We always enjoy a good fan protest, and if there's a place one is more warranted than in Baltimore, we don't know of one.
A group of Orioles fans, organized (of course) by a radio station, is putting together a big protest of owner Peter Angelos on September 21. Fans will march from the Inner Harbor, wearing all black, and then end up at Camden Yards for a 4:05 game against the Tigers, a game they will almost certainly lose.
Of course, if just to further emphasize how much Angelos has Baltimore fans by the proverbial testicles (great band name!), this protest requires actually buying tickets to the game. The organizers are trying to find a way around this.
We STRONGLY encourage you to buy the CHEAPEST tickets possible and to avoid all of the interior concessions once inside the ballpark. Hotdogs and drinks are "cheaper on the outside." We are NOT trying to spend money with this ownership group. We're trying to do the bare minimum to enter the ballpark.
To be fair, we know lots of people who don't feel all that comfortable milling around outside Camden Yards either.
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Inner Harbor to Camden, huh? Well, at least they're avoiding the shitty parts of Baltimore- everywhere else.
At least they picked the one street in Baltimore where you're not likely to get shot within three minutes.
I have a friend who is an actor on The Wire, so I supposed my whole circle of friends and I are committed to furthering this whole Baltimore-has-tons-of-violent-crime image.
even this would not be enough to get me back in camden...but i still dream about boog's bbq pit
*suppose
Stupid Fucking Angelos ruining a good franchise and a good stadium, Dick.
Cause we'll march day and night by the big cooling tower, they have the plant while we have the power..
List of people I want to kill:
1) Kevin Federline
2) Jared from Subway
3) Peter Angelos
Ahh the Inner Horrible. Maybe they can build a Natty Boh wall outside the stadium to keep all those Tigers fans from going to the game (cuz Orioles fans sure don't show up after July).
Uh, doesn't this seem like more of a promotion than a protest? If you buy tickets, Angelos makes money!
Natty Boh! Ain't the Beah Cold Baaaaby!
Jared from subway did so in bloomington, in while he attended indiana university...just another reason to not like iu....
Camden Yards has a "scalper free zone" where ticketholders can re-sell tickets at face value.
I'm pretty sure just walking inside Baltimore's city limits gives you VD.
Should they sort of stand outside the stadium? Or, better yet, wear all black and go to a Nats game? That way, you piss of Angelos, keep your money from him, support the new DC ownership, and escape having to step foot in Baltimore.
If you knew the guy who runs the radio station, you'd know that this is a promotion for his rinky-dink 10 watt station. Stupid Angelos and also stupid Nestor. What a pair of douchebags.
Worst idea ever.
Here's my idea for dealing with Angelos:
1. Stop following the O's and baseball in general.
2. Move away from Baltimore.
It's worked pretty well so far.
Rob, are you suggesting that the protesters jack the "scalper-free zone" sellers for their tickets to further advance thier cause?
I'm sure there are plenty of tickets from scalpers available that they could get their hands on, instead of buying the seats at the game. Heck, some disgruntled ticket holders could donate them. Though the season ticket base has to be pretty sparse now, since they have crowds of 16,000 or so for some games.
This is what you get for foisting players like Geronomo Gil, Deivi Cruz, Tony Batista, and Jason Johnson on the public year after year.
The Orioles pitching staff has also protested the team's management by eating their weight in crab cakes every week.
I heard Jared from Subway had quite the extensive porn collection in college.
I heard Sidney Ponson will be wearing black and sporting sunglasses that day.
He will also gave drank 14 red bulls and vodka.
While the idea is pretty damn stupid (buying tickets to an O's game as a protest? - They will probably double the number of people there), I whole-heartedly support the idea behind it.
Stupid Angelos
Stupid "Fucking" Angelos
Stupid "Asshole" Angelos
Stupid "I hope you die" Angelos
Stupid "Go ruin some other franchise" Angelos
Stupid "Please don't make me become a Red Sox fan" Angelos
I fucking hate Angelos. Asshole piece of shit.
Peter Angelos should die of gonorrhea and rot in hell.
I wonder who is worse...Peter Angelos or Jerry Angelo.....
Asbestos Pete is clearly worse, since he can destroy two franchises at the same time.
//This is what you get for foisting players like Geronomo Gil, Deivi Cruz, Tony Batista, and Jason Johnson on the public year after year.//
Jason Johnson. I'll be watching him pitch against the Yankees Friday night.
Pardon me, I have to go weep now.
jared from subway has aids...maybe we could arrange that for angelos
Maybe mesothelioma would be more appropriate here.
Next up for the most useless protest effort the group will congregate at the local post office to protest and shut down junk mail.
I remember some Mets fans organizing something like this 2-3 years ago. The plan failed when the Mets heard what was going to happen, said if you're on the stadium grounds without a ticket, you'd be prosecuted. That's when some genius realized they'd have to buy tickets to go inside and protest. The plans fell apart then.
Why is the mailman wearing a bucket?
The slightly-less-evil Dolans tried to foist Jason Johnson on us for half of this year. I feel your pain, Red Sox fans. He could cost you the division. We kept hearing, "give him one more start to get it together" for 6 weeks, until June. The Tigers were long gone before then.
There can be no negative outcome. The Angry Fan March protest against the Detroit Lions last season is single-handedly responsible for revitalizing the vibrant NFC North franchise we reknown today for its German-like efficiency. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to harness the unicorn I'll be riding to dinner with Colonel Sanders.
Give Peter Angelos money to...uhm...protest Peter Angelos making money?
I left the church of baseball (and stopped spending money ANYWHERE in baseball, on the off chance that some of those pennies might find their way into Angelos' pocketses) in 1996 because of this wanker's refusal to re-sign Jon Miller who, at the time, would've taken the job for, oh, say, another plate of chicken wings. All because Miller pointed out that it was, technically, mathematically possible that the Orioles weren't one of the best teams in the game. Not that that was prophetic or anything.
The world will be a better place when Peter Angelos just slumps over.
Can we get big Sidney to punch Angelos on the shore of the Chesapeake? You know, for symmetry's sake.
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