Orioles planning *BIG* upper deck Stadium Renovation?

[@teg24601]

They don't need to do anything to the field or seating at Camden Yards. It is literally perfect. However, they likely need upgraded vomitoriums, concourses, vendor spaces, and bathrooms.

[@papagrantits]

New seats wouldn't hurt.

[@lucastomasello377]

it was perfect until they started doing things

[@ShootaForFun]

perfect?? bro we have little to no leg room if u sitting next to ppl

[@lucastomasello377]

by things I mean MOVING THE LEFT FIELD WALL BACK

[@teg24601]

@@ShootaForFun - That sort of thing makes sense to modernize. I was meaning changing the structure, adding those hideous boxes, or this craptacular bar that was shown in the video.

[@ikehammett5160]

Oriole park is a gem, it really doesn't need anything. Baltimore should really do a huge renovation on their arena and try for an expansion or relocation (coyotes) nhl team. That inner harbor downtown is amazing, more people should visit it. Ridgelys delight might be the most underrated neighborhood in the world, maybe one day when I become rich and famous, they will let me live in the Babe Ruth house lol.

[@johnepants]

That whole arena would need to be replaced. I don’t think any renovations would cut it. Baltimore would be good for an NHL team though

[@ikehammett5160]

@@johnepants yeah, it is pretty old and not even close to the standards of us spoiled fans today. I was thinking something like they did in Seattle for the Kraken., a total gut job. I think it is in a nice spot downtown by the harbor.

[@PhillyBagel]

The arena has been a bone of contention for some time now. The one thing almost everyone agrees on is that something brand new would be needed to host the NHL.

[@MichaelJohnson-zo6jg]

The Arena finish renovations in April.

[@silverfoxx1062]

You obviously have not been to the Inner Harbor in recent years. It is a shell ( literally ) of its former self. Crime and inept city leadership has allowed it to die.

[@mikehunt8997]

This was the perfect ballpark. Why spoil a real good thing? The ballpark that started it all.

[@robertmason7553]

That centerfield area would be great to connect the right field and left field upper decks with some sort of space with restaurants and shopping experiences. Maybe even two decks from the upper and second decks. Possibly putting suites in the old warehouse connecting it to the stadium.

[@Rainman...]

Great video and your knowledge of the Orioles is impressive! I agree they have to do something with the pie section in the lower right field unless you've been there you don't realize it's also obstructed view you can't see parts of right field from those seats

[@Jamie-xv3lq]

No need to replicate the Battery in Atlanta. If you walk a block from the stadium you are risking assult and battery already. Inner harbor needs the renovation

[@dankelly5150]

No I actually think that the three sections in upper left field are the ones that should go for that cool 1st base line bar set up! I think it's better than the 1st base line in my opinion!

[@greggyd4734]

If you’re talking the last 3 sections in the left field upper deck, I COMPLETELY agree! Besides, if they’re talking about emulating Progressive Field and Coors Field, THEY’RE renovations were done to their respective outfield upper deck seats!

[@kuyarickkelley4719]

Agree. Would be great

[@cjones3710]

No upperdeck lf are some of the few lf seats left. Stupid screens, and junk all over ball parks. Don't need any more eyesores IN THE Seating bowl. Go down the tunnel for food. Let vendors make tips. Screwed them out of mpney making no cash allowed at opacy. I cannot stand little angelos.

[@PaladinCecil]

Regarding the Orioles attendance from 2012 to 2016, it was definitely an improvement over the previous four years, but it was still nothing compared to where it was from '92 to 2001 when they drew over 3,000,000 nine times (and would've on ten occasions had it not been for the '94 strike). Because of Washington, DC having had a Major League team since 2005, and how competitive the Nationals were from 2012 to 2019, it had a effect on the Orioles attendance in the last three years where they made the play-offs. Because of that, they're more than likely not going to frequently fill the seats of the 3rd deck in left field like they did in their earlier years or draw 3,000,000 consistently like they used to. I've always enjoyed seeing those upper deck seats filled, but because tickets for them most likely won't be purchased as often as they were in the parks early years, it would make sense to renovate that part, as it does get depressing seeing most or all of them empty that frequently.

