STO Roundtable taping

A memorable weekend on many levels.

For me personally, I spent the entire weekend at Progressive Field enjoying the Cleveland Indians' Hall of Fame Induction festivities featuring Kenny Lofton.

For those of you who may not be into baseball as much as me but were on board in the 90's when Jacob's Field was sold out night after night and every game ended with winning drama, an exciting weekend for everyone!

Saturday evening Kenny Lofton and former GM Cy Slapnicka were inducted into the Cleveland Indians' Hall of Fame.

As expected Kenny Lofton received ovation after ovation as he unveiled his plaque, entered the playing field, waved to the crowd, greeted his former fellow teammates, received his HOF jacket, spoke very highly of the Indians and the City of Cleveland, and then took his lap around the field to bond with his fans yet one more time.

Sunday night there was a tremendous reception for Season Ticket holders with at least a dozen, if not two dozen former Indians.

During this event, STO taped a special Cleveland Indians' Alumni Round table with a live audience. I was fortunate to be in the audience and see how it all unfolds.

Working in television, have been privy to thousands of tapings, live shows, and even STO tapings, but it still was quite exciting to be a part of this adventure.

I knew the technical people and loved watching them in action.

If being part of a live audience was not exciting enough, the panelists sealed the deal: Sandy Alomar Jr., Kenny Lofton, Mike Hargrove, and Sudden Sam McDowell along with moderator Bobby DiBiasio.

What is unfortunate is that 1/2 of the juicy banter back and forth between the players and even the players and the audience may never make it to the light of day due to time constraints of airing a show.

But it was so refreshing to see how Kenny and Sandy, 2 best friends, carried on with each other. Mike Hargrove still prides himself as being the 'father figure,' and Sam was Sam --a hoot ever second of the show!

The night was a hit for everyone in attendance....what a great event thrown by the Cleveland Indians as well as the part STO played! Makes me very proud to be associated with such a class act!