A few weeks back I got an email from MASN inviting me to Orioles’ Blogger Night. I was told that I would get a tour of the broadcast booth, a trip to the O’s Xtra set and the production truck, and watch the game from the MASN suite.
What an event!
We met outside of Home Plate Plaza at 6 PM and were given our press credential. It was great catching up with some of the bloggers from my favorite sites. Duck from CamdenChat.com, Heath from Dempsey’s Army, and Neal from TheLossColumn.com were all in attendance.
We took the elevator to the press level and met the game announcers, Gary Thorne and Buck Martinez. They gave myself and the other bloggers a run through of their day and answered our questions. Thorne ended his comments by reminding us that at the end of the day “It’s a game.”
After meeting Thorne and Martinez, our group walked over to the set of O’s Xtra to watch the pre-game show. We then went back up to the club level and enjoyed the game from the MASN suite. It was a completely different way to watch a game. We were surrounded by big screen tv’s, crab cakes, and celebrities…not to brag… 🙂
Rick Dempsey and Jim Hunter stopped in, I watched most of the game outside but walked in to get food or drinks throughout the game.
Late in the game we ventured back downstairs to the MASN high definition broadcast truck. It is essentially a trailer that is a full control room for the game. Did you know that it is one person’s job to create the pitch track for every pitch? Pretty crazy!
There was so much going on at one time in the truck, I just tried to stay out of the way.
We finished watching the game upstairs in the MASN suite and were asked to fill out a questionnaire about the quality of MASN. From their game broadcasts, to MASNSports.com, and O’s Xtra, they asked about it all.
Hats off to MASN for not only acknowledging the Orioles’ bloggers, but for engaging us as fans. It feels great to be recognized, but I appreciate MASN getting us all together and legitimately asking us for our opinion on their work.
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Man, c'mon. Answer the question we all want to know…did you meet Amber? LOL
I most certainly did meet Amber. She was there early when I met Gary and Buck but had to run down to the field to do a hit for the pre game show.
Woohoo! Score one for the good guys!!! Congrats, sounds too cool.
Amber is a stunner and a very nice person to boot, isn't she?
Amber was super friendly! It was such an awesome day.
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You know, I think I actually *like* TO now…as a Bill…not as a Cowboy. And you know what has changed my mind actually…..it’s following him on twitter and seeing what he’s about (kind of). He seems actually like a normal dude.
In this instance, using his personal brand in a way that communicates with fans or football lovers is doing him some good.
I have a feeling he’s going to have a great year with the Bills.
@pigsknlvnglady is gonna love me for this…lol
I mean it though…he’s done twitter right and it’s good for his personal brand, for sure.
(speaking from my PR voice)
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I don’t like this kinder, gentler Steelergurl. Have you gone soft?
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TO is on twitter? Funny. I knew a lot of athletes have taken to it….
Steelergurl is gone soft? No way! That is one of the things I dig about her.
See how twitter does a person? Teehee.
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Hey thanks for the shout out! MASN really hosted an awesome event and I was proud to take part in it.
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Thanks for the love once again!!!
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Just to clarify, I am not going soft.
I’m still LB material. I just like how some ppl use twitter.
On another similar note, Aaron Maybin, the rookie outta Penn State who was picked up by the Bills pulled http://www.pigskinlovinglady.com where Jos wrote about him re: draft day and posted on his personal FB page. I only had access to the “fan page” and so sent him a friend request, told him who I was…Penn State alum, “steelergurl” etc – he accepted…
Now that I have access, I see that he uses his personal space to share info with friends and he posts a lot of pics from Bills training etc. It’s kind of cool seeing a kid who used his FB for personal reasons – probably had the page all through college – blend that and the professional “brand” he’ll need for the future. He’s doing a good job….I’m impressed with a lot of these kids. They either have good agents who walk them through it or really good sense. Maybin was a communications major – hoping that influences how he communicates his brand.
ummm, can someone hire me to manage their “branding” please??
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