Orioles Ejected for Cheering

This article was featured in the Baltimore Examiner on May 23rd and has me steaming ever since. A friend of mine went to the game on Satuday and the Orioles are playing the Red Sox again. He said that the "Let's Go O's!" cheer was entired drowned out by the "Let's Go Red Sox!" cheer.

The jist of the article is that 17 Orioles fans were ejected from the game because they were cheering too loudly. Apparantly the section was loaded with Red Sox fans (no surprise there) and they complained that the Orioles fans were being too loud. At an Orioles game. In Oriole Park. In Baltimore. My first reponse is, "WTF?!!!" with all the verbiage spelled out. It's bad enough that the Red Sox have a home game in Baltimore. But this?

It's one thing for the Red Sox fans to complain. That I can understand. Everyone knows that Bostonians are an obnoxious bunch of whining pussies. It's the fact that the Orioles' ushers made the ORIOLES fans leave. When did it become a crime to cheer for your team? Apparently when you play Boston. I'm sure the same rule will be applied when we play New York.

So here's my advice to people that may attend an Orioles' game in the future (though I'm not sure why you would want to). No more cheering for the Orioles. Attend a game at your own discretion. Do not wear team colors. That will make you stand out in the crowd. If you cheer, make sure it is for the opposing team. If you hear obnoxious rude Bostonians and New Yulkers taunting our team, quietly leave your seat and make no sudden movements that will draw the attention of the Yankee and Red Sox-supporting ushers.

Finally, I did hear that there is some discussion going on about renaming the stadium. The proposal is "Yankees Red Sox & Oriole Park at Camden Yards". Peter Angelos has yet to reject that this proposal is being discussed.