Bargain baseball Aug 11, 2008
By comparison, an all-you-can-eat seat at Oriole Park at Camden Yards starts at $40, minus the crabs. To reach a wider audience, Brian Shallcross, general manager of the Double-A Baysox, is partnering with area nonprofits to help promote the team's ticket sales. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Teixeira heads home with Halos Aug 4, 2008
He watched his favorites, fellow first baseman Eddie Murray and legendary shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., and Teixeira followed the team when it made the move to Oriole Park at Camden Yards in 1992. Since he joined the Rangers in 2003, the slugger's only visits to the park have been in an opponent's uniform, but Teixeira said he always enjoys facing off against his hometown team. (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)
O's mailbag: Sherrill on trading block? Jul 1, 2008
I've noticed that the Orioles have only one victory on a Sunday -- which was their first Sunday game on April 6 at Oriole Park. Since then, they've had eight losses away and four losses at home on that day. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Minute Maid named to Top 10 ballparks Jun 28, 2008
Oriole Park at Camden Yards: The first new stadium with a retro look has become one of Biltmore's biggest attractions. Not to mention, the home where Babe Ruth was born is blocks away, while the Ruth family caf. (The Citizen - online, TX)
City finds steak overdone Jun 25, 2008
The Hilton sits a block north of Oriole Park at Camden Yards and a few blocks from M&T Bank Stadium, home of the. "Baltimore has a number of steak houses," said Irene Van Sant, BDC's project analyst director. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Valverde serves up go-ahead double Jun 18, 2008
The Orioles staged another come-from-behind win, tagging closer Jose Valverde for two runs in the eighth to top the Astros, 6-5, before 21,535 on Tuesday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Astros had a one-run lead that soon disappeared when Valverde yielded a two-run double to Melvin Mora, scoring Adam Jones, who had singled off Doug Brocail, and Brian Roberts, who had walked. (MLB.com -- Houston Astros)
Scott grateful to Astros for trade to Orioles Jun 18, 2008
Scott is playing every day as the club's left fielder and entering Tuesday's series opener at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, he was hitting. 281 with 11 homers and 26 RBIs. (MLB.com -- Houston Astros)
Nady has MRI on injured left shoulder Jun 17, 2008
Nady sustained the left should sprain in the ninth inning of Saturday's game when he ran into the outfield wall at Oriole Park, trying to make a catch in foul territory. He was immediately removed from the game. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Nady's shoulder bruised; sits for Bucs Jun 16, 2008
He did not catch it and banged his left shoulder on the wall in short right field at Oriole Park ... Nady went 2-for-4 on Saturday, including one of the longest home runs ever hit at Oriole Park, a blast to center field off Baltimore's Radhames Liz. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Bucs drop seesaw battle to Orioles Jun 15, 2008
Hernandez hit a fly ball down the right-field line and Xavier Nady -- who earlier in the game hit one of the longest home runs in Oriole Park history -- tried to catch it but ran into the wall, jamming his left shoulder. After a delay of several minutes, he left the game and was replaced by Jason Michaels. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Baltimore edges to 8-7 win Jun 15, 2008
BALTIMORE -- An incredible feel-good story for the Pirates turned anything but warm and fuzzy last night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Moments after right fielder Xavier Nady went down with a left shoulder injury in the ninth inning, Ramon Hernandez lined a run-scoring single into center field off Matt Capps that gave the Baltimore Orioles an 8-7 victory. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Police cleared of wrongdoing in fatal shootings Jun 14, 2008
In the second shooting, 28-year-old Byron Debassige was gunned down in Oriole Park, after stealing lemons from a local grocery store at knifepoint, on Feb. 16. When officers tracked Debassige a diagnosed schizophrenic to the park, he pulled out his 3-inch blade and "advanced" toward them, said the SIU. Despite repeated commands, Debassige refused to drop the knife. (Toronto Star)
AL park offers Michaels chance to start Jun 14, 2008
Nady, who returned to the lineup Monday after missing two games with the swollen ankle, served as Pittsburgh's designated hitter at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Russell has no qualms about playing Nady in the outfield, but wanted to take advantage of the American League rules to give him a breather from playing the field. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Salas recalled in time to face old mates Jun 14, 2008
