Jerod Mayo participates in Faneuil Hall Christmas tree lighting ceremony

(photo: Sara Youngelson)

Blue Sky client Jerod Mayo attended the Faneuil Hall tree lighting ceremony in downtown Boston last Saturday night.  The Patriots linebacker was asked to flip the giant light switch, lighting the tree for the season.  The 85 foot tall tree boasts 25,000 lights.  Thousands of people gathered in Faneuil Hall to watch this annual event.  See video from the ceremony here.

(photos: Matthew J. Lee, Globe Staff)

 

Jerod, his fiance Chantal and their daughter, Chya, pose for a photo with Santa Clause.

(photo: Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff)

Only 2 chances left to vote for Pitching in for Kids!

Tim Wakefield and Pitching in for Kids, still need your help!  Vote for PIFK to receive a $25,000.00 donation from HESS, the philanthropic sponsor of NESN’s After the Game.  You can vote once per week.

 

Muze t-shirt will benefit concussion research

NFL Players and Muze have created a t-shirt, the proceeds of which will benefit concussion and traumatic brain injury research and awareness through the NFLPA’s Mackey/White Traumatic Brain Injury Committee.  Blue Sky client and Sports Legacy Institute Founder Chris Nowinski is a member of the committee, which supports awareness, education, research and a change in culture of how brain trauma is treated in football.

The shirt features the popular line from the movie Gladiator: “What we do in life echoes in eternity.”

To learn more about the shirt or make a purchase, click here.

 

 

 

Blue Sky athletes to appear at GBSCC Card & Memorabilia Show

The Greater Boston Sports Collectors Club presents The 25th Annual GBSCC Card & Memorabilia Show, which will take place on November 5th, 6th, and 7th at the Shriner’s Auditorium in Wilmington, MA.  This year’s convention will honor the 35th anniversary of the 1975 Boston Red Sox team.

 

Blue Sky secured the following members of the 1975 team to sign autographs at the show:

Carlton Fisk, signing 11-1 on Saturday

Jim Rice, signing 1-3 on Saturday

Rico Petrocelli, signing 10-11 on Saturday

Luis Tiant, signing 1-2 on Saturday

Dick Drago, signing 4-5:30 on Friday

Steve Dillard, signing 4-5:30 on Friday

 

Blue Sky client Marco Sturm of the Boston Bruins will also sign as a special guest on Sunday from 12-2.

 

 

 

For more detailed show information and to purchase tickets, please click here, or visit Sure Shot Promotions’ website.

Congratulations Tim!

Blue Sky client Tim Wakefield is the 2010 Roberto Clemente Award winner!

The prestigious award, presented in honor of Roberto Clemente, a 12 time all-star and hall of fame right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, is given each year to a player who “combines a dedication to giving back to the community with outstanding skills on the baseball field.”

Wakefield has been nominated for the award eight times.  MLB Commissioner Bud Selig and Vera Clemente, widow of Roberto Clemente, presented the award to Tim on Thursday, October 28th at AT & T Park, prior to Game 2 of the World Series.

photo by AP

“You’ve probably heard me say this 1,000 times: It really doesn’t matter what you do on the field.  What matters most is making a difference in someone else’s life.  Roberto was a class act when it came to that.  This is the ultimate.  This is the highest.  This has nothing to do with baseball.  It has nothing to do with your statistics or anything.  It has to do with your character.  You guys who know me in Boston, I take a lot of pride in my character.  This is an award for character, which ultimately is the highest accomplishment I can attain, or the highest compliment you can get from somebody.  I’m very honored and humbled at the same time to accept this award.” – Tim Wakefield

Tim is actively involved in supporting such charities as Pitching in for Kids, The Jimmy Fund, The Franciscan Hospital for Children and the Space Coast Early Intervention Center.

We are extremely proud of Tim for being an exemplary player both on and off the field.