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Camden Chatter, answer me this: I've noticed that many of you don't live in Baltimore, let alone Maryland. Where do you live? Have you ever lived in Maryland? How did you get to be an Orioles fan? Did your folks live in MD? If you used to live in MD, where did you live? When was the last time you were in Baltimore? Have you ever been to OPACY?
Inquiring minds want to know!
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I live in Boston.
I grew up outside of Philly and became an O's fan because of Ripken.
I'll be in Baltimore tomorrow, as my flight to Florida has a transfer at BWI. I will get down there to see a game sometime this year!
Last time I saw a game at Camden Yards was '03...saw, I know.
Grew up in Bawllmer
My folks live in Towson.
Last time I was in Baltimore? Weekend of May 5th.
Last time I was in MD? Last weekend.
http://2632.blogspot.com
Dang...
RIIIIIIIGGGGGHHHHHHHTTTTT....
lived in maryland my entire life
I live in Oklahoma
I was born in Virgina so I am an Orioles fan by geography. Also Cal was being a badass when I was a child.
I have only been to Maryland once and the only ballpark I have ever been to is Coors Field. I plan on making the rounds in the Northeast when I get there.
by erudite @ Camden Chat on Jun 29, 2007 3:45 PM EDT reply actions
I was in Stillwater
by erudite @ Camden Chat on Jun 29, 2007 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Oklahoma City
A depressed one at that...it has rained now for seventeen days straight and 26 of 29 days in June and is raining again. Unbelievable. Usually we are already in the midst of our three month drought and pushing triple digits every day. I miss the sun. I miss winning baseball.
Florida
by Nick24 on Jun 29, 2007 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
New Orleans....
I became an Orioles fan when I was 4 years old. My Dad is a Yankee fan. The reason I became an Orioles fan is because I loved watching Cal Ripken play. After that I just fell in love with the team. My favorite player other than Cal has always been Brady Anderson. I just loved watching him play the game. My Dad always makes fun of me because I'm an Orioles fan. But, I don't care because this is my team and I'm never going to stop rooting for them. I'm an Orioles nut. My friends down here in New Orleans don't get why I root for them. But, I really could careless because they could never understand my connection with this team.
GEAUX EAUX's
New Orleans fans...
Mets have their AAA team there.
The Zephyrs...
by NawlinsOriole on Jun 29, 2007 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm local, therefore wasn't asked
Did you go to SU?
I am old
Speaking of which, I drove through Salisbury about a week ago on the way home from the beach, just to reminisce. How long ago did Nacho Pete's turn into Las Margaritas? I'm sure it's still essentially the same place, but I always get nostalgic about good old Nacho Pete's so it was a bummer seeing the new sign.
Nacho Pete's saga
I live in Marblehead, MA,
by NHZ @ Camden Chat on Jun 29, 2007 3:54 PM EDT reply actions
I propose...
Yeah that would be awesome.
by NawlinsOriole on Jun 29, 2007 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
you know
Found it but
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Here's what I got so far...
"you will take the ball when I give it to you and give it back to me when I want it back." -Trembley
I suppose I could
"you will take the ball when I give it to you and give it back to me when I want it back." -Trembley
Moscow angry! Are on map bigtime!
You know whom,
V & N
All right, calm down, you two!
We moved to VA when I was in 3rd grade, so I had to watch the Redskins growing up (still do) and got exposed to Orioles baseball-- to which I've been exposing myself right back ever since. Actually, I continued as an NY fan until the club was taken over by an evil, stupid owner who turned the franchise into a joke (where have I heard that recently?), at which point I resigned the pinstripe thing forever and promoted the O's from my regional favorite to Mah Numbuh Wun. Been there ever since. Even now, when an evil, stupid owner...oh forget it.
Now, as to the map: Hey, I'm closer to frickin' Inner Harbor than Hawaii is! Lemme on there!
Hey...
"you will take the ball when I give it to you and give it back to me when I want it back." -Trembley
re:
"you will take the ball when I give it to you and give it back to me when I want it back." -Trembley
Woo-hoo, are seeing us! Thanking you!