Pirates manager John Russell doesn't expect to have to harness any extra enthusiasm from Salas should the right-hander face his old mates this weekend in the Bucs' first trip to Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Salas, beginning his second stint with Pittsburgh this season, is 1-0 with a 7. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Bucs try to get scoop on Orioles Jun 14, 2008
First-year manager John Russell might want to use some stealth scouting, tapping into some in-house resources to give his team, which has prevailed in four of six games overall, a little inside knowledge about Oriole Park at Camden Yards, a venue it had never played in before Friday. Infielder Chris Gomez was a popular person before Friday night's game, as old friends sought him out and he caught up on the team he was with from 2005-07. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Bucs unable to convert on early lead Jun 14, 2008
Instead, it was the Orioles (33-33) who leveled their record in the first meeting between the teams since Game 7 of the 1979 Fall Classic and the Bucs' first visit to Oriole Park at Camden Yards. "[Getting to .500] would have been nice," said right fielder Jason Michaels, whose three-run homer capped a four-run third and produced a five-run cushion. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Bucs left out of throwback loop Jun 14, 2008
While the Orioles advertised the promotion to mark the Pirates' first regular-season visit to Oriole Park at Camden Yards -- and their first meeting since the decisive Game 7 of the 1979 Series -- no one apparently got the Bucs' buy-in for a uniform change. "We were never contacted," Wilson said. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Toronto police officers cleared in the killings of two men Jun 13, 2008
Byron Debassige on Feb. 16 was shot to death by two police officers at Oriole Park in north Toronto. The officers had initially been called to the area to investigate a robbery at a nearby supermarket. (National Post)
Camden Yards an affordable night out Jun 13, 2008
Built in what was once a railroad center, Camden Yards boasts an address that is just two blocks from where the Great Bambino himself was born, and center field of Oriole Park is smack in the middle of where Babe Ruth's father owned and operated Ruth's Cafe. Walking down the Eutaw Street promenade, Orioles history is poured down upon those who pass through. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Doumit leads Pirates to 7-5 win Jun 13, 2008
Game: Pirates vs. Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 p.m., Oriole Park at Camden Yards. TV, radio: FSN Pittsburgh, WPGB-FM (104. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
CIBC creates a miracle by helping to build Canada's leading universal accessible playground Jun 11, 2008
$150,000 Donation will help to create a place where children of all abilities can play TORONTO, June 11 /CNW/ - CIBC (CM: TSX;NYSE) - CIBC World Markets Children's Foundation, announced today that it has donated $150,000 to Neshama Playground, a universal accessible playground being built at Oriole Park in Toronto ... Neshama, meaning "one soul" in Hebrew, is a joint initiative between a local citizens group, who are fundraising $1 million from the private sector, and the City of Toronto, who... (Canada Newswire)
No more part-time Joba Jun 3, 2008
He began his transition from the bullpen to the rotation on May 21 vs. Baltimore, hurling two innings of scoreless one-hit relief; in his third and final "transition" appearance on Wednesday, Chamberlain threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings before unloading 27 more pitches in the bullpen at Oriole Park to get up to 55 for the evening. "I understand what it's going to take and how hard it is," Chamberlain said. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Ramirez becomes 24th major leaguer to hit 500 home runs Jun 1, 2008
With his Brazilian-born wife, Juliana, sitting among the crowd of 48,281 in Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Ram rez hit Bradford's fastball 410 feet to become the 24th player in baseball history to join the 500 club, matching the uniform number on the road grays he wore last night. He becomes the third player to hit his 500th for the Red Sox, joining Jimmie Foxx and Ted Williams, both in the Hall of Fame, a place where Ram rez undoubtedly has reserved some wall space of his own. (Boston Globe)
Red Sox' Manny Ramirez slugs 500th Jun 1, 2008
Boston Red Sox Manny Ramirez, right, slaps hands with third base coach DeMarlo Hale, left, after Ramirez hit his 500th career home run druing the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Saturday, May 31, 2008 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore. (AP Photo/ Steve Ruark). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
O's, past and present, reach out to kids Jun 1, 2008
The Park is a little over a mile away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and those who came over from the team worked hard to teach children their favorite sport, despite a severe storm cutting the event short about halfway through. Bynum, Ramon Hernandez and Luis Hernandez were joined by former Orioles Al Bumbry, Curt Motton, Bill Swaggerty and first-base coach John Shelby, each of whom spent time teaching the game to approximately 200 children from the Baltimore area. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Rasner's been a blessing for Yanks Jun 1, 2008
