The stadium planners incorporated the warehouse into the architecture of the ballpark experience rather than tear it down or shorten it. The floors of the warehouse contain offices, service spaces, and a private club. The warehouse has been hit on the fly only once; Ken Griffey, Jr. The wall of the warehouse facing the stadium once held numbers that recorded the number of consecutive games that Cal Ripken, Jr. It elapsed until the 2,nd game, which was the last one of Ripken's streak.
It was later repeated for the countdown to Ripken's 3,th hit. The countdown to 2, was re-enacted on September 8 , , for the 10th anniversary of the breaking of the record, and "2," was put back up during the week of July 23 - July 29 , , as part of ceremonies to commemorate Ripken's entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Eutaw Street, between the stadium and the warehouse, is closed to vehicular traffic. Along this street, spectators can get a view of the game or visit the many shops and restaurants that line the thoroughfare, including Boog Powell 's outdoor barbecue stand.
On game days, pedestrians must have a ticket in order to walk on the part of Eutaw Street adjacent to the stadium; however, on non-game days the street is open to all, while access to the stadium is gated. Sections 90 - 98, called Eutaw Street Reserve, are located not in the stadium, but adjacent to Eutaw Street, with the seats descending toward the outfield below. If a game sells out, fans may purchase reduced-price " standing room only " tickets, which entitle them to enter Eutaw Street and watch the game from two designated standing areas.
Many home run balls have landed on Eutaw Street, and the Orioles organization has marked the spots with small baseball-shaped bronze plaques embedded in the street, though it sometimes takes up to a year for each homer to get a plaque.
The pitcher who surrendered the home run was Ben McDonald. A plaque was placed at the spot, but was stolen and never replaced; however there is a bronze baseball-shaped plaque where it hit. The bullpen area was designed after many write-in designs were submitted by the public.
It's unique two-tiered design was a first in major league parks. On the street there is also a statue, created in by sculptor Susan Luery [7] , of left-handed Babe Ruth holding a right-handed fielder's glove. The statue is entitled, "Babe's Dream", and shows him at the beginning of his career, before left-handed gloves for the right hand of a fielder were an option. However, the inclusion of the incorrect glove on the statue was indeed the result of a lack of baseball knowledge on the part of the people working on the project.
The scoreboard in center field advertises The Baltimore Sun at the top. The "H" in "The Sun" will flash to show a scoring decision of a hit, and the "E" will flash to show an error. The stadium is the first major league park to have an outfield wall made up entirely of straight wall segments since Ebbets Field.
The playing field is 16 feet below street level. The latter rail line provides direct service to Washington, D. The Light Rail service began around the time the stadium opened. Finally, the Orioles have not forgotten that Babe Ruth was born just two blocks from the new park.
When the Babe was about 11, his family moved into a two-story building at Conway St. The Ruth family lived upstairs. This location is dead center field in the new park. Saturday night, a black-tie dinner-dance was held at the club level in the new park. Some feet from home plate, beyond right field, lies the longest building on the East Coast. Only 51 feet wide, it stretches 1, feet long, about the length of two prodigious Babe Ruth home runs.
So will two public facilities. One is a cafeteria named Pastimes. But many newer stadiums are smaller and include open concourses with field views, and stadium clubs for VIPs that offer prime low-level views.
Catering to a new generation: Orioles executives have said they want Camden Yards to cater to a new generation of fans accustomed to mingling and activity rather than just sitting. Officials from the team and stadium authority spoke recently on condition of anonymity because the lease talks are just getting started. Neither entity would comment publicly on the negotiations. The lease: Under the lease, the Orioles pay the stadium authority varying percentages of ticket sales, stadium advertising revenues, parking revenues, concessions sales, and suite and club-level revenues.
The lease makes the authority responsible for maintenance and repairs, while the team provides ushers, ticket-takers and other game-day staff.
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