bmags Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 28, 2015 -> 04:22 PM) Since they are going to play with no crowd at all they should have just played in like a local park district baseball field or high school baseball field. That would have been awesome. I'm pretty sure baltimore's minor league teams are all really close. Certainly there was a minor league stadium that would have jumped for joy to play there. TV would have been great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILMOU Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 28, 2015 -> 03:25 PM) Rongey just called out the Orioles on Facebook for this entire mess. Said they refused using the nationals park out of pettiness. He also said the Sox have no say in the matter, it was entirely the Orioles decision. The MLB could override the Orioles but chose not to. The fact that they didn't even talk to the Nats is something the commish should address - if he weren't a well-compensated puppet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 28, 2015 -> 04:42 PM) I'm pretty sure baltimore's minor league teams are all really close. Certainly there was a minor league stadium that would have jumped for joy to play there. TV would have been great. This is one of the reasons why baseball gets a bad rap for marketing. You have a perfect opportunity to take advantage of a bad situation and turn bad into something good and they didnt take it. The NFL and the NBA probably don't make these same mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Does anyone here know if the Sox players still come to the ball park to work out? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 what channel will this game be on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 QUOTE (oldsox @ Apr 28, 2015 -> 04:48 PM) Does anyone here know if the Sox players still come to the ball park to work out? Just curious. Oh the Orioles scheduled the Sox batting practice at the nearest CVS. Manfred did not infringe upon this decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 28, 2015 -> 04:49 PM) what channel will this game be on? WPWR. If you have Comcast, it should be on channel 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-leag...-154627173.html They also could have played (all those teams were on the road) at Norfolk, Bowie, Frederick or Delmarva. Certainly the first two options would have been possibilities stadium capacity-wise, and great ways to solidify the relationship with the Orioles' fans in those cities (make the best of a bad situation, right?) Wonder if that was ever given serious consideration? Doesn't sound like it. Edited April 28, 2015 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 QUOTE (oldsox @ Apr 28, 2015 -> 04:48 PM) Does anyone here know if the Sox players still come to the ball park to work out? Just curious. I read that they did today. Now they have some free time to do some looting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokpelts Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Love the rampant subtle racism in this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 28, 2015 -> 04:03 PM) I read that they did today. Now they have some free time to do some looting. Is there anything left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerksticks Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Well this outa stir up a bunch of jokes like "It'll feel like a home game for the white sox". Thanks, douglas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 28, 2015 -> 12:26 PM) Baltimore is a f***ed up place. It sure looks like it now but it's really a pretty great city. I sold programs at camden one summer during college and stayed just a few blocks from the park. You'd really like it. Just not now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 The Inner Harbor and the aquarium are great....and then there's that ship (USS Constitution or Constellation?)...crab cakes/shrimp scampi, etc. Some top-flight restaurants. Cool city....I've been to a game at the Old Memorial Stadium but never to Camden Yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Apr 28, 2015 -> 06:26 PM) It sure looks like it now but it's really a pretty great city. I sold programs at camden one summer during college and stayed just a few blocks from the park. You'd really like it. Just not now! Eh, I've visited and will have to disagree. I've lived in NYC and Seattle and spent quite a bit of time in Chicago. You couldn't pay me enough money to live in Baltimore. I mean, you could, but it would have to be at least double what I make now in Seattle, in a nice city. Baltimore gets a bad rap from the Wire but hell that show was accurate imo. It's not a nice place. I don't even think the Inner Harbor area is that nice frankly. A lot of aggressive panhandling in that area when I was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 I haven't read through this whole thread but what are the odds this game tomorrow is Nationally televised? This should be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDWhiteSoxFan Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 28, 2015 -> 06:00 PM) http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-leag...-154627173.html They also could have played (all those teams were on the road) at Norfolk, Bowie, Frederick or Delmarva. Certainly the first two options would have been possibilities stadium capacity-wise, and great ways to solidify the relationship with the Orioles' fans in those cities (make the best of a bad situation, right?) Wonder if that was ever given serious consideration? Doesn't sound like it. I wish they played in Delmarva stadium it's 5 minutes from me haha. But yeah this is crap the one time the team comes here this year we get this crap. Also Baltimore isn't a nice area it's been a dump. They have some nice areas but overall it's not a place I'd wish to live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 28, 2015 -> 06:01 PM) I haven't read through this whole thread but what are the odds this game tomorrow is Nationally televised? This should be interesting. It's the free MLB.tv game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claydude14 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Stealing Halftime Heat's gimmick, I see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles...ory.html#page=1 This game tomorrow has the "honor" of being the lowest attended game (beating the previous record of 5-6) in the history of MLB. Yay, that's going to put us on the front segment of SportsCenter at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Fireworks Man Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 QUOTE (Lillian @ Apr 28, 2015 -> 03:30 PM) So, let me get this straight; The Orioles will make the concession to the Rays, to travel to Tampa, instead of playing that entire series in Baltimore, as originally scheduled. However, they expect the Sox to come back and play a double header in Baltimore, on a day that would have been an off day. Seems the Rays will not be inconvenienced in the least. They didn't have to make a trip for nothing, have their entire schedule disrupted, or suffer any other negative consequences. However, the Sox just have to bend over backwards to make it all work for Baltimore. Maybe whoever said; "The Sox are just bending over, to get shafted", or something to that effect, was right. The Sox certainly got the short end here but JR allowed it to happen. If Baltimore refused to make reasonable accommodations for the Sox, he should have used his supposed influence with mlb to pressure them to either play these games in DC or Chicago or force them to forfeit. Why do the Sox bear most of the burden for something that happened in Baltimore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 28, 2015 -> 04:52 PM) Eh, I've visited and will have to disagree. I've lived in NYC and Seattle and spent quite a bit of time in Chicago. You couldn't pay me enough money to live in Baltimore. I mean, you could, but it would have to be at least double what I make now in Seattle, in a nice city. Baltimore gets a bad rap from the Wire but hell that show was accurate imo. It's not a nice place. I don't even think the Inner Harbor area is that nice frankly. A lot of aggressive panhandling in that area when I was there. And yet, there are parts of Maryland that are really beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Ken Rosenthal tweeted today that Baltimore is being disadvantaged by having to play a Double Header later in the year....... I tweeted at him asking how the hell that is a disadvantage to the Orioles, but not also the White Sox. He agreed with me. THAT'S RIGHT, b****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 It's an unfortunate situation but couldn't be avoided. I mean how many times do you move games to another city because of riots? Baltimore had to wait this first series out then make accomodations for the next series. We get one game in out of the three, not bad. That would be neat if we could beat the O's in the empty stadium. I bet it's a fast game. It has to be a weird, depressing atmosphere. So they might as well get on with the game. I wonder if the players will talk to each other more than usual in this one. I mean there will be no outside sounds. Unless they decide to play the ballpark music as normal, which would be creepy. It also might incite people to storm the stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Greg, did you just watch an episode of the Walking Dead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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