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TEAM ::: BALTIMORE ORIOLES
LOCATION
::: BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
MY FIRST GAME ::: SEPTEMBER 16, 1992
OPPONENT ::: KANSAS CITY ROYALS
RATINGS
BALLFIELD ::: A
SCOREBOARD :::
A
FOOD ::: A+
FACILITIES ::: A-
MASCOT ::: A
MY MLB STADIUM RANK ::: 4 OF 40
 
MY TAKE ON THE PARK
EVERY TIME I THINK THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG
WITH CAMDEN YARDS, I GO BACK I FIND THAT I WAS WRONG AND THEN I FIND MORE THINGS TO LOVE ABOUT THE PLACE.
UPON ARRIVING
AT THE YARD, ALL YOU SEE IS THE WAREHOUSE, YOU CAN SEE THAT FROM I-95. BUT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WAREHOUSE THEY PUT A SIGN,
A SIMPLE SIGN THAT SAYS: "WELCOME HOME". THEY PUT THIS RIGHT ON THE WAREHOUSE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE WELCOMED INTO THIS
HUGE BRICK WAREHOUSE AND BALLPARK. IT IS WELCOMING YOU AND IT IS A GREAT FEELING. INSIDE BETWEEN THE WAREHOUSE AND THE STADIUM
IS A COURTYARD AREA, THE GROUND IS MARKED WITH PLAQUES WHERE HOME RUN BALLS HAVE LANDED. THE WAREHOUSE IS ALSO MARKED WHERE
BALLS HAVE HIT IT. JUST ONE OF THE MANY AREAS IN THIS PLACE THAT ARE JUST DONE RIGHT.
A RECENT SURPRISE WHEN ENTERING THE TURNSTILES
HERE, THE TICKETS DO NOT GET RIPPED, THEY ARE SCANNED BY A BARCODE, A CLASSIC PARK WITH THE MOST MODERN TICKET SYSTEM AND
I GUESS COUNTING SYSTEM TOO. THROUGH THE TURNSTILES AND INTO THE STADIUM, YOU SEE WALLS OF CONCESSION AND SOUVENIR STANDS.
NOT ONLY IS THE FOOD VERY GOOD HERE, BUT THE LINES MOVE WITH AN EFFICIENCY I'VE NEVER SEEN. ALL TYPES OF DELI FOOD, GRILL,
BARBEQUE, AND HOT DOGS ARE SERVED HERE. I UNDERSTAND THE CRAB CAKES ARE GREAT HERE AS WELL.
WHEN YOU MOVE UP THE RAMPS AND LOOK OUT ONTO THE
FIELD, THE SIGHT IS BREATHTAKING. SURROUNDED BY A SEA OF DARK GREEN SEATS IS AN EMERALD GREEN PLAYING SURFACE, BEYOND THE
RIGHT FIELD WALL, THE HUGE WAREHOUSE, WHICH SERVES A FUNCTION HERE. IT HOLDS THE LIGHT TOWER IN RIGHT SO THE WAREHOUSE WILL
ALWAYS BE NEEDED FOR NIGHT GAMES, ASIDE FROM PROVIDING THE ORIOLES THEIR OFFICES. LOOKING OUT TO CENTER IS A THE BATTER'S
EYE THAT EVERY YEAR GETS A LITTLE MORE IVY ON IT AND LESS PAINTED CONCRETE. BEYOND THE BATTER'S EYE IS THE CITY OF BALTIMORE.
DOWN LEFT THE STADIUM SWINGS AROUND AND GIVES A GREAT VIEW FROM LEFT.
EVERYTHING HERE IN BALTIMORE IS DONE RIGHT. FROM
THE APPEARANCE OF THE STADIUM TO THE EFFICIENCY OF ALL STADIUM EMPLOYEES, ENOUGH CANNOT BE SAID ABOUT ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES
AT CAMDEN YARDS, THEY MAKE THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE ENJOYABLE.
AS FOR THE NON BASEBALL ASPECT OF THE PARK, THE RAMP LEADING
INTO AND OUT OF THE PARK AREA MAKES FOR A STRESS FREE VISIT EVERY TIME. IF THERE IS A SLIGHT COMPLAINT ABOUT CAMDEN IT'S THAT
SINCE THE RAVENS STADIUM WAS BUILT THE AVAILABILITY OF PARKING HAS LESSENED. THAT MEANS HEADING DOWN TO ONE OF THE INNER HARBOR
HOTELS AND PAYING A FEW EXTRA DOLLARS TO PARK. IT'S THE KIND OF PLACE WHERE AN EXTRA DOLLAR HERE OR THERE WILL JUST TURN OUT
TO BE WORTH IT.
OF THE 28 MAJOR LEAGUE PARKS I'VE VISITED, I RATE
CAMDEN YARDS FOURTH BEHIND AN AFTERNOON GAME AT WRIGLEY BUT AHEAD OF DODGER STADIUM. YOU DON'T HAVE THE HISTORY HERE YET BUT
THAT DOES NOTHING FOR COMFORT AND THE TOTAL STRESS FREE VISIT TO THE BALL PARK. GET TO CAMDEN YARDS WHETHER THE ORIOLES ARE
GOOD OR BAD, WHETHER THEY ARE PLAYING THE YANKEES OR THE TWINS. JUST REMEMBER TO YELL "O" DURING "THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER".
YES, CAMDEN YARDS MAY NOT HAVE HISTORY, BUT BALTIMORE SURE DOES.
THE LINE UPS
KANSAS CITY ROYALS MANAGER :::
11 HAL MCRAE
BALTIMORE
ORIOLES MANAGER :::
26 JOHNNY OATES
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
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8 Jim Eisenreich rf |
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16 Keith Miller 2b |
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5 George Brett dh |
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9 Gregg Jeffries 3b |
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12 Wally Joyner 1b |
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15 Mike McFarland c |
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40 Kevin Koslofski cf |
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19 Jeff Connine lf |
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13 David Howard ss |
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33 Chris Haney p / LP |
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BALTIMORE ORIOLES |
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9 Brady Anderson lf |
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11 Luis Mercedes rf |
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12 Mike Devereaux cf
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37 Glenn Davis dh |
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8 Cal Ripken Jr. ss |
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39 Randy Milligan 1b
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23 Chris Hoiles c |
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10 Leo Gomez 3b |
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3 Bill Ripken 2b |
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35 Mike Mussina p / WP
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ROYALS 000 000 000 0 3 0
ORIOLES
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TIME ::: 2:30
ATTENDANCE ::: 44,050
WEATHER ::: 83, WARM
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