Posted on 04/28/2015 12:12:03 PM PDT by bryan999
Amid civil unrest in Baltimore, Wednesdays game between the White Sox and Orioles at Camden Yards has been moved to a 1:05 p.m. CT/2:05 p.m. ET start and will be closed to the public, the Orioles announced Tuesday. The game had been scheduled for Wednesday night.
The change comes after Monday and Tuesdays games between the teams were postponed due to safety concerns after rioting broke out near the stadium. The latest round of demonstrations follow the recent death of Freddie Gray, 25, an African-American suspect who had been taken into police custody.
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Now, THAT’S the perfect graphic for this thread!
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Not to mention the season ticket holders who now have a beef with the Owner. 1/82 of Season ticket price lost.
or they could just go to the game and risk life and limb...
Of course the baseball crowd on the first night of trouble was no trouble. Maybe they’re afraid they can’t protect folks going to or coming from the games.
Just make it “Bat Night”.
Never before in the history of Major League Baseball has a game ever been played in a COMPLETELY EMPTY STADIUM...
Now baseball fans can riot.
The TV coverage, if any, would be interesting to say the least.
Post of the day. You win the interwebs.
Not a sell out, so does that mean TV broadcast will be blacked out?
The Mayor may have another group mad at her.
FYI article from MLB.com:
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/121011784/white-sox-orioles-to-play-wednesday-in-private
2:05 p.m. closed to public game
Single-admission doubleheader scheduled for Thursday at 4:05 p.m.
How about lawsuits by season ticket holders?
Since the Wednesday game isn’t called then do they have to issue refunds for the tickets?
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Yes, thanks ... I give some credit to the Loritab I took for chronic pain ;)
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LOL. Thank you.
He’d throw one, too, but likely “underhanded.”
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