Andrew Clem, Staunton, VA -- Aug 29, 2006 14:32 PM
3 visit(s). My rating: 5
This was only the second baseball stadium I had ever been to, so it was hard to make any meaningful comparisons. It was definitely hot sitting way up in the roofless upper deck, but at least we had decent seats behind home plate. In a game against the Royals in mid-1986, I was lucky to see two superstars Eddie Murray and Cal Ripken play; the high-spirited Baltimore fans would chant Ed-die! Ed-die! every time the Hall of Fame first baseman came up to bat. Finding a place to park was very difficult each time I went, and the traffic in midtown Baltimore on the way back to Virginia was very frustrating. Still, the open view of the residential neighborhood beyond center field gave this ballpark somewhat of a homey feel.

James Sutton, St. Louis, MO -- Oct 09, 2006 15:31 PM
1 visit(s). My rating: 6
I don't remember much about visiting this ballpark as a kid in the late 1980's. We sat in the upper deck in the infield, but we didn't feel too high up. Attendance was small but it was a nice place to watch a ballgame.

Tom DISQUE, HARPERS FERRY, WV -- Nov 17, 2007 09:49 AM
10 visit(s). My rating: 5
I loved this place! Growing up in Frederick, Md., I went to my first game in 1972. Vida Blue of the A's was pitching and the Orioles were the perrenial champs of the American League, but the A's were up and coming. As I walked up the seating ramps and saw the bright green grass and manicured infield for the first time, I was in awe and was hooked immediatly. In the early 80's, as a 20-year old, I remember vividly, Eddie Murray and Cal Ripken running pre-game sprints in the outfield together. Eddie seemed to be mentoring Cal in a way. The mid 80's brought us Freddie Lynn who still had pop in his bat, as I remember him connecting on home runs, in I believe, (3) consecutive nights, that resulted in wins. I continually hope the Orioles will return to prominence and renew the "Oriole Way" back to a storied franchise.

Randy M, Louisville, KY -- Aug 14, 2008 14:09 PM
1 visit(s). My rating: 8
Saw the Orioles play the Oakland A's on July 2, 1971, only game I saw at Memorial Stadium. Brooks Robinson made 3 errors, 2 in one inning, both of which I think were career highs. During batting practice Vida Blue threw me a baseball over the visitor's dugout; I had been to a lot of games but never had experienced that. We left in the top of the 9th to "beat the traffic" and heard Frank Robinson's walk-off 3-run homer win it in the bottom of the 9th on the car radio. I have never left a game early since then. It did seem like the grass was more green here than any other stadium I have been in, especially when you first walked through the entry into the stands.