“Baltimore Orioles Slugger "Ryan Freel" Thanks Well-Wishers; and Offers To Provide Two (2) Free Tickets To Select 2009 Baltimore Orioles Baseball Games Nationwide As A Sign of Appreciation For Prayers, Blessings and Suppport Received From the Global Community”
Letter From Ryan P. Freel: February 5, 2009
Dear Friends and Family:
“First, I want to say: “Wow” and secondly “Thank you” for your replies
to my decision to use Easop’s Out Tha Box song as my at-bat theme song.
To come home from working out and open my email box and to be literally
flooded with prayers, music and well-wishes from individuals worldwide
who do not even know me personally has to be the most-humbling thing
that I have ever experienced in my entire life and this is an experience
that I will cherish and never forget.
For a guy who rarely uses the computer, I actually spent about 4 hours
straight, with my wife and 2 daughters, opening emails, surfing music
website links and listening to Holy Hip Hop song samples from more rap
street preachers than I can even count! This has been absolutely
amazing and mind-blowing to me. Thanks Deborah of JesusInMe for that
prayer, as it really moved me and to 12-year old gospel rapper Austin
Nix I, yes, I will check out your Rambo song later this evening, thanks
Greg, Xross, Rawsrvt, Carl, Anonymous, Miss Davis, Misty, Josh,
Angelique on and on and on I got all of the messages from everyone, so
thank you, thank you to you all and the list could cover this entire
page, so sorry for not being able to mention everyone.
This will be new for me, but you all have moved me so much and really
touched me, that I am going to offer the following: (a) Two (2) Free
Baseball Game Tickets to the first series of each Baltimore Orioles
Baseball Game beginning with the Tampa Devil Rays on Friday, April 10,
2009; and (b) Opportunity to meet, as time permits, in any cities where
the Orioles are playing in 2009.
If interested, here is what one will need to do: Step 1: go to the
Orioles website at: http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=bal;
Step 2: Take a look at the Schedule on the website; Step 3: Select the
Series/Game(s) that you would like to Submit Tickets for selection
consideration to attend; and Step 4: Email to me at: RyanFreelBaseball@yahoo.com
the following: (a) your name; (b) address; (c) phone number; and
selected game(s) for consideration (note: The First Game of Every
Series, so for example: In Tampa, The first game of the Orioles/Devil
Rays Series is Friday, April 10, 2009).
Upon receipt, what I will do is to place names of persons next to all
cities/games on the schedule and then I will allocate available tickets
on a random basis. Note: if there are multiple persons in a city, then I
will place names in a hat and select from there.
I just ask that everyone please bear with me, as the season is very
close to starting now, so time is very short for me, but I will follow
through on this ticket giveaway program and I will announce all ticket
recipients and ensure that all ticket recipients are contacted, once
selected. If selected, please be sure to bring your camera.
I know that this is probably not a lot to offer, but I am truly hoping
that this gesture is sign of my appreciation for what you all have just
done for me as a person and as a Believer over the past 72 hours and
have positively impacted me and my family. Thanks again for your
prayers, blessings and support.
Yours Truly,
Ryan P. Freel
To Reach me via Mail with Music (because I don't Use an MP3 Player),
address is as follows:
Ryan Freel
123 Freel Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32226
Formerly of the
Cincinnati Reds (see photos below), Ryan Freel is now a Major League
Baseball player with the Baltimore Orioles. In 1994 graduated from
Englewood High School in Jacksonville, FL...also attended Sandlewood
High School in Jacksonville and Tallahassee Community College...on
9/28/07 was inducted into the Tallahassee Community College Eagle
Athletics Hall of Fame. Freel is known for versatility in the
field, playing all three outfield positions, second base, and third
base; Freel is also known for making many acrobatic plays (giving him the nickname a/k/a "The Flying
Squirrel"). He is a threat on the basepaths, totaling 110 stolen bases
in the past three years (37 in 2004, 36 in 2005, and 37 in 2006). He
does not hit for power (hitting only 22 home runs in his career) but
does get on base, with a career .358 on-base percentage, and has scored
278 runs in 505 career games. Drop Ryan a line, send a prayer or a
shout out, feel free to reach him online at:
RyanFreelBaseball@yahoo.com.
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Since 1994 Easop has built a strong following of fans and friends. His appearances throughout the Bay Area combined with his rawness in his rhymes have opened many doors for Easop’s career and label both nationally and internationally. Some of his accomplishments included making hardcore gospel rap history by being the first gospel rapper to have his music played on San Francisco’s hottest station KMEL. His title cut The Time Has Come ranked #3 on a popular Christian radio play list in Atlanta. He also appeared on the release from L.G. Wise, Ghetto Fables : Da 1/2 Ain't Told, on Grapetree Records in 2000. The crew of three MCs "The End" and Easop formed the LOD Boys.
Easop has also shared the bill with gospel legends such as Angelo & Veronica, Andrae Crouch, Fred Hammond and Gary Oliver. The MC released his debut album "The time Has Come" on his label Life or Death Records in 1999. His sophomore record is entitled "Live Now Die Later", but never got released. Easop Winston was still active as a MC in 2003, but is now a pastor of Realm of Blessings Church in the Bay Area, California.
Easop's
inspiration for Gospel rap never subdued. In fact...quite the
contrary... It has and continues to be a passion of his to spread
the Gospel of Jesus Christ through unrefined truth in expression via
(Holy) Hip Hop/Gospel Rap. God just took him a different direction
in traditional ministry as a pastor. He still feels there's an
element he and the Life or Death label can bring to the still
growing and underground genre of (Holy) Hip Hop/Gospel Rap. Although
the presence of Easop was obscure in the larger scope of the Hip-Hop
Gospel circuit, he remains true to appearing and performing at
various (local) Christian events and venues as he feels led. Also,
as a business man, Easop wanted a certain level of financial backing
to be in place to do things at a level second to none as a
representative of God's kingdom. All of these things are now falling
into place. (September 2008). In 2008 the artist is working on
a new album called "Back For The 1st Time" to be released in 2009.
For More Information on Easop, please go to (or click):
http://www.myspace.com/easop7
