Oriole Park At Camden Yards

[elpablo302]

A longshot here...any chance anyone has an unused ticket/stub from Tuesday night's game vs. the Blue Jays? Please advise...

Paul

[bandit12]

A longshot here...any chance anyone has an unused ticket/stub from Tuesday night's game vs. the Blue Jays? Please advise...

Paul

Send a request to their front office. You would be suprised what kind of freebies clubs sometimes send fans....especially leftover promo items.

[MattD1972]

the shot of the old B&O lot brings up a slightly off-topic question...
I remember seeing pictures of a workout that the Orioles had, supposedly right before the 1979 World Series at the inner harbor, probably near the visitor center. I thought it was on a thread here, but it could have been elsewhere, like Fleer sticker blog. I can't track these pictures down, no matter the search term. Can anyone help?
EDIT - Found it!
http://oriolescards.blogspot.com/200...ottery-20.html

[jnakamura]

It will be weird to see this place next year with a much shorter RF wall. To me that high wall was one of CY's defining features.

[RfkFedEx]

Have there been any renderings or reasons for this? It's already a chip shot away, making it any closer will be lame IMO.

[jnakamura]

Have there been any renderings or reasons for this? It's already a chip shot away, making it any closer will be lame IMO.

They're not moving the fence in--they're lowering it from its current 25 ft height to 10 feet 4 inches.

[drdg]

They're not moving the fence in--they're lowering it from its current 25 ft height to 10 feet 4 inches.

that would require MAJOR changes to the scoreboard
I read that it was just the 4 feet or so of wall on top of the scoreboard
that will be replace with railings so that
1) kids, short people and people on wheelchairs will be able to see the action on the field
2) to produce more homeruns thus less doubles



http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/o...tory?track=rss

[jnakamura]

[QUOTE]

that would require MAJOR changes to the scoreboard
I read that it was just the 4 feet or so of wall on top of the scoreboard

Just going by this report from an Orioles official who said the new wall will be 10 ft 4 inches high:

http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore...-outlines.html

[Mr. Laser Beam]

now I know why people call called it Yankee Stadium south. I'd say the crowd was easily 75% Yankee fans. It felt like a home game.

That's part of the reason I'm going there this April.

Going to see if I can actually get a Roll Call started!

[RfkFedEx]

that would require MAJOR changes to the scoreboard
I read that it was just the 4 feet or so of wall on top of the scoreboard
that will be replace with railings so that
1) kids, short people and people on wheelchairs will be able to see the action on the field
2) to produce more homeruns thus less doubles


http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/o...tory?track=rss

Lowering the RF wall by four feet would be ideal for ADA seating, short people and kids. However, no one will be able to stand there anymore if it becomes a designated seating row for wheelchairs. Even on April nights when its 55 degrees and there are only 5k people in the park for the Rays/Os, the ushers will chase people away from that area. Even if the seats are unsold and empty that SRO area will be off limits to those who just want to hang out. I've seen it happen in other parks.

[drdg]

[QUOTE=jnakamura;1970439]

Just going by this report from an Orioles official who said the new wall will be 10 ft 4 inches high:

http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore...-outlines.html

They are talking about the same thing, it just depends on who wrote the article and how they worded
the whole area from the top shown in the flag court
to the bottom as in to the field level is about 25ft tall

the oot scoreboard is about 14 1/2 feet tall as is the section of the wall holding it
going from the top of the fence to the top section shown in the flag court
taking down the scoreboard and tearing down the 4 ft concreate wall on the flag court
is the same as saying it will be reduce from 14 1/2 feet to 10 feet as stated in the bizjournals

photo credit= http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/al/CamdenYards.htm
also the same as saying the whole section plus the fence will reduce the whole area from 25 feet to 21 feet
here is the contract bid with detail
https://ebidmarketplace.com/download...PCY___RFQ_.pdf

They DO NOT state how the scoreboard is going to be modified
whether the actual board will be cut and reduce by 4 feet
or it will stay the same size and be lower by 4 feet
thus looking more like the oot board at nationals park
the area with the new railing is basically going to be like the
left field area above the bullpens

and just like the bullpen area, the flag court will now have tables and be
more like a food court open to all fans excepts on days when it become a SRO section


that's my understanding from reading all the articles
and this one with the press release from the club
http://www.masnsports.com/school_of_...den-yards.html

[machpost]

The baseball stadium in my city Madison, Wisconsin Warner Park home of the Summer College League Northwoods League Madison Mallards just complety rebuilt the stadium during this past off season and all of the new seats are the original seats from oriole park at camden yards

Why did they replace the seats at Camden Yards after such a short time? Were they really worn out already? And did they replace the metal armrest parts as well?

[StadiumPage]

Why did they replace the seats at Camden Yards after such a short time? Were they really worn out already? And did they replace the metal armrest parts as well?

Plastic ballpark seats are generally only made to last for 20 years. I suppose a little more if you have a dome or less harsh climate like SoCal.
Once you take the seats out, you can sell them to collectors, so you need to sell the metal pieces too. So they just go ahead and replace everything.

I would bet on Arlington, Progressive and Coors to get new seats soon too.

