Hat tip to Lookout Landing, this video has been amazing Tweeps nationwide since yesterday, particularly Nats fans still disgruntled with former Nats GM Jim Bowden. I finally got around to watching it this morning. Stay tuned to the very end. I literally yelled, “Oh my gawd!”
The lusty, “Chicks dig sabermetrics” bit by Bowden’s fiance was embarrassing enough for girls like me who try to be taken (mostly) seriously, but then…!! I’m uh, speechless.
Hope you’re free tomorrow, then! Yes, yes, I really was in a commercial last season. No, you didn’t see it? ;-) While spring training is gearing up, a casting company is looking for this season’s fans to star in MASN ads again. Auditions are tomorrow and you really do get paid. Copy and paste below:
The Philadelphia Casting Co. Inc. is looking for:
Nationals fans!
Paid job!
Auditions in DC- Wed, Feb 17** (see schedule below)
It’s a unique opportunity for Orioles and Nationals fans to demonstrate their passion for their teams.
MASN, the cable network of the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals, will continue its popular Defining Moments advertising campaign for the 2010 baseball season.
Last season hundreds of fans auditioned for the opportunity to appear in the 2009 campaign.
This year 15 lucky Nationals fans and 15 fortunate Orioles fans will be chosen to appear on-camera in promos promoting Orioles and Nationals games on MASN.
Defining Moments is the definitive display of devotion. The chance to show everyone why you are an Orioles or Nationals fan.
Spots airing on MASN and Balt/DC local tv and cable & Balt/DC radio & Internet.
Pay is $150 if chosen for a callback in Baltimore.
$350 for shoot date, March 1, 2, 4, or 5, TBD.
Non-union.
All ages, 18-80.
Family combinations are good. Dad and son, Mom and daughter, etc.
People should have a natural passion for the Os or Nats.
People should have strong knowledge of their teams and players.
People with strong/outgoing/unique, friendly – personalities seem to work well.
No actor or model looking people. Real, friendly, charactery welcome.
Interview Schedule: (choose one)
On Wednesday, Feb 17th from 4:00-6:00 p.m. we’ll be at the:
Wooly Mammoth Theatre Company.
641 D Street, NW (7th & D)
Washington, DC 20004
For Directions: www.woollymammoth.net -click on Plan your visit and then directions.
**Please do not call the theatre for directions!
Please email us at project@philacast.com if you are coming to the theatre, and we’ll give you an appt. time.
After that, we are hoping to go to the Rocket Bar, and Buffalo Billiards….but this is not officially set up yet…
Then we’ll head over to:
Crystal City Sports Pub
529 23rd St. South
Arlington, VA. 22202 www.ccsportspub.com
We’ll definitely be here on Wed. night, but don’t have the exact time yet….probably arrive somewhere between 8:30-10:00 p.m.
Please DO NOT CALL any of those places for directions!
Hope to see you!
Susan Gish
The Philadelphia Casting Co. Inc. project@philacast.com
Thanks to the MASN setup in conference room 6 on the 3rd floor, I have a new avatar for Facebook and Twitter! Heck, I may even redesign this blog around it. What do you think? Other than that and the Kids Zone, we didn’t see much. I saw Kasten doing a Q&A over the TVs in the Stars and Stripes Club, but I couldn’t really hear what he was saying over the din of fans eating and waiting in line for autographs. I did, however, get to pose for a photo with new MASN analyst and writer Ben Goessling (formerly with the Washington Times – I’m sure you’ve heard of him). Highlight of my day! Well, that and getting a replacement mousepad since my original Fantasy Camp mousepad is, ummm, well, not exactly white anymore.
I can give a full review of the Kids Zone – the moon bounce obstacle course was the bee’s knees! At least according to my kids. My daughter also loves her new sparkly butterfly-painted face around her eyes. The boy is fond of the funny balloon hat.
Other than that, the only scoop I have is hearing that there are new food options in Viera. Woo! (not even sure I’ll make it to spring training this year *sniff*) I didn’t even get a photo of Zimmerman’s Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards on display in the Presidents Club (but I did see them during a quick cruise through!). I also entered a drawing at DC50’s booth for a small HDTV. It was the “Vampire Diaries” display that drew me in, I must admit. What can I say, it’s a guilty pleasure! Word of advice, though – this is a case where the TV show is far better than the books.
I spent much of yesterday trying to put names to new Nats faces and commit them to memory so I wouldn’t goof up any of the photo captions. As you can see, Jason Marquis was quite obliging in that regard! Prior to an autograph signing and photo session at the Prince George’s County Sports & Learning Complex where fans could gawk at Adam Dunn’s quite full winter beard or comment on Josh Willingham’s Capitals “Courage” hat and meet three new off-season signings, the Nationals held a press conference in the town hall room at the back of the impressive complex (seriously, I gawked at the gymnastics gymnasium and wished I had a place like that to go while growing up!).
As anyone who lives in the DMV area is aware, there are many very poor areas in PG County. Honestly, what comes to mind when you hear “PG County”? For those underserved children, they grow up without organized baseball programs teaching them fundamentals or real balls, bats and gloves for those who still attempt to play. The most touching moment came at the end of the press conference when Steven Carter (Chief, Sports, Health & Wellness Division, M-NCPPC*) spoke about learning to play baseball with a sock wrapped in duct tape and the emotion of calling his mom the day he was called up to the big leagues against all odds. He then asked all the Nationals players present and the Forestville Little League players to come up front so the kids could touch an MLB player and remember the moment as they work their way towards success of their own.
So with that said, the Nationals clearly picked well for partnering with a county for promoting youth baseball. Read the rest of this entry »
Nyjer Morgan and pediatric patient at Children’s National Medical Center
Well, ok, the boys have been in town for several days, but yesterday was the first day of the winter caravan that allowed me to catch up to them on a snowy traffic-halting day. The first stop on the day’s caravan tour was Children’s National Medical Center in DC. What I love most about these types of community relations events is capturing the genuine smiles and joy expressed not only on the players’ faces, but the children whose day is brightened because of the visit. While doctors and nurses can heal the body, visits with their sports heroes sooth and help heal children’s souls, not to mention provide memories to last a lifetime.
A large contingent of Nationals strode into the Atrium of the hospital where children from babies to teens, relatives and attending care providers sat at brightly covered tables ready for the attention lavished upon them. In addition to players Tyler Clippard, Craig Stammen, John Lannan, Ryan Zimmerman, Josh Willingham, Adam Dunn and Nyjer Morgan were new Nationals Matt Capps, Brian Bruney and Jason Marquis as well as manager Jim Riggleman and tv broadcaster Rob Dibble. Nats owner Mark Lerner was also on hand chatting with Dr. Fran Cogen who heads the Diabetes Program and the Diabetes Care Complex which is an integral part of the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation’s mission. Quite the entourage! I think that may be the largest I’ve seen yet.
In addition to the usual conversation, smiles, posing for photographs and handing out of autographed cards, Nationals played card games of UNO with patients and autographed stuffed Screeches. A little boy who had been there five days and was going home was treated to Nats autographs on his ‘autograph pillow’ normally signed by nurses and doctors upon discharge.
The little boy pictured above will be able to show all his friends the proper technique to the fist bump-finger splaying move taught to him by Nyjer Morgan aka Tony Plush! The Nationals’ visit provided a few hours where the IVs, tubes and medical monitoring equipment present in the room were forgotten or went unnoticed, replaced with abundant grins, coloring and memory making .
February 23, 2010 
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