Yeah I know...
"you will take the ball when I give it to you and give it back to me when I want it back." -Trembley
Look, I said relax, you two!
We Need To Put This On The Homepage...
by NawlinsOriole on Jun 29, 2007 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
anyone remember...
"you will take the ball when I give it to you and give it back to me when I want it back." -Trembley
Is this going on the homepage?
by NawlinsOriole on Jun 29, 2007 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
don't know..
"you will take the ball when I give it to you and give it back to me when I want it back." -Trembley
So they're gonna put it up there?
by NawlinsOriole on Jun 29, 2007 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Your questions answered....
http://www.camdenchat.com/comments/2007/6/20/1417/76904/10#10
portland
Self declared president of the Jeremy Guthrie fanclub.
by westcoastOfan on Jun 30, 2007 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Representin' Slower Lower, Baby!!!
If only I had known how it would be... stupid child, stupid child. Now I'm stuck. I feel like I've fallen and I can't get up.
"you will take the ball when I give it to you and give it back to me when I want it back." -Trembley
Well...
I didn't mean that
"you will take the ball when I give it to you and give it back to me when I want it back." -Trembley
You need to...
Hampden...
We MUST be about the same age
I live in Rockville
live in Alexandria, VA, work in DC
i grew up outside Hagerstown and went to Towson State. i even ushered at Memorial Stadium between my junior and senior year. worked the end of the horseshoe behind the O's bullpen, and every once in a while got to work the players lot and help escort players' wives and girlfriends to the lot.
all-time favorite O's moment, after the '83 series, is Opening Day 1989, beating the Red Sox 5-4 in 11, behind a homer by Cal against Fat Bastard Roger Clemens, and a Craig Worthington liner agains Rob Murphy to win it. i was sitting on the aluminum bleachers in deepest right field.
by Dave at Bottomfeeder Baseball on Jun 29, 2007 4:34 PM EDT reply actions
DUNDALK HON!!
by BENNYBIRDMAN on Jun 29, 2007 5:00 PM EDT reply actions
It's a 7:05 start, Sparky
I'm just......
by NawlinsOriole on Jun 29, 2007 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm a man of many talents....
I live in Towson....
I was born in Tehran, Iran.....my parents moved to the states (Knoxville, TN, to be exact) to go to grad school when I was 2. The intention was for them to finish up there and then we'd all head back to the motherland.
Then, a pesky little revolution happened. It sort of made it....problematic....to return to Iran.
After they finished up in Knoxville, and then did some additional work up in Scranton, PA, when I was 5 or so.
When i was six, we moved to Baltimore. A year later, the Orioles battled the Brewers for the AL East until the last day of the season, and that race is what you can all thank for the glory that is my presence here at Camdenchat.
I stayed in B-more for college. Moved to NYC after graduation, took a year in DC, and find myself back where I started, in Towson.
This is not even a logo of the Baltimore Orioles baseball club
We can work on a package deal....
You know plenty of "legitimate" russian financiers, dontcha, Titov? ;-)
This is not even a logo of the Baltimore Orioles baseball club
Ha, I actually know one guy in
Yep, a high school classmate of mine did this. Whom I haven't seen since, of course. Oh well, time to get back in touch with him, eh? Have your girl call my girl, set up a lunch, we'll talk points.
Smallsbury, baby!
2.5 hrs from OPACY, although Rt. 97 has cut that by almost 15 minutes. I'm 10 minutes door-to-door from the Shorebirds, 3 hours from Aberdeen, 3 from Frederick, 2.5 from Bowie and 2.5 from Norfolk.
So, with the exception of Rookie-level Bluefield, WV, I have the entire Orioles franchise available to me within a 6 hour round-trip of my front door. And I've been to exactly 1 game COMBINED of all these teams this year.
I want a pin on the map! Are we supposed to be able to add these ourselves, because I didn't see any option to do that.
