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Jim Abbott's Schedule

August 21 - Little League World Series

  • Tossed Ceremonial First Pitch at International Semi-Final Game
  • Visited the set of ESPN and was interviewed by Karl Ravetch
  • Spoke with AP reporter that resulted in stories in: SportsIllustrated.com, FoxSports.com, The Patriot News, The Baltimore Examiner and The Canadian Press

August 31 - Baltimore

  • Baltimore Sun -- Jim did an interview with Dan Connolly of The Baltimore Sun on August 28 and it will result in the lead notebook item in The Sun’s Sunday Sports section

September 3 - Baltimore/Washington/National

  • WashingtonPost.com – Jim will take part in a live chat on WashinngtonPost.com at 11:00 am EDT
  • Dan Patrick Show – Jim will tape an interview with the nationally syndicated Dan Patrick Show that will air on September 4 at 12:10 pm EDT
  • NewYorkTimes.com – Jim will do an interview with Jack Curry of the New York Times that will result in a story on NewYorkTimes.com at 1:00 pm EDT
  • XM Satellite Radio - Jim will visit the XM studios in Washington where he will appear on three shows:
          2:00 pm - TJ Rives – XMSN This AM (taped)
          2:15 pm - Broadminded (live)
          3:05 pm - Chuck Wilson MLB XM on Deck (taped)
  • Comcast SportsNet – Jim will be in studio from 4:30-6pm EDT and do a live interview on CSN’s Washington Post Live” television show that airs across the Mid-Atlantic region
  • ESPN Radio The Pulse - National radio show hosted by Doug Gotlieb … 7:30 pm EDT
  • WBAL Radio – Jim will do a phone interview with Steve Davis of WBAL Radio in Baltimore at 8:05 pm

September 4 - Baltimore/National

  • WJZ TV
    “People Are Talking” segment with Ron Matz at 6:00 am at Oriole Park
  • WBFF TV
    Live in studio on Fox 45 at 8:40 am
  • ESPN First Take
    Jim will do a live interview, via satellite, with ESPN’s First Take show at 10:50 am EDT
  • WNST Radio
    Jim will be in studio with Baltimore’s WNST Radio on the Bob Haney Show at 11:30 am EDT
  • Anita Marks Show
    Live on set with the “Anita Marks Show” on ESPN Radio 1300 in Baltimore at 4:30 pm

September 5 - Baltimore

  • Baltimore Orioles - Jim will throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Orioles game at 7pm EDT and will then spend an inning in both the Radio and TV booths during the game and will meet with reporters at Camden Yards. The TV is MASN (Mid Atlantic Sports Network) and Radio is WHFS FM 105.7

September 11 - National

  • Jim Rome - Jim is tentatively scheduled to appear on Jim Rome’s nationally syndicated radio show and “Rome Is Burning”, Jim’s national television show on ESPN

September 23 - National

  • Fox Business Channel - Jim will appear via satellite from Los Angeles on the Neil Cavuto Show on the national Fox Business Channel



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