Though Rasner saw a 12-inning scoreless streak to the Orioles snapped when he surrendered a solo homer to Baltimore's Nick Markakis in that outing at Oriole Park, it would be the only run he'd allow in the Yankees' eventual 6-1 defeat -- a game that clearly could not be pinned on the 27-year-old. "I know better than to try and figure all of that stuff out," Rasner said. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
O's fans can now drive the Ripken Way May 31, 2008
Barbara Mikulski, Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail and others joined Ripken as a section of I-395 in Baltimore that leads to Oriole Park was renamed "Cal Ripken Way." The new sign was unveiled at a ceremony on Friday morning at the stadium, several hours before the Orioles met the Red Sox to begin a four-game weekend series ... The changing of the name came about because Sarbanes introduced legislation to honor Ripken after his enshrinement into Cooperstown by changing the... (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Stretch of Interstate 395 to be designated 'Ripken Way' May 29, 2008
John Sarbanes, D-Maryland, for the official renaming Friday morning outside Oriole Park. "When travelers come to visit Baltimore, or pass by I-395 on their way to another destination, they will not only be reminded of a terrific ballplayer, but also a model American and the promise of doing things the 'Ripken Way,' " Sarbanes said in a news release. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
More > May 27, 2008
The Official Site of The Baltimore Orioles: News: Unlike the road, O's feel right at home. 05/26/2008 6:24 PM ET Unlike the road, O's feel right at home New York (25-26) at Baltimore (25-25), Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. ET By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Yankees activate Betemit from DL May 27, 2008
In an interesting point, Ensberg essentially made the Yankees out of Spring Training to face left-handed pitching, but he was not in the lineup yet again as the Orioles sent southpaw Garrett Olson to the mound on Monday at Oriole Park. Girardi acknowledged that Ensberg "had some tough at-bats," but he said, "he's done some stuff for us, too.". (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Rasner deals with first road bump May 27, 2008
As the Yankees continue to mix and match to figure out who they will use in the post-Chamberlain relief era, relievers LaTroy Hawkins and Jose Veras didn't offer many answers on a beautiful Memorial Day afternoon at Oriole Park. "It changes things," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Yanks want to even the mark again May 27, 2008
BALTIMORE -- A smirk crossed manager Joe Girardi's face as he fielded questions in the visiting clubhouse at Oriole Park, hearing out a carefully worded analysis of the struggles that his Yankees were not so far detached from. "We stunk," Girardi said. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Orioles-Red Sox series thumbnails May 13, 2008
at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore Tonight (7:05, NESN, WRKO 680): RHP Josh Beckett (4-2, 3. 70) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (1-3, 4. (Boston Globe)
AT&T Park Picked One Of Nation's Top Stadiums May 8, 2008
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore. One of the first of the new retro ballparks that opened in 1992, Oriole Park at Camden Yards has it all. (NBC 11, CA)
BALLPARK RANKINGS: Find out who's No. 1 May 2, 2008
Orioles - Oriole Park at Camden Yards ... Orioles - Oriole Park at Camden Yards. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
O's hope success continues in May May 2, 2008
The Orioles have been much better at home than on the road, going 10-5 at Oriole Park, and finishing only 5-7 on the road. Good starting pitching is crucial on the road. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Burres solid, but Orioles fall to Rays May 2, 2008
But the offense didn't help him much, and a defensive miscue helped Tampa Bay push across two runs in the top of the seventh to beat the Orioles, 4-2, before 16,456 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The left-hander allowed four runs on six hits in six-plus innings. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Albers not good enough in O's loss to Rays May 2, 2008
Tampa Bay pulled away later for an 8-1 victory over the Orioles before 11,944 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Albers gave up just three runs on four hits in six innings in his second Orioles start. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Yankees 7, Orioles 1 Apr 21, 2008
Oriole Park at Camden Yards-Attendance: 37,501 (48,290). Time: 2:52. (USA Today -- Sports)
U.S.Tour Yankee Stadium before baseball season ends Apr 19, 2008