Grew up in MD...
by Jonnypops on Jun 29, 2007 5:49 PM EDT reply actions
Elkton, deep in the heart of Cecil County, MD
Moved to Newark, DE until I went to Towson for college, then back to Newark.
Moved to the tiny hamlet of Millsboro, DE for three years, and finally settled here, a scant 45 minutes from OPACY if the tunnel isn't jammed.
Can be at Ripken stadium in tenty minutes, and go there a few times a year. Cute little ballpark, but you can't bring food in...that hurts a lot since at one time I ran concessions and food service at Delaware Park racetrack, and I know the rediculous mark ups they put on a hot dog..someho it don't taste as good when you know it cost them a quarter and they sell em for three bucks!
Delaware Park
You got that right.
Best office location in the world...
Ice cold beer on tap in the room next door, and a betting window ten yards away!
Kinda hard to take any pay home some Fridays!
I live in Barrington, RI
Been to Camden Yards lots of times. I usually make 2-3 trips to MD a year. I was last in MD in April for the Navy-Army lacrosse game.
Arlington, VA
by sportsman885 @ Camden Chat on Jun 29, 2007 6:39 PM EDT reply actions
Northwood, Ohio
there ya go - 5 minutes of your life you'll never get back.
Chris Hoiles
Los angeles here
Brooklyn, NY
Stayed in Baltimore until college, then moved to New York in 1988, where I've been ever since (except for a grad school stint in SF).
I get back to Baltimore when I can. Did a play there in 2005. My mom just moved back after living in Upper Marlboro for years, so I'm psyched to see more O's games when I visit her.
Updated Map
As of 10:52 PM EDT
"you will take the ball when I give it to you and give it back to me when I want it back." -Trembley
You're in there...
"you will take the ball when I give it to you and give it back to me when I want it back." -Trembley
i'm from jersey
York, PA
My dad's not really a die-hard O's fan. He grew up a fan of Stan Musual and the Cards, but sort of adopted the O's after stan retired since they were the local team. They're the only baseball team I've ever loved, (although I'm angry at them a good deal of the time). In general, I do root for teams from Philly (but not the Phillies!) since baltimore's football team moved away before I started to follow sports, and there's no NHL or NBA team there.
Currently, I live in Manchester PA, just north of York. There are snakes in my house. It sucks like the Oriole bullpen.
London, Wisconsin
I also went to university in DC, missing the area, sick of Brewers fans, and almost comatose due to my hatred for Packers fans. They're all far more annoying than you might expect. That said, I'm rooting for the Brew Crew this year. The Packers, though, can still and always suck it.
by mixmastahh on Jun 30, 2007 1:32 AM EDT reply actions
Oh
by mixmastahh on Jun 30, 2007 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Near New Haven, Connecticut
by tbone shelby on Jun 30, 2007 8:01 AM EDT reply actions
Hanover Pa in the House
Wentto last nights game against the Halo's (I normally get to 5-6 games a season)
A friend of mine has season tickets in sect19 (awesome seats)
I grew up in Funky Pasadena, lived in Glen Burnie for a short while (ugh...I know) and we've lived up here almost 4 yrs now...(still alot of O's fans up here too)
by AshAid on Jun 30, 2007 11:13 AM EDT reply actions
Lineboro, MD
I live at home with my parents while I go to grad school in Towson. It's a nice little pastoral, out-of-the-way sort of area, but I can easily jump on Middletown Road, hit 83 and be at the ballpark in about 45 minutes.
Me
Update Map...

As of 3:04 in da P-M
"you will take the ball when I give it to you and give it back to me when I want it back." -Trembley
Pretty
Fortunately, most of the battles will be waged in Maine, somewhere around Mike Bordick's house.
by mixmastahh on Jun 30, 2007 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
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Self declared president of the Jeremy Guthrie fanclub.
by westcoastOfan on Jun 30, 2007 4:36 PM EDT reply actions
Rochester, NY
I visited Baltimore once in 1997 and saw 2 games, Mariners and A's.
Fell's Point Bodymore, Murdaland
Currently Chesterfield, VA

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