Orioles Announce 2009 Opening Day Plans

by Stacey on Apr 2, 2009 3:50 PM EDT in Events

The Orioles have announced the schedule and Opening Day festivities for Monday, as detailed by WJZ. This will undoubtedly be another long season, but Opening Day is always a day to celebrate as far as I'm concerned.

Schedule of events:

1 p.m. Gates open
1:25 - 2:25 Orioles batting practice
2:25 - 3:05 Yankees batting practice
3:05 - 3:25 Field Prep
3:30 Opening Day ceremonies
4:05 PLAY BALL!

The WJZ story also reveals a list of new food to the ballpark this year, the most interesting in my opinion being the lobster corn dog. WTF? It's only on club level, so I'll probably never know exactly what that is. Advice to the Orioles concessions stands: work on keeping the nacho cheese hot this year, thanks.

The opening ceremonies will include the usual orange carpet and all that jazz, but will also have a demonstration of the upgraded sound and video system, which I'm excited about. Too often in the past few years has the PA system sounded like it was being run by an adult in a Charlie Brown cartoon.

I am so happy that Opening Day is almost here! I don't think I could have taken one more week of Spring Training. The weather forecast is cloudy with a 60% chance rain (boo!), but at least it's supposed to be 61 degrees. Our plan for Opening Day is to have lunch at Faidley's followed by beers at one of the nearby bars (probably not Pickles/Sliders...just too crowded for me) before getting inside for the ceremonies. Our tickets are in section 362, so if you're in the vicinity and you see a chick wearing these awesome shoes, that's me.

How many of you are going?

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Club level tickets are worth it, at least once per season

I mean, they cost $75 (or did when I went two years ago) but it’s totally worth it, especially when it rains. We spent a three hour rain delay at one of the bars on the club level, got royally trashed, and then watched the rest of the game. It was an expensive but awesome game.

by PhilR8 on Apr 2, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions

I've been in club level a few times

but never when I pay for myself. It’s nice, but if I’m going to pay that much I’d rather be closer to the field.

by Stacey on Apr 2, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m going….three of us have tix in 372. We’ll probably head right to Pickles since I have to work in the morning.

by blawk359 on Apr 2, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions

I'll be there of course

Do the O’s always have twenty more minutes of batting practice than there opponents?

by NickMarkaces on Apr 2, 2009 4:45 PM EDT reply actions

wish i could go, but i’ll have to settle booing teixeira from the comfort of my living room.

What up?

by snakethejake on Apr 2, 2009 5:11 PM EDT reply actions

Same here – I’ll be booing Tex from the comfort of the west coast. Have fun, All. I’ll look for you on the TeeVee.

by typozzz on Apr 2, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions

I'll be there.

section 368
row JJ
seat 8 or 9
the other one will be occupied by my brother-in-law.

"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08

by getxstoked on Apr 2, 2009 5:15 PM EDT reply actions

My O's opening

day will be on the road April 13th in Arlington. I have a week long school at SMU the next week (Sunday through Friday) and the Strangers are gone the entire week. Damn the luck.

Always trust your cape. -Guy Clark

by BPinOK on Apr 2, 2009 5:24 PM EDT reply actions

i get back from my school trip sunday thank god

For opening day my father and I are planning on going to Chap’s Pit Beef before the game after seeing an episode about it on the Food Network. We head up to Camden alot but have never been there. Does anyone know anything about it?

by NickMarkaces on Apr 2, 2009 5:41 PM EDT reply actions

Never heard of it

by Stacey on Apr 2, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Also, i haven't gotten tickets yet

cus i was gonna get the 6-game package but decided against it

whats the best way to get single game tickets from now till opening day

stubhub? box office? ebay? ticketmaster?

by NickMarkaces on Apr 2, 2009 5:43 PM EDT reply actions

StubHub/Ebay

Sold out otherwise.

"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08

by getxstoked on Apr 2, 2009 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions

i thought they released a bunch

a few days before the game

by NickMarkaces on Apr 2, 2009 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Last year, yes.

This year, not so much, as the Douchebag Universe is the opponent instead of the inoffensive Rays…

"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08

by getxstoked on Apr 2, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions

I'll be there.

I’ll also be at Faidley’s, specifically for the oysters, crabcakes, and Natty Boh – but now to look for someone wearing those awesome shoes. :-)

From the Land of Pleasant Living...

by OEutaw on Apr 2, 2009 5:57 PM EDT reply actions

Faidley's oyster, crabcakes and natty boh....

I weep with jealousy.

"Believe it or not, I read the paper." - Nick Markakis

by 2632 on Apr 2, 2009 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm bringing my family

To section 43 (or 45, I forget). I got on the 13 game Sunday plan, so my executive or whatever hooked me up with 5 tickets at $32 per, which is the season, non-prime rate. I thought that was pretty nifty.

But this is my first opening day and have almost no idea what to do. Probably headed up from the campus in Arnold around 1. I’ll probab;y just be fucking around up there until the game starts trying not to spend all of my money.

The stock market will never recover, our armies will never again be #1, and our children will drink filthy water for the rest of their lives - HST

by the fix is in on Apr 2, 2009 8:25 PM EDT reply actions

I am there like the heavenly aura on Wieters.

Section 308 with my dad.

"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson

by Brotz13 on Apr 2, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions

See you there! Go O’s!

by Robertsfan on Apr 2, 2009 10:17 PM EDT reply actions

I'll be the one holding this sign...

Mark Teixeria’s contract…. $180 million
CC Sabathia’s contract….. $161 million
AJ Burnett’s contract…… $82.5 million

Having this d-bag on your team…

….PRICELESS!

by jvoelks on Apr 3, 2009 11:13 AM EDT reply actions

is that from the new one?

I saw the cover and I was like, “Are you fucking serious, guy?”

He’s such a great baseball player but — and this has little to do with his Yankeedom — I just absolutely cannot stand him. I guess I get what people felt about Bonds all those years I liked him up until the end.

Bad Left Hook
Camden Chat

"If they cut my bald head open, they will find one big boxing glove. That's all I am. I live it." -- Marvin Hagler

by Scott Christ on Apr 4, 2009 7:38 AM EDT up reply actions