The city and the fans will help Yankees owner George Steinbrenner pay for the new stadium, which was designed by HOK Sport, the firm responsible for Baltimore's Oriole Park at Camden Yards and San Francisco's AT, among others. Ticket prices for seats near home plate will cost as much as $2,500. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Two fans injured after Sox-O's game Apr 19, 2008
"The safety of everyone who attends a game at Oriole Park is of the highest importance to the Orioles and to the Maryland Stadium Authority," the club said. "And our thoughts are with those who were injured. The Orioles and the Maryland Stadium Authority are diligently reviewing the matter, and we will pass along appropriate information as it becomes available.". (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Demand, occupancy lagging at some of city's new luxury digs Apr 19, 2008
At the Zenith, which opened near Oriole Park at Camden Yards in January, just about a quarter of the apartment units are leased. At the Crescent at Fells Point, 40 percent of the 252 apartment units stand vacant after a year on the market. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Having fun at the ballpark Naturally Apr 18, 2008
Then along came the eight-track of Three Rivers Stadium, followed by the cassette of Royals Stadium and then the CD of Oriole Park at Camden Yard. Now there is the iPod of Arvest Ballpark and its 21st Century brethren. (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
O's look to turn offense on vs. White Sox Apr 17, 2008
The Orioles have lost two straight home games after winning six in a row at Oriole Park. All five of the Orioles' hits in Wednesday's loss were singles. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Click here to read more. Apr 16, 2008
During a winter fan festival four years ago, Samantha Ayers sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" on the field in a nearly empty Oriole Park at Camden Yards. No pressure. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Homers can't fix O's pitching Apr 16, 2008
Starter Steve Trachsel and two Baltimore relievers had trouble, as Toronto jumped to an early five-run lead and never looked back en route to an 11-3 victory before 15,017 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Boston's victory over the Indians moved the Red Sox into the top spot in the American League East, a half-game ahead of the Orioles and the Blue Jays, both of whom are tied for second, at 8-6. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Anticipation high ahead of Pope’s visit Apr 15, 2008
In 1995, Deacon Joe Cinquino of St. John Catholic Church in Westminster had the honor of helping youth groups line the parade route for the late Pope John Paul II s visit to Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore. On Thursday, he ll have an even greater privilege distributing holy communion to some of the 45,000 people coming to Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., for a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI.. (Carroll County Times)
Millar's three RBIs help lift O's Apr 15, 2008
Jim Johnson, Jamie Walker, Chad Bradford and George Sherrill combined for four solid innings of relief, and the Orioles turned three double plays to help the pitchers in a 4-3 victory over the Blue Jays on Monday night before 11,510 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Trembley has been pounding home the importance of winning with all parts of the game. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Slumping Jones keeps on swinging for O's Apr 15, 2008
It's why Trembley said Tuesday's Adam Jones T-shirt night at Oriole Park makes the player a bit confused. "He doesn't think he's deserving of all that," Trembley said. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Get a last glimpse of 'The House That Ruth Built' Apr 13, 2008
The city and the fans will help Yankees owner George Steinbrenner pay for the new stadium, which was designed by HOK Sport, the firm responsible for Baltimore's Oriole Park at Camden Yards and San Francisco's AT&T Park, among others. Ticket prices for seats near home plate will cost as much as $2,500. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Baltimore's 12 Ethnic Festivals Apr 10, 2008
Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Admission: Donations welcome. (Suite101.com)
Mariners can't hold off Orioles Apr 8, 2008
Two runs there, one in the fourth and another in the fifth kept the Mariners close to the Orioles in the final game of a four-game series, but some of the same things that led to Seattle losing the first three games were apparent again in a 5-4 loss in front of 10,774 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. "It was kind of a repeat performance out there," McLaren said. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Ichiro reaches 1,600 Major League hits0000091F Apr 8, 2008
Ichiro, the first player in MLB history to begin his career with seven consecutive 200-hit seasons, opened the series finale at Oriole Park at Camden Yards with his first home run of the season and 26th in the first inning. The seven-time All-Star holds the single-season hit record with 262, set in 2004. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Orioles rally in eighth to win Apr 8, 2008