Shea had wood seats from 64 to the early 80's. Replaced the wood and had the same plastic seats from say 82-08. Many were in really terrible condition by the end.
Vet had multicolor plastic seats from 71 to around 94. Replaced with all blue seats from there on.
Similar situation with Yankee Stadium's blue plastic seats. Installed in 76 with alot in terrible condition by 08 (32 years).

Basically, unless the park is getting replaced (Yankee, Shea) seats will get replaced somewhere around the 20-25 year mark.

[Mr. Laser Beam]

So I am going to see Camden Yards for the first time this April (for the Yankees/O's series). Unfortunately I have been unable to find a decent guidebook for the Baltimore area. Can anyone give some suggestions as to 1) a good hotel, and 2) what I should see when I am, perish the thought, not actively at a game?

[Yankeefan3783]

So I am going to see Camden Yards for the first time this April (for the Yankees/O's series). Unfortunately I have been unable to find a decent guidebook for the Baltimore area. Can anyone give some suggestions as to 1) a good hotel, and 2) what I should see when I am, perish the thought, not actively at a game?

I stayed a the Mount Vernon Hotel. It was a nice hotel at a reasonable price and about a 10 minute drive to Oriole Park and the Inner Harbor.

The Inner Harbor is at walking distance from the ballpark. There's good restaurants and plenty of things to do around there. I checked out some of the ships and visited the aquarium. The atmosphere in the area is great. I also visited the Babe Ruth Museum, which is near Oriole Park. It was really cool, I recommend doing that as well.

[machpost]

The Orioles have recently put up a new site for the ballpark's 20th anniversary with lots of great information and photos: http://camdenyards20.com

[chip]

Any photos of the R.F. wall renovations?

[RfkFedEx]

The Orioles have recently put up a new site for the ballpark's 20th anniversary with lots of great information and photos: http://camdenyards20.com

Great before and after vids on that page. Still can't believe its already been 20 years. My dad's first words when we walked through the turnstiles in April of '92 "this is why Washington will never get another team".

[Blue387]

Article in the New York Times on updates to Camden Yards:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/sp...at-age-20.html

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I was there for the Yanks/O's series this past week. Loved it! (I even ate a BIG BOOG bbq sandwich...) Camden Yards is a beautiful place and I enjoyed the hell out of it.

And I totally love how pretty much everything a tourist might like, is right down by the waterfront. Hardly any need to get on a train!

Although if you want to go to the Memorial Stadium site you will need to take the bus. But that's easy.

[PeteU]

Plastic ballpark seats are generally only made to last for 20 years. I suppose a little more if you have a dome or less harsh climate like SoCal.
Once you take the seats out, you can sell them to collectors, so you need to sell the metal pieces too. So they just go ahead and replace everything.

I would bet on Arlington, Progressive and Coors to get new seats soon too.

Shea had wood seats from 64 to the early 80's. Replaced the wood and had the same plastic seats from say 82-08. Many were in really terrible condition by the end.
Vet had multicolor plastic seats from 71 to around 94. Replaced with all blue seats from there on.
Similar situation with Yankee Stadium's blue plastic seats. Installed in 76 with alot in terrible condition by 08 (32 years).

Basically, unless the park is getting replaced (Yankee, Shea) seats will get replaced somewhere around the 20-25 year mark.

I read that they sent some of the old seats to Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota when they renovated the place for the Orioles. Taking in a game at Ed Smith this spring, I do have to say the seats look familiar so that would make sense. So apparently they've got some hope that there's continued life in those seats.

[machpost]

I read that they sent some of the old seats to Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota when they renovated the place for the Orioles. Taking in a game at Ed Smith this spring, I do have to say the seats look familiar so that would make sense. So apparently they've got some hope that there's continued life in those seats.

I'm not sure why they ended up there, but some if not all of the seats in the Mezzanine level at RFK Stadium are from Dodger Stadium. Although they've all been painted white, they still have the LA logos on the ends.

[PeteU]

I'm not sure why they ended up there, but some if not all of the seats in the Mezzanine level at RFK Stadium are from Dodger Stadium. Although they've all been painted white, they still have the LA logos on the ends.

I came across old seats from the Polo Grounds in all places, the St. Augustine, Florida City Amphitheater. Had the old Giants logo in ironwork and everything.

[Chevy114]

I read that they sent some of the old seats to Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota when they renovated the place for the Orioles. Taking in a game at Ed Smith this spring, I do have to say the seats look familiar so that would make sense. So apparently they've got some hope that there's continued life in those seats.

I just went to ed smith a few weeks ago but I don't remember seeing any memorial seats, but look through my flickr if you want and see if they are there, it would be pretty hard to miss that big of a contrast in seats probably.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/organiz...57629225889018

[PeteU]

I just went to ed smith a few weeks ago but I don't remember seeing any memorial seats, but look through my flickr if you want and see if they are there, it would be pretty hard to miss that big of a contrast in seats probably.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/organiz...57629225889018

From what I heard--and what I saw--it was actually the old seats from Oriole Park at Camden Yards from when it opened in 1992 before they were replaced a few years ago, not seats from Memorial Stadium. Many of those old Memorial Stadium seats were sold off at auction, if I am correct.