We got through what was quite a strange day in Baltimore, and oh by the way, the home team came out on top 8-2. Now the O’s have an off day before heading to Tampa where we’ll oddly be hoping the “home team” comes out on top again.
Usually, we try to keep these links mostly local (big ups to all the local O’s blogs!), but seeing as there were so many eyes on our city, stadium, and team yesterday, today’s have a more national flavor. Hope you enjoy them.
Baseball in an Empty Stadium: Eerie, Uncomfortable
O’s fan Jon Bernhardt was in attendance for The Guardian, and penned this piece giving fans an inside look at what it was like to be a media member at the game yesterday. He also expresses the wish, shared by all, that yesterday remains unique in baseball history.
Baltimore’s Believers Echo from Beyond Silent Stadium
If you watched the game on TV or listened on radio, you surely heard the small throng of O’s fans cheering from outside Gate H. Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post talked to some of them.
No Fans at the Game – Video Game Style
If you play MLB 15 The Show Live today, you can play yesterday’s O’s-White Sox game in an empty stadium. Not sure how to feel about this one, honestly.
Lessons Learned from Watching an Empty Baseball Game
Grant Brisbee of SB Nation lists five lessons we learned from watching an empty baseball game, with a heavy focus on the differences between every other game, and this one, from the broadcast sounds, to the time taken to play the game, to toeing the line between levity and seriousness.
Buck Showalter Had Some Wise Words About What’s Happening in Baltimore
Buck’s comments after the game were, to most listening, right on point. Craig Calcaterra of Hardball Talk agrees. Many times, we would be wise to just admit how much we don’t know.
