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Originally Posted by jwilburn
Wow they really did move to the upper deck! Yay O's fans. I still dont know exactly what was going on but it sounded like a good cause. And yay for the O's to win it!! That is such a beautiful stadium. Much better than the Nats by far, I will give you that!
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Yeah. Basically, the current owner of the Orioles (Peter Angelos) doesn't care about the team. We have recorded 9 straight losing seasons (finishing below .500) and he doesn't do a thing about it in the off-season. The "Free The Birds" fans wanted to send a message to him that the Orioles Fans are fed up with him and want him to sell the team. (They want Cal Ripken to buy the team.)
Oriole Park at Camden Yards is beautiful. It used to sell-out every night. Now, attendance averages 17,000 per night, the stadium holds over 47,000. The "Orioles Magic" has left.