list of participants oriolesfest
about the same as in years past
nice to see them finally add the minor league players!!!!!
should be able to a get 100 autos on saturday
More than 50 current, former and future Orioles players and coaches will participate in Orioles FanFest 2006, scheduled for this Saturday, January 7 at the Baltimore Convention Center. Players and coaches will sign autographs, pose for photos and participate in fan forums at the event, which is scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with a special early admittance to all season plan holders at 9:00 a.m.
Current players scheduled to attend include TIM BYRDAK, DANIEL CABRERA, BRUCE CHEN, ERIC DUBOSE, JAY GIBBONS, CHRIS GOMEZ, LUIS MATOS, MELVIN MORA, DAVID NEWHAN, JOHN PARRISH, AARON RAKERS, CHRIS RAY, BRIAN ROBERTS, ELI WHITESIDE and WALTER YOUNG. Manager SAM PERLOZZO and coaches DAVE CASH, TERRY CROWLEY, RICK DEMPSEY, LEE ELIA, LEO MAZZONE and TOM TREBELHORN will also participate.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Orioles' first World Series championship, in 1966 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Team members PAUL BLAIR, MOE DRABOWSKY, ANDY ETCHEBARREN, LARRY HANEY, DICK HALL, JOHN MILLER, JIM PALMER, TOM PHOEBUS and BOOG POWELL will participate in a fan forum at FanFest to discuss their memories of the event.
A number of other former Orioles will sign autographs and participate in clinics. Former players scheduled to appear include AL BUMBRY, LEO GOMEZ, ROSS GRIMSLEY, DAVE JOHNSON, TIPPY MARTINEZ, SCOTT McGREGOR, CURT MOTTON, TIM NORDBROOK, LARRY SHEETS, KEN SINGLETON and BILL SWAGGERTY.
Future Orioles BRANDON FAHEY, BRIAN FINCH, JEFF FIORENTINO, JAMES JOHNSON, RYAN KEEFER, ADAM LOEWEN, JOHN MAINE, NICK MARKAKIS and HAYDEN PENN will also sign autographs and participate in fan forums at FanFest.
In addition to player appearances, FanFest will also feature question and answer forums with front office staff and media; interactive games; clinics for children on a youth-sized baseball field; memorabilia dealers and the opportunity to apply for seasonal employment with the organization. Individual game tickets for the 2006 season will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. through the Orioles' website,
www.orioles.com, or via phone, 1-888-848-BIRD.
A complete list of FanFest activities, including autograph and photo session policies, will be available at
www.orioles.com beginning Friday afternoon.
Tickets for FanFest are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under and those over 55 and are available at the Orioles offices, by calling the Orioles at 1-888-848-BIRD, online at
www.orioles.com and at the Orioles team stores in York, PA and Washington, DC. On the day of the event, FanFest tickets will be sold at the Convention Center and the Orioles Box Office. Free parking for all fans is available in Lot B/C.