According to a report by the Baltimore Business Journal, the Orioles are trying to bring the 2016 All-Star game to Camden Yards. This would celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the best park in baseball.
The only other time the All-Star festivities were held at Camden Yards was in 1993. During that year we saw Juan Gonzalez and Ken Griffey Jr. battle it out in the final round of the Home Run Derby, before Gonzalez won the final round with an uneventful 1 Home Run. The actual game saw a 9-3 American League win with a Home Run assist by Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar. Jim Palmer and Frank Robinson were honorary captains for the game.
Obviously bringing the All-Star game back to Baltimore would bring tremendous amounts of revenue to the city, and to the Baltimore franchise. Over the last several seasons each All-Star game has paid tribute to the teams or stadiums that played host. If this were to happen it could be a very nostalgic night for Orioles fans, as the whole world would watch tributes to Camden Yards and to the magic of the Orioles history.
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This is a smart move by the Orioles- it might be the only way to get star players to come to Baltimore.
I was thinking the exact same thing,,,,,,,,,,great minds think alike………
Just wondering how far back in the Photo Archives you had to dig to find pictures of so many fans in attendance?
Good one……..
Thanks, Spy…The thing of it is, Ol’ Bruz was a season ticket holder for 15+ years…Stopped being one in 2008…And d’em O’s has yet to call or write to say “Dear Season Ticket Holder (that’s how all of my letters would begin), we noticed you haven’t been to too many games these last few years. What’s it going to take to get you back in the fold? Great seats? Good Seats? Cheap seats? Family 4-Pack? 13-Games? 27? You name it, we’ll make it work!” Nope…That’s NEVER happened…And my address and phone number ain’t changed…So that’s that…
another way for Peter the Great to make money and not spend it on the team. Thanks Peter, for 15 freaking ytears of losing. Imagine if your law firm only hired bums, retreads and rookies? You would be living in th e projects with me, broke!
Ol’ Bruz,
Believe they “exceeded expectations” at Fanfest by not achieving the OVER at 4.5, correct?
Ol’ Bruz WAS a little put off that he hadda walk on an icy Warehouse sidewalk to get from the parking lot to the convention center at 1:00 on Saturday. And it might’ve been nice if the folks hawking Spring Training wouldda used a laptop or two to take in customer information vice having them kneel on the Convention Center floor to fill out 5 minutes worth of information. And it might’ve been nice to have a few tables in the Convention Center for use by those who were patronizing the Food Services Area. Finally, imagine the surprise of the 8 y/o boys and their parents in the Little Baseball Field as Joe Schmoe was throwing BP with Wiffle Balls as Middle River’s own Dave Johnson stood in Left Field busily texting away on his cell phone. But you are right, there were only four things.