No matter, he made it through six innings and kept the Orioles in the game, and Melvin Mora and Brian Roberts came up with key hits, and then Aubrey Huff's solo homer in the eighth gave the Orioles a 5-4 victory before 10,774 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Monday afternoon. The victory stretched the Orioles' winning streak to five -- one short of last year's best -- and completed a sweep of the four-game series. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Mariners' finale rests in Silva's hands Apr 7, 2008
40 ERA during his career at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. After throwing more than 100 pitches three times in his 33 starts with the Twins last season, Silva surpassed the 100-pitch level in his first outing of the season. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Bullpen touched up in loss in Baltimore Apr 5, 2008
On Friday night, left-handed starter Jarrod Washburn used up his allotment of pitches in five innings, throwing 103, and three relievers absorbed the brunt of what became a 7-4 loss to the Orioles in the opener of a four-game series played in front of 14,429 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Two of the three hits right-handed reliever Cha Seung Baek surrendered went for home runs, produced three runs and gave the Orioles more than enough breathing room to withstand Richie Sexson's first homer of... (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Washburn tries for strong start Apr 3, 2008
08 ERA in his career as a starter at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Washburn led Seattle in starts (32) and innings pitched (193 2/3) last season, and was second on the club with 17 quality starts, trailing only Saturday's starter Batista, who finished 2007 with 18. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Jackson strong, but Rays lose lead Mar 31, 2008
Up next for the Rays: With Saturday's conclusion of Spring Training, Tampa Bay will travel to Baltimore for Monday's season opener at Oriole Park at Camden Yards at 3:05 p.m. ET. James Shields will get his first Major League Opening Day start, taking the mound opposite Orioles righty Jeremy Guthrie. Up next for the Reds: Cincinnati will use Sunday to work out at home before hosting its sixth Opening Day game at Great American Ball Park on Monday at 2:10 p.m. ET. The Reds will open against the... (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Up and down night for Loewen Mar 30, 2008
Up next for the Orioles: Jeremy Guthrie (7-5 in 2007) will make the start when the Orioles take on Tampa Bay in the season opener for both teams on Monday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Up next for the Nationals: Odalis Perez will throw the official first pitch (after President George W. Bush) as the Nationals play their first regular-season game in their new park in the season opener against the Atlanta Braves, who will start Tim Hudson. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Orioles like the look of Nationals Park Mar 30, 2008
He admitted to liking Oriole Park at Camden Yards a little better, but he enjoyed playing at Nationals Park. "I thought it was awesome," Loewen said. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
O's mulling options for final roster spot Mar 30, 2008
With the season opener set for Monday at Oriole Park, Trembley said the team will decide Sunday. "I have until 3 [p.m. ET Sunday]," Trembley said. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
Aramark has environmental agenda for Phillies' field Mar 25, 2008
Minute Maid Park, Houston; Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore; and PNC Park, Pittsburgh. At six parks, Aramark will collect, separate and remove recyclables. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Aramark, Major League Baseball see green with sustainability push Mar 25, 2008
A leading food concessionaire at Major League Baseball stadiums said Monday it plans to institute environmentally friendly practices at Oriole Park at Camden Yards and other sites. said practices will include recycling glass, plastic and cardboard generated from game-day preparation; use of biodegradable utensils; use of cups and napkins made from post-consumer fiber; and recycling of frying oil to be used as biodiesel fuel. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Bats hot early, but Orioles fall to Cards Mar 22, 2008
CARDINALS 7, ORIOLES 4 at Jupiter, Fla. Orioles at the plate: Melvin Mora smacked three base hits, including a double, and scored in both the first and third innings. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
O's Millar hit on hand by pitch, leaves game Mar 22, 2008
The Official Site of The Baltimore Orioles: News: Millar hit on hand by pitch, leaves game. 03/21/2008 4:39 PM ET Millar hit on hand by pitch, leaves game O's cleanup hitter lacerates left pinky; X-rays show no break By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com. (MLB.com -- Baltimore Orioles)
