The Baltimore Orioles

Anyone else going to the home opener this year?

It's April, so we can still dream about a winning season.

Yep.

When is it? Mind you, I'm not going. My only concern is the traffic nighmare that I might have to endure.

Originally posted by K8teebug:
It's April, so we can still dream about a winning season.

All they need to do is fire the owner.

Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
All they need to do is fire the owner.

That's a great start.

I'll be there. Too bad it's not today. Gonna be cold next week they say.

Tickets were hard to get it seemed. They held on to opening day tickets for awhile, then the next thing I knew only obstructed view seats were available. Wish I could be there. Maybe I'll go the scalping route.

And Jaguar - parking is never that bad for the Os. Been to a few openers. Find a parking garage a few blocks away and its no problem.

Pigiron, it's not the parking I'm concerned with. I won't need a spot. It's the traffic. A lot of us sometimes have to drive by there on our way to and from work, etc., and there is really no easy detour around the madness. Another example of brilliant urban planning! :roll:

Not going to the first home game but I'll be there on the 13th. If you're planning to go to the 1st home game I'd suggest you try to get there early.

Would love to be at the game in Minnesota tonight.

Does MN play indoors? It's supposed to rain there tonight and snow the next two days.

Originally posted by StoneTheCrow:
Not going to the first home game but I'll be there on the 13th. If you're planning to go to the 1st home game I'd suggest you try to get there early.

Would love to be at the game in Minnesota tonight.

Yes, it's a dome stadium.

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Does MN play indoors? It's supposed to rain there tonight and snow the next two days.

Until 2010.

I think they need to rethink this retractable roof idea, though.

Originally posted by Jaguar:
Pigiron, it's not the parking I'm concerned with. I won't need a spot. It's the traffic. A lot of us sometimes have to drive by there on our way to and from work, etc., and there is really no easy detour around the madness. Another example of brilliant urban planning! :roll:

where would you rather them have it?

(i have to go by the stadium to and from work too, btw…but i'm on a bike)

I would rather that they built both stadiums somewhere else. I was against that specific location for both of them for exactly that very reason way back from the beginning. It's not like that part of Baltimore is based on a general grid where you can circumnavigate easily enough. You may know some of the side streets to the west a bit to get by but it's just not possible to the east short of going through the tunnel or over the Key bridge which would be a major detour.

You must get the worst of it considering where you live, including tight parking. Then again, very convenient on those days when you want to see a game.

Btw, I still never got an answer to my question.

Orioles opening day is next monday 4/9

I live about 10 blocks from the stadium, and its across MLK so i dont really get Oriole fans parking by my house. raven's fans on the other hand!

the two stadiums are super convenient if you're coming from 95, but not 83

which way do you come through the city, jag, if you dont mind my asking?

Originally posted by le sonick:

the two stadiums are super convenient if you're coming from 95, but not 83

not to mention coming from the parkway.

Originally posted by le sonick:
which way do you come through the city, jag, if you dont mind my asking?

Strangly enough, I go to work via a different route than I take home. It mostly has to do with traffic volume, etc.. I use to go via the city both ways but since they've closed off that bridge to 95 just past the stadiums for eternal construction, it's just not worth it on the trip down. (I'm actually on my 3rd different route down now due to construction crap.)

When I go down via the city, I take 83 to Mt. Royal. Then I go over to Howard St. (via Dolphin) and then MLK to Russell St. and get on 95 a little past the stadiums. Now I take 695 W.. Had been taking it to 95 South but then the crazy Wilson bridge traffic was screwing up traffic from up around Burtonsville down to 495 in all 4 lanes so I'm now taking 695 W to 70 and then 29 and down.

On the return, I'm still going up 95 to 395 to MLK and then twisting through the city up Paca St and then over to Howard St. near the Md. Instit. and then up past The Ottobar and then get on 83 N at 29th St.. When I go home, I avoid the west side of 695 at all costs because it's always a traffic madhouse.

Guess you are about the only one here who understands this.

Oh Sonick, thanks for answering my question. ;)

i remember a few years back leaving work at 4 in mclean and getting there just in the bottom of the first on a friday

good times

You know, I think they only sell obstructed view.. The only way (it seems) to get decent seats is to get season tickets or get one of those 6 game/12 game deals..

Anyone have anymore info regarding opening day tix? Thx!