Outside of the ever-present possibility that Kevin Millar will break up a game with a pantsless sprint across the outfield, Orioles fans haven't had a lot to get excited about through the first half of the season.
Making matters worse, home games against the likes of Boston and New York often find Camden overrun by Sox and Yankees fans. Loud Sox and Yankees fans.
But the folks at The Loss Column are fueling the resistance. They're currently organizing a Take Back the Yard night for the September 8 game against the Red Sox, hoping that fellow Os fans will attend to help them "wrest control of our beloved Camden Yards from the clutches of Red Sox Nation, if only temporarily."
This is not a "protest". It isn't about Peter Angelos or Mike Flanagan or Jim Duquette. It's about the guys on the field who play hard in a Baltimore Orioles uniform. They deserve better than playing extra road games every year on account of sewer rat Red Sox and Yankees fans invading our city. What's more, the city itself deserves better. Why should local bartenders and waiters and vendors have to suffer the indignity of those fools with the funny accents walking around like they own the joint?
A pretty admirable effort, considering the woeful state of the Orioles. And considering that Boston and Baltimore meet 13 times over the next three months, fan support like this might just propel the Os to the role of spoilers. No, seriously.
HT: Camden Chat.
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7-12-2007 @ 10:41AM
Leo Swigonski said...
I hold nothing against Oriole fans. They had a strong dynasty during the Earl Weaver,Frank & Brooks Robinson,Jim Palmer,Dave McNally etc. days.
But to mean-mouth faithful fans of other teams is wrong! Why not take to the road like they do? load up a batch of buses and give it back to 'em!
Anyone can pull for their team when its blazing hot and doing well but to stick with a team going thru a tough period is special. You are a real fan enduring the suffering!
You should see all the Cleveland Indian hats disappear in August most years when the Browns open training camp!
Pirate hats are rare now but Steeler faithful are always here.
I live in Erie,Pa (HOME OF THE PIZZA BOMBER!) & we are about 100 miles east of Cleveland and about the same north of Pittsburgh. I get to compare the fan base of the teams involved with both cities.
Pirate fans are now quiet but those Indian fans are riding the moment...for now. Baltimore fans to me are like the Pirate fans. Both are suffering & deserving of better results on the field...be patient for your turn is coming'
By the way, I'm a Yankees fan and a firm believer in patience. Unlike other baseball fans, I'm not disrespectful of other teams and their fans ...as my comment proves...enjoy your team's efforts...just remember, better days are coming...
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7-12-2007 @ 11:57AM
e said...
"Why should local bartenders and waiters and vendors have to suffer the indignity of those fools with the funny accents walking around like they own the joint?"
Don't they already do that with Baltimore fans? Or rather, dontcha think we Balmer fans tawk funny too, hon?
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7-12-2007 @ 2:33PM
gooey miles said...
sounds like sore losers
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7-12-2007 @ 4:12PM
2632 said...
//Why should local bartenders and waiters and vendors have to suffer the indignity of those fools with the funny accents walking around like they own the joint?//
You'd be surprised how many don't have accents resembling a NE dialect. Most of the real meat heads that show up are bandwagon acquisitions to the fanbase. There are some that fly down or are transplants, too. But whoever you are, if you want to enjoy my beautiful ballpark and spend some money while you're at it, fine. Just don't act like a douchebag about it. Unfortunately, that last part seems to be a real problem.
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7-12-2007 @ 4:16PM
2632 said...
//sounds like sore losers//
"On my tombstone just write, 'The sorest loser that ever lived.'"
- Earl Weaver
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