Professional Baseball Scouts Dinner 2008

Each year since I joined XM, I've attended the ever-expanding Professional Baseball Scout Foundation's In The Spirit of the Game Dinner. The PBSF is provides support to professional baseball scouts who have fallen on hard times due to job loss, illness, retirement or other financial setbacks. Each year, Charley Steiner, Buck Martinez, and I have attended and taped interviews with some of the award winners, presenters, and other guests including Sandy Koufax, Commissioner Bud Selig, George Brett, among many others including off-air chats with Willie Mays and Barry Bonds.

This year we spoke with Hall of Famers George Brett, Tony Gwynn, Dave Winfield, and Tommy Lasorda as well as future Hall of Fame Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox. We also spoke with Jerry Reinsdorf, Chairman, Chicago White Sox, Jeff Moorad, General Partner & CEO, Arizona Diamondbacks, John McClaren, Manager, Seattle Mariners, Jim Bowden, General Manager, Washington Nationals, and award winner and legendary scout Eddie Bochman.

In previous years, the event was at the famed Beverly Hilton, which has previously been the site of the Golden Globes. As the dinner has continued to grow in size, this year it moved the Hyatt Century Plaza. It was hosted by Tim Allen and Mary Hart including many celebrities and baseball illuminaries. At Tilly's request, I've included Mary Hart's picture on the red carpet. If you are interested in other pictures from the event go to this link. Don't look for me as I stay out away from the flashes of cameras.