The cost of the dinner was $40 and featured a three course meal along with baseball stories from Steve Garvey and Reggie Jackson, who happened to be the guest of honor at the event. The dinner was scheduled to take place at 6:30pm.
When I arrived at the casino I met up with my friends Jeremy and Spencer. Our goal was to get Reggie Jackson's autograph tonight and to also enjoy dinner and to listen to old baseball stories told by both Reggie Jackson and Steve Garvey.
Both Reggie Jackson and Steve Garvey arrived promptly on time for the event.
The first course was the signature salad which contained shaved vegetables, herb flowers, nuts and seeds, dried fruits, and sherry citrus vinaigrette.
The main entree was either a top sirloin 10oz steak or garlic roasted petaluma chicken breast. I chose the steak which was damn good.
Dessert was chocolate bread pudding with candied kumquat creme anglaise.
Throughout the night both Garvey and Jackson recounted stories of their illustrious baseball careers and discussed how they felt when they faced each other and during critical moments of their careers like in the World Series. Reggie also discussed the story of his life how he came up from humble beginnings growing up in Wyncote which is a small town north of Philadelphia. He also discussed how much racism he had to endure while he was in the minors and mentioned how thankful he was for his teammates who protected him during those tough times.
There was also a Q and A session at the end of the night as well.
After the event was over Steve Garvey set up an autograph table for anyone who wanted his autograph or Reggie's autograph. It was well organized as everyone who got in line ended up getting an autograph. I ended up getting three baseballs signed by Reggie; an HOF ball, 2008 All Star ball since he threw out the first pitch, and a standard ROMLB.
My buddy Spencer ended up getting his jersey signed along with a Reggie Jackson plaque.
Overall it was another fun night of graphing and one of the rare nights I actually walked away from a casino feeling like a winner.
Signature Salad
Baby Greens, Shaved Vegetables, Herb Flowers, Nuts and Seeds, Dried Fruits, Sherry Citrus Vinaigrette - See more at: http://www.sanmanuel.com/index.php/events/event/garvey-friends-at-san-manuel/2014-10-14#sthash.e9HrX2Fi.dpuf
Baby Greens, Shaved Vegetables, Herb Flowers, Nuts and Seeds, Dried Fruits, Sherry Citrus Vinaigrette - See more at: http://www.sanmanuel.com/index.php/events/event/garvey-friends-at-san-manuel/2014-10-14#sthash.e9HrX2Fi.dpuf
Signature Salad
Baby Greens, Shaved Vegetables, Herb Flowers, Nuts and Seeds, Dried Fruits, Sherry Citrus Vinaigrette - See more at: http://www.sanmanuel.com/index.php/events/event/garvey-friends-at-san-manuel/2014-10-14#sthash.e9HrX2Fi.dpuf
Baby Greens, Shaved Vegetables, Herb Flowers, Nuts and Seeds, Dried Fruits, Sherry Citrus Vinaigrette - See more at: http://www.sanmanuel.com/index.php/events/event/garvey-friends-at-san-manuel/2014-10-14#sthash.e9HrX2Fi.dpuf
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