAGNER (R-PA).  HE ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA!  THE RALLY WAS HELD AT WEIDLER FARM IN PALMYRA, PA! APPROXIMATELY 50 POLITICOS ATTENDED THE RALLY! SCOTT'S FIRST STOP IN THE DAY WAS HELD AT PENN WASTE IN YORK, PA!  HE IS THE OWNER AND FOUNDER OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND A YORK COUNTY PA NATIVE!  MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HIS CAMPAIGN IS ON HIS WEBSITE: WAGNERFORGOV.COM

ABOVE IS A PHOTO WITH 2018 PENNSYLVANIA GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE, SCOTT WAGNER!  HE IS A CURRENT STATE SENATOR IN PA AND OWNER OF PENN WASTE MANAGEMENT IN YORK, PA!

ABOVE IS A PHOTO SIGNED BY SCOTT WAGNER! HE INSCRIBED LET'S GET IT DONE! 2018!

ABOVE ARE SOME CAMPAIGN MATERIAL I PICKED UP FROM THE RALLY!
A CAMPAIGN SIGN
CAR MAGNETS
A T-SHIRT

STATE SENATOR SCOTT WAGNER SIGNING MY PHOTO AFTER HIS RALLY FOR GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA IN 2018!

THE ABERDEEN IRONBIRDS DEFEAT THE TRI-CITY VALLEY CATS IN LOW SINGLE A BASEBALL GAME!!

TONIGHT, THE FAMILY ATTENDED A SINGLE A BASEBALL GAME FEATURING THE ABERDEEN IRONBIRDS PLAYING HOST TO THE TRI-CITY VALLEY CATS!  THE IRONBIRDS ARE THE ORIOLES LOW A TEAM AND TRI-CITY IS THE HOUSTON ASTROS LOW A TEAM!  AN ANNOUNCED CROWD OF 4,521 WATCHED THE IRONBIRDS BEAT THE VALLEY CATS IN THE 9TH INNING WITH A WALK OFF WIN! AN ENTERTAINING GAME ON A LOVELY NIGHT FOR BASEBALL IN MARYLAND! 
WE DID PRE GAME AUTOGRAPHING AND IT WAS SUCCESSFUL!  MINOR LEAGUE STADIUMS AT THIS LEVEL ARE PHENOMENAL FOR AUTOGRAPHING!  BELOW IS WHAT WE SECURED!

ABOVE IS A SELFIE WITH TIM RAINES, JR.!  HE IS THE HITTING COACH FOR THE ABERDEEN IRONBIRDS!

A SELFIE WITH RYAN RIPKEN! HE IS THE SON OF ORIOLE LEGEND CAL RIPKEN, JR.!

ABOVE IS GROUP PHOTO WITH RIPCORD !

ABOVE IS A GAME TICKET SIGNED BY TIM RAINES, JR.!

ABOVE IS A SIGNED IRONBIRDS PROGRAM BY THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS:

JEAN CARRILLO
RYAN RIPKEN 
JAYLEN FERGUSON
MASON MCCOY  ( HAD THE GAME WINNING HIT FOR THE WALK OFF WIN)
KIRVIN MOESQUIT
BRENAN HANIFEE
JIMMY MURPHY
WILLIE RIOS
MARKAL JONES
TJ NICHTING
TREVOR CRAPORT
NICK JOBST
LUKE RINGHOFER

THE 101ST ANNUAL NATHAN'S HOT DOG EATING CONTEST ON INDEPENDENCE DAY IN AMERICA!!

TODAY, IN CONEY ISLAND, NEW YORK THE ANNUAL NATHAN'S HOT DOG EATING CONTEST IS HELD!  EVERY INDEPENDENCE DAY IN THE USA THE EVENT IS HELD ON THEIR BOARDWALK!  JOEY "THE JAWS" CHESTNUT GOES FOR HIS 10TH CHAMPIONSHIP!  THE SHOW WILL BE BROADCASTED ON ESPN 2!  WE MET JOEY LAST YEAR IN READING , PA FOR GLUTTONY NIGHT @ THE READING PHILLES BASEBALL GAME!

ABOVE IS A PHOTO WITH JOEY CHESTNUT FROM GLUTTONY NIGHT IN READING, PA LAST YEAR!

ABOVE IS A GAME TICKET AND TRADING CARD SIGNED BY THE 9X HOT DOG EATING CHAMPION!

BALTIMORE ORIOLE 2B JONATHAN SCHOOP IS THE LONE ORIOLE ALL STAR!

YESTERDAY IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES WILL HAVE ONLY 1 ALL STAR JONATHAN SCHOOP!  THIS IS THE 1ST YEAR SINCE 2011 THAT BALTIMORE WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THE GAME WITH ONLY ONE STAR!  THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT ONE MORE COULD BE ADDED IF PLAYERS PULL OUT OR ARE INJURED!  CONSIDERING HOW DISAPPOINTING THE SEASON AS BEEN SO FAR,  THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NO SURPRISE!  AS A LIFE LONG ORIOLE FAN I'M USED TO THIS "LOSING".

ABOVE IS AN AUTOGRAPH CARD FROM JONATHAN SCHOOP!

JONATHAN SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS FOR FANS FROM A 2015 APPEARANCE AT THE ORIOLES STORE!

ANOTHER PICTURE FROM THE SIGNING!

2005 WWE HALL OF FAMER JIMMY HART SET TO APPEAR IN LANCASTER, PA!

TONIGHT,  2005 WWE HOF'ER JIMMY HART  MAKES AN APPEARANCE AT CLIPPER MAGAZINE STADIUM IN LANCASTER, PA!  JIMMY WILL MEET FANS FOR $20 IN A SPECIAL  APPEARANCE !  THIS INCLUDES A BOX SEAT TO THE BASEBALL GAME FEATURING THE SOMERSET PATRIOTS AND THE LANCASTER BARNSTORMERS!  I MET JIMMY IN 1992 OUTSIDE THE HERSHEYPARK ARENA!  HE CAME OUTSIDE THE ARENA TO "CUT A PROMO" FOR WINK 104 RADIO FM!  AFTER HE WAS DONE HIS PROMO, HE MEET FANS, SIGNED AUTOGRAPHS AND POSED FOR PHOTOS!  A GREAT MOMENT!

ABOVE IS A PHOTO WITH JIMMY HART AND I FROM 1992 AT THE HERSHEYPARK ARENA!

ABOVE IS AN AUTOGRAPH FROM JIMMY HART!