Posted on 04/29/2015 4:20:26 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The players of the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox lined up for the national anthem this afternoon in front of an empty stadium, in unprecedented scenes never before witnessed in the history of baseball.
With the National Guard posted outside Camden Yards and thousands of Baltimore residents taking part in a march to city hall, the Orioles played the first ever MLB game behind closed doors.
The players took the field to an otherwise eerily silent stadium with 45,000 empty seats and the Orioles romped home to an 8-2 victory.
Sirens could be heard ringing outside during the game as a reminder the city is still reeling following Monday's tumultuous riots that hit after the funeral of Freddie Gray who died after suffering a fatal injury in police custody.
'Baseball history will be made here today,' said broadcaster Gary Thorne and the game began.
As the sound of ball on bat echoed around the stadium, a first-inning home run was met with only cheers from the Orioles dugout.
The game played out under a huge police presence outside and inside the stadium while fans tried to get a glimpse through iron fences around the ball park.
Indeed, all around the stadium concession stands where hordes of fans would usually line for hot dogs, peanuts and beer were closed, making the picturesque arena resemble a ghost town.
But the only thing missing on a perfect spring afternoon to take in the nation's favorite pastime were the fans.
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I cant imagine playing the game...in a huge empty stadium. It has to be a tad errie!
The barbarians are, bit by bit, chiseling away a once great republic. I find this particular baseball game highly symbolic of our fate.
Don’t take me out to the ball game,
There will not be a crowd;
Fans have been told to stay at home or be under attack
You better care or you won’t be back.
Don’t root, root, root for the two teams.
We don’t know who won, it’s a shame.
For it’s one, two, three nights of riots,
Instead of the old ball game.
another low under Obama’s watch
What if you played a game, nobody was allowed in and almost nobody gave a flying Obama?
The Baltimore Orioles need to move and leave that worthless
POS town behind. I’ll bet The Obama is proud of his people.
Atlanta Braves are building a new one in the suburbs, leaving their stadium in downtown.
They can move to DFW, we don’t have a baseball team right now.
The result that comes with trillions of dollars in transfer payments to feral street animals. Too dangerous even to have a baseball game open to the public.
Thanks, lefties! Thanks, RINOs! Thanks, big-government statists!
They played it because the schedule gave them no way to make up another cancellation. They already canceled two games.
Just play it in Strat-O-Matic.
I think it should have been postponed.
this is a rather strange response to the hoooligans I dare say
How much extra security would have been necessary in either the stadium or parking areas?? for a DAY GAME??
they’ve caved. bad precedent
youd almost think that al qaida were in town!
Didn’t the THREE STOOGES have a movie short about a ballgame (football or baseball) in which the public was not allowed to attend?
the last thing Baltimore needs is more white people spending money.
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