Sunday, February 28, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
ESPN The Weekend Detailed Schedule Screenshot Scan - Guide Map
ESPN The Weekend presented by Dick's Sporting Goods.
February 25-28, Thursday through Sunday at Holleywood Studios in Disney World in Orlando, FL.
I have gone 3 years now and got autographs from big names every time. They key is to go to the Q&A sessions because at the end of the sessions many of the athletes and ESPN personalities will sign autographs and there is usually only 40 or 50 people there to get autographs so it is relatively easy to get an autograph from those that stick around to sign. Not everyone will stay though, some athletes, like Curt Schilling last year, will bolt the second the session is over. However last year I was able to get Jim Palmer, Dennis Eckersley, John Kruk, Carlos Lee, John Franco, Tom Glavine and more.
Also another great spot is under the Sorcerers hat around the time they do live tapings and interviews. Some players will sign as they walk up to the stage or while they're waiting their turn. Most of the time though they hide out so you cannot access them. It is really a matter of making sure you're at the right side of the ropes at the right time.
There are other ways to get players autograph, my friend got Rickey Henderson last year as he came out of The Tower of Terror. So really its just a matter of running around and waiting and hoping. However it is very possible and with all the big names you can get some good ones.
Below are scans of the detailed schedule including what athletes will be at ESPN The Weekend on which days Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I do not have info for Thursday (today).
February 25-28, Thursday through Sunday at Holleywood Studios in Disney World in Orlando, FL.
I have gone 3 years now and got autographs from big names every time. They key is to go to the Q&A sessions because at the end of the sessions many of the athletes and ESPN personalities will sign autographs and there is usually only 40 or 50 people there to get autographs so it is relatively easy to get an autograph from those that stick around to sign. Not everyone will stay though, some athletes, like Curt Schilling last year, will bolt the second the session is over. However last year I was able to get Jim Palmer, Dennis Eckersley, John Kruk, Carlos Lee, John Franco, Tom Glavine and more.
Also another great spot is under the Sorcerers hat around the time they do live tapings and interviews. Some players will sign as they walk up to the stage or while they're waiting their turn. Most of the time though they hide out so you cannot access them. It is really a matter of making sure you're at the right side of the ropes at the right time.
There are other ways to get players autograph, my friend got Rickey Henderson last year as he came out of The Tower of Terror. So really its just a matter of running around and waiting and hoping. However it is very possible and with all the big names you can get some good ones.
Below are scans of the detailed schedule including what athletes will be at ESPN The Weekend on which days Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I do not have info for Thursday (today).
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Frank Thomas drops out of ESPN The Weekend 2010?
As a kid I grew up a big White Sox fan with Frank Thomas as my favorite player. I had all the Frank Thomas baseball cards and dreamed of one day meeting him and getting his autograph. Now, as a self providing young man living in central Florida I was very excited to see Frank Thomas on the initial list for athletes attending ESPN The Weekend at Hollywood Studios in Disney World in Orlando. ESPN The Weekend goes from February 25-28, 2010 and is a great way to see athletes and ESPN personalities up close, ask them questions and even get autographs. I have gone the last 2 years and have been able to get many autographs including Dennis Eckersley, Jim Palmer, Carlos Lee, Tom Glavine, Derek Lowe and many more. John Kruk is perhaps the most accessible ESPN personality there. He is always willing to talk baseball, pose for a picture and sign autographs.
When I saw Frank Thomas' name on the list this year I was so excited I got tickets to attend all 4 days for the sole purpose of obtaining my childhood dream. However, after months of anticipation it seems this will not happen. Right around the time that Frank Thomas announced his retirement I also notice Frank Thomas' name was not on the list of players attending ESPN the weekend. This leads me to believe that Frank Thomas will not be attending ESPN the Weekend. I am guessing this has something to do with him hanging up his cleats and planning a nice retirement vacation.
If you read this and believe I am wrongly assuming Frank Thomas is not going to be at ESPN The Weekend in 2010 please comment. Please tell me I am wrong. While ESPN The Weekend will still be amazing with great athletes such as Chad Ochocinco, CC Sabathia, Curt Schilling, Maurice Jones-Drew, Steven Jackson and many more I was very much looking forward to seeing Frank Thomas.
I will note that last year (2009) Curt Schilling did everything he could to avoid giving out autographs as he quickly left the stage after every event he was at while the others he was with stayed around to sign some autographs.
Frank Thomas, I will be very sad if you are indeed not going to be in Orlando this year as you would have made the 13 year old boy inside of me very happy.
When I saw Frank Thomas' name on the list this year I was so excited I got tickets to attend all 4 days for the sole purpose of obtaining my childhood dream. However, after months of anticipation it seems this will not happen. Right around the time that Frank Thomas announced his retirement I also notice Frank Thomas' name was not on the list of players attending ESPN the weekend. This leads me to believe that Frank Thomas will not be attending ESPN the Weekend. I am guessing this has something to do with him hanging up his cleats and planning a nice retirement vacation.
If you read this and believe I am wrongly assuming Frank Thomas is not going to be at ESPN The Weekend in 2010 please comment. Please tell me I am wrong. While ESPN The Weekend will still be amazing with great athletes such as Chad Ochocinco, CC Sabathia, Curt Schilling, Maurice Jones-Drew, Steven Jackson and many more I was very much looking forward to seeing Frank Thomas.
I will note that last year (2009) Curt Schilling did everything he could to avoid giving out autographs as he quickly left the stage after every event he was at while the others he was with stayed around to sign some autographs.
Frank Thomas, I will be very sad if you are indeed not going to be in Orlando this year as you would have made the 13 year old boy inside of me very happy.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Victory Pie - sports trivia at victorypie.com
I have started a sports trivia website at http://www.victorypie.com/ that will offer free sports trivia as well as numerous other interesting sports related content. The website will continue to grow and I look forward to expanding the Victory Pie branding scheme. Please take a look and let me know what you think. I appreciate good feeback as well as suggestions for improvement.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
THE BEST FREE BASEBALL DATABASE
If you've ever wanted access to all of baseball's archived historical statistics and data for free in database form then hopefully you've heard of Sean Lahman's baseball database. He has compiled detailed databases free to public use in several formats including Microsoft Access, comma-delimited and SQL versions. The amount of historical data and statistics is amazing. Dowload's of the most up-to date databases are completely free!! What an outstanding team to put these baseball statistics databases together free of charge. Check it out at Lathman's website below!
http://baseball1.com/
Also consider joining SABR, the Society for American Baseball Research, it is a great resource for baseball information.
http://sabr.org/
http://baseball1.com/
Also consider joining SABR, the Society for American Baseball Research, it is a great resource for baseball information.
http://sabr.org/
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Ten of the greatest athlete-veterans in sports history
On Veteran's Day I find it only fitting to honor the athletes that gave up their athletic dreams to serve our country. This article outlines just a few of the many athletes that enlisted their services during times of war.
Ten of the greatest athlete-veterans in sports history
This article highlights the bravery of the following athlete-veterans:
Rocky Bleier
Al Blozis
Dwight Eisenhower
Bob Feller
Bob Kalsu
Roger Staubach
Melissa Stockwell
Pat Tillman
Gene Tunney
Ted Williams
Ten of the greatest athlete-veterans in sports history
This article highlights the bravery of the following athlete-veterans:
Rocky Bleier
Al Blozis
Dwight Eisenhower
Bob Feller
Bob Kalsu
Roger Staubach
Melissa Stockwell
Pat Tillman
Gene Tunney
Ted Williams
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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