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09-21-2006, 07:28 PM #1
FYI--Rally made Sportscenter
Just saw about 5 seconds on the rally at the end of Sportscenter, but hey, it made national news.
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09-21-2006, 08:44 PM #2On The Practice Squad
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Re: FYI--Rally made Sportscenter
I don't know how many of you reading this made it to Camden Yards with us today, but if you did and you're reading this, thank you...thank you...thank you.
It was a day for us to show the baseball team that there are still a lot of people in this town who love baseball and love attending games...but when the owner essentially calls you all stupid ("the people who were at this protest know nothing about the business side of baseball") and threatens to raise ticket prices because it's OUR responsibility to fund HIS business (do we get some of the profits too?), it's hard to WANT to go to the games.
You're going to raise ticket prices, but not have BALTIMORE on the road jerseys and you're going to instruct your TV and Radio staff to refer to the team only as "THE ORIOLES"...and I'm going to buy into that? We, the citizens, built that ballpark for you, Pete, and you're going to threaten us with the notion of having to increase payroll to "get competitive"?
I think people had FUN today. We got up, we cheered, we chanted and no ushers were there to tell us to sit down or shut up. It was like the old days, which are sorely needed in our town.
For one day, and it's been a while since I could say this, I enjoyed going to a baseball game.
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09-21-2006, 09:40 PM #3Rookie Poster
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Re: FYI--Rally made Sportscenter
The Sun says less than 1,000 people showed up, even though 3,000 to 10,000 were expected.
In other words . . .
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09-21-2006, 11:15 PM #4Rookie Poster
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09-22-2006, 12:36 AM #5Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: FYI--Rally made Sportscenter
WBAl had a ton of coverage.
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09-22-2006, 04:59 AM #6
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There were definitely more than that.
Also, I couldn't go, but wanted to listen to it on WBAL to see if I could hear them. You definitely could hear them chanting on the radio broadcast and it was loud too.
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09-22-2006, 08:40 AM #7
Re: FYI--Rally made Sportscenter
It was also discussed by Mike and Mike this morning. The ball is rolling, let's not stop it. I want to go to an Orioles game and have something to get excited about again.
I get it, Mike Flanagan gets it, Miguel Tejada got it, why do some Orioles fans not get it?She had me at "Hell, NO!"
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09-22-2006, 08:44 AM #8
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09-22-2006, 08:54 AM #9Regular 1st Stringer
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09-22-2006, 09:20 AM #10
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I think they did a great thing yesterday! Bring on the Orioles and winning again. Being competatie is all that is being asked. Who wakes up and decides that they want to be in last place every day? NO ONE!!! But that is how it seems for the past nine seasons of losing.
I wasn't there but I'm very happy for what was done. I miss going to Orioles games and having fun.
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09-22-2006, 11:05 AM #11Rookie Poster
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You weren't there but 10 yrs from now you'll claim you were. Thanks for doing YOUR part in telling the team how you feel.
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09-22-2006, 11:38 AM #12Rookie Poster
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