Friday, April 28, 2006
The Heart of Charm City
Forget about wins and losses.
Stop thinking about money, that isn't what it's all about.
Are you telling me Baltimore fans just don't care about baseball anymore? Hardly.
Fans of the Baltimore Orioles love baseball, they love the Orioles. Somewhere along the line, the Orioles took their fans for granted.
It takes loyalty to stick around during losing seasons. And loyal they remained. Now eight years since the O's produced a winning record and Orioles fans still want a reason to believe.
The Baltimore Orioles organization have tried many things to right this ship's many wrongs. Well, they've done everything but spend money, anyway. No, what the Orioles brass has to do now is focus on one thing and one thing only: Make Charm City home to Orioles Magic once more.
I don't care if you hate them or love them, the Boston Red Sox have it all.
There is a difference between being passionate about your baseball team and actually bleeding their colors.
If you cut a Red Sox fan he bleeds navy and red. Do O's fans still bleed black and orange?
In the past Orioles baseball has been known as "Orioles Magic." They played baseball the "Oriole Way." What does that mean? Now, it means absolutely nothing. But it did mean something then.
Does winning really matter all that much? Remember the saying, "It's not if you won or lost, it's how you played the game that matters?" Well, it is true. In a way...
I would much rather watch a team that plays with heart, a team that goes out and gives its all, has fun and makes a great show than one that simply wins. The Orioles have the worst of both worlds now, but the magic isn't dead.
There is no such thing as Tampa Bay Devil Ray or Toronto Blue Jay magic. And playing baseball the "Yankee Way" just means that you bought a whole bunch of high-priced talent like baseball ringers.
The Orioles once won with pitching and defense. They can once more.
Camden Yards once was the best place to watch a baseball game. It still is.
The Orioles will figure it all out.
Camden Yards will be filled once more. John Denver's "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" will be heard by the customary 30,000 fans or more nightly. And more importantly singing will once again ring from Eutaw Street as the Orioles win.
That is a nice thought, isn't it Peter?
Stop thinking about money, that isn't what it's all about.
Are you telling me Baltimore fans just don't care about baseball anymore? Hardly.
Fans of the Baltimore Orioles love baseball, they love the Orioles. Somewhere along the line, the Orioles took their fans for granted.
It takes loyalty to stick around during losing seasons. And loyal they remained. Now eight years since the O's produced a winning record and Orioles fans still want a reason to believe.
The Baltimore Orioles organization have tried many things to right this ship's many wrongs. Well, they've done everything but spend money, anyway. No, what the Orioles brass has to do now is focus on one thing and one thing only: Make Charm City home to Orioles Magic once more.
I don't care if you hate them or love them, the Boston Red Sox have it all.
There is a difference between being passionate about your baseball team and actually bleeding their colors.
If you cut a Red Sox fan he bleeds navy and red. Do O's fans still bleed black and orange?
In the past Orioles baseball has been known as "Orioles Magic." They played baseball the "Oriole Way." What does that mean? Now, it means absolutely nothing. But it did mean something then.
Does winning really matter all that much? Remember the saying, "It's not if you won or lost, it's how you played the game that matters?" Well, it is true. In a way...
I would much rather watch a team that plays with heart, a team that goes out and gives its all, has fun and makes a great show than one that simply wins. The Orioles have the worst of both worlds now, but the magic isn't dead.
There is no such thing as Tampa Bay Devil Ray or Toronto Blue Jay magic. And playing baseball the "Yankee Way" just means that you bought a whole bunch of high-priced talent like baseball ringers.
The Orioles once won with pitching and defense. They can once more.
Camden Yards once was the best place to watch a baseball game. It still is.
The Orioles will figure it all out.
Camden Yards will be filled once more. John Denver's "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" will be heard by the customary 30,000 fans or more nightly. And more importantly singing will once again ring from Eutaw Street as the Orioles win.
That is a nice thought, isn't it Peter?
