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Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the home stadium of the Baltimore Orioles. Located in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor, the ballpark opened on April 6, 1992, taking the place of the Orioles' former home, Memorial Stadium. Designed by the Kansas City architectural firm of Helmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, Oriole Park helped inspire the construction of similar baseball-only facilities throughout the major leagues and came on the cusp of a period that saw the development of an unprecedented number of new stadiums attendance records. The ballpark's success and influence has been attributed by many to its careful blend of historic and aesthetic elements. The 48,954-capacity facility was built...
Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the home stadium of the Baltimore Orioles. Located in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor, the ballpark opened on April 6, 1992, taking the place of the Orioles' former home, Memorial Stadium. Designed by the Kansas City architectural firm of Helmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, Oriole Park helped inspire the construction of similar baseball-only facilities throughout the major leagues and came on the cusp of a period that saw the development of an unprecedented number of new stadiums attendance records. The ballpark's success and influence has been attributed by many to its careful blend of historic and aesthetic elements. The 48,954-capacity facility was built on the site of a former railroad center and sits just two blocks from the birthplace of baseball legend Babe Ruth. A large brick structure - the B&O Warehouse, eight stories high and stretching several blocks long -- serves as the backdrop beyond the right field wall on Eutaw Street. The ballpark's designers used steel, not concrete trusses, and a natural grass field, along wtih other elements that harken back to classic ballparks. Boog's Barbecue, a popular concession stand owned by ex-Oriole Boog Powell and located in right field, serves pit beef and pork sandwiches, and the former slugger can sometimes be found signing autographs for fans. Single-game and season tickets can be purchased by calling 888-848-BIRD, visiting the Orioles' Web site (www.orioles.com) or through Ticketmater outlets. Ticket prices may vary based on the opposing team.
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Honoring black baseball pioneers
Baltimore, long a center of African-American culture on the East Coast, is a natural home for the region's first Negro League baseball museum, and from a historical perspective, the Pennsylvania Avenue corridor is the perfect place to put it. The area was...Tags: Culture, Cab Calloway, Babe Ruth, Major League Baseball, Minority Groups
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City did a great job with H1N1 clinic
While it seems like most letters are about negative situations or complaints, I wanted to pass along my appreciation to the Baltimore City Health Department. On Tuesday I went to the warehouse at Oriole Park at Camden Yards to get the H1N1 flu shot....Tags: H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine, Hospitals and Clinics, Swine Flu
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O's Jones surprised, thrilled to win Gold Glove
jeff.zrebiec@baltsun.comDuring his first season as an everyday big league center fielder, Adam Jones approached the Los Angeles Angels' Torii Hunter and told him one of his goals. "I want one of your Gold Gloves," Jones said to Hunter before an Orioles-Angels game in 2008....Tags: Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Roberto Alomar, Rafael Palmeiro, Nick Markakis
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Don't let ACORN scandal taint Catholic outreach
As Catholic bishops prepare to gather in Baltimore for a national meeting, their most effective anti-poverty initiative is under attack. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development, which funds community organizations advocating for affordable housing,...Tags: Social Services, Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning, Personal Income, Society
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Odds look good for O's return to Cuba
Ten years after the Orioles made their controversial goodwill trip to Cuba, club owner Peter Angelos apparently would like to take another shot at improving relations between the United States and the isolated island nation with a new round of baseball...Tags: Major League Baseball, Fidel Castro, B.J. Surhoff, U.S. Department of State, Foreign Aid
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How to save a-rabs in 10 easy steps
Last week in Ocean City, professional promoters from all over the state gathered for the 29th Annual Maryland Tourism and Travel Summit, a schmoozefest and series of seminars on marketing and networking for those in one of the state's most important...Tags: Somerset County (Maryland), Museum Dioramas, Ceremonies, Roland Park, Society
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$24 million OK'd for stadium-related projects
The Board of Public Works has approved about $24 million in stadium-related projects, including a new scoreboard at M&T Bank Stadium. The new scoreboard will cost about $4 million to replace the one that has been in place since the stadium opened in 1998....Tags: Energy Saving, Conservation
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Free flu clinic in city offers seasonal, H1N1 shots
The Baltimore Health Department will hold a flu clinic this week for the public and will begin school-based vaccination clinics. Seasonal flu shots and H1N1 vaccine will be available free from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards....Tags: Preventative Medicine, Flu, Vaccines, H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine, Hospitals and Clinics
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Real O's fans don't migrate
To Greg Swanner, who lambasted the Orioles for not having team members at Brooks Robinson's appreciation night (Readers respond, Nov. 2): Perhaps they should have sent some players, but according to accounts I've read, it was a beautiful evening and...Tags: Jim Palmer, Brooks Robinson, Boston Red Sox
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Pitcher Gabino claimed off waivers from Twins
The Orioles on Monday claimed right-handed pitcher Armando Gabino off waivers from the Minnesota Twins. Gabino, 26, went 6-4 with three saves in 38 games (seven starts) for Triple-A Rochester in 2009 and had a 17.18 ERA in two appearances for the Twins....Tags: Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Jose Contreras, Hospitals and Clinics, Melvin Mora
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Schaefer statue makes him one with the people
Baltimore Sun reporterWilliam Donald Schaefer spent a lifetime cultivating his reputation as a "man of the people." That's just how sculptor Rodney Carroll depicts him in the Inner Harbor sculpture that will be unveiled at 1 p.m. Monday to mark Schaefer's 88th birthday....Tags: Hands, Tourism and Leisure, Sculpture, William Donald Schaefer, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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Three others plead guilty in theft of Ripken's No. 8
Three young men pleaded guilty Friday morning in Baltimore Circuit Court to stealing Cal Ripken Jr.'s aluminum No. 8 sculpture from in front of Camden Yards in September and paid the Orioles $7,618 to cover the cost of repairs. A fourth man pleaded guilty...Tags: Major League Baseball, Sculpture, Lawyers, Theft, Trials
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