Oriole Park at Camden Yards

"If you built it, they will come!" It was more like, if you built it, they will copy.

When Oriole Park at Camden Yards opened in 1992, it started a new wave of retro-style ballparks in Major League Baseball. Other teams started to build ballparks of the same style, as one by one, the cookie cutter stadiums (often shared by baseball and football teams) were falling by the wayside. While they are great to watch a ballgame, they will never compare to the real thing, like Fenway Park in Boston.

Nonetheless, Camden Yards is a great place to watch a ball game and the prices are not too bad, for great views. Also, not too hard to get a ticket, but that's because the team isn't very good. The downside is being in the concourse, you are not able to see the game.

Outside, there is the Babe Ruth Museum and the Sports Legends Museum. If you plan to do this before the game, come at least 3 hours before the game. There is a lot to see in the Sports Legends Museum, not only covering the Orioles, but other Maryland sports as well.

I joined my friends the Baseball game bwt The Orioles and The Red sox on Sep 01, 2007 just to see how the Oriole park at Camden Yards looked like. I knew very little about the game. The baseball game is not popular in Thailand and even though I learnt the softball when I was in high school, I still couldn’t understand the game completely. I didn’t care much about the game, just wanted to hang out with friends in a new place. My friend got me a cheap ticket, only $5. Although we did not have good seats, I was able to see the game clearly. I didn’t expect that the game would be very slow. During the game, I just chat with friends. When the Orioles scored, which they did only a few times, we just got back to cheer them. They lost the game, but who cared. The stadium was neat. The seats were clean. Lots of snacks and drinks. I had a nice time with friends.