[@papagrantits]

Best comment here

[@Jryder933]

​@@scotttild If the Orioles continue their wining ways attendance will grow bigger.

[@jpete3027666]

Seems like a gorgeous park still. Why do they need to do anything to it?

[@coreyk1501]

I'm an Orioles fan and I go to several games a year. It is a beautiful park, but there are too many seats. When the stadium was built, the Nationals weren't in DC and they could get away with a 45,000+ seat stadium. Now, they would be much better off being in the 38,000-40,000 range. That being said, they went way overboard with moving the outfield wall. It looks ridiculous

[@evannelson4203]

Clearly you haven't been there recently

[@ironhardt8359]

Moving the wall in left was a great idea. If anything is changed; maybe remove a couple sections of the upper left field and do something there. I think balconies on the warehouse would be cool.

[@BAKER22-l4u]

Foolish

[@SteamPowerPA]

Oriole park needs concession upgrades more than anything else. The stadium looks amazing and with a great team that will draw more and more fans, I don’t see a logical reason to remove seats in the upper deck. Those will start selling soon, especially after the O’s reach the playoffs. As much as I would like to see fan experience upgrades, this rendering that was shown in the video is horrendous. Getting rid of the flag court and blocking part of the warehouse would be disastrous to the stadiums aesthetics.

[@tommyparker9251]

I hope they don’t do anything to right field. The awkward corner is my favors seat in whole ball park!

[@davesravens47]

I buy the cheapest ticket I can and then go directly to that section because it’s always got open seats

[@whobilly1]

Clean up the endless crime in the Inner Harbor area. That use to be part of the game day experience for a lot of people. The two pavilions and the mall attached to the Renaissance hotel are close to 100% vacant. Start enforcing the law and make the area safer. That would be the best renovation.

[@rods6741]

We only attend games if we can park in one of the stadium lots. Used to park in a garage on Paca street. In recent years I don't feel comfortable walking back there after a game. Even more so since the recent shooting across from Camden Yards.

[@gordonhuskin7337]

@@rods6741 The mayor of Baltimore considers fighting crime racist, so nothing will ever be done to address that unfortunately

[@omarcollado7148]

Yeah they need to update the clubhouse. Need more LED board I thing is the only stadium with the old billboards

[@rdrive1]

They need a new scoreboard/ video board. The one currently is outdated and too small.

[@pixeltaco9782]

They need a new video board baaaad. everything is so cramped and there is so little information shown because they have no space. also its pretty grainy. its double a quality

[@jeffreyreyes6800]

They don't need to do much it's a great awesome ballpark

[@DuanePJRosfans]

Oriole Park is fine - what is desperately needed is to control the crime in Baltimore

[@barrystokes1396]

Agreed

[@asmrdesigned]

Scarcity. Owners think it's better to limit the number of seats while charging more. Camden Yards is one of the few parks that doesn't need dramatic changes, its always been a beautiful park.

[@timberich1647]

Let me preface this by saying I have never been to Orioles Park but from the pictures, I think if they actually wanted to do something, they should hack off the left field upper/middle deck and put in a bigger scoreboard/jumbotron similar to that of PNC park (I'm a Pittsburgh native and those of you that have been to Orioles Park may think thats stupid idea, idk 🤷‍♂️ just my thoughts based off of pictures

[@chasbodaniels1744]

Saw a three game series at PNC, each in different seat locations, and enjoyed it immensely! What a setting, right on the river(s). Stayed at a downtown hotel and walked to and from the park over the game day pedestrian-only Clemente Bridge.

[@theraven329]

Even though Oriole Park is indeed a gem, however the ballparks after became more futuristic idea combine retro ballparks with a new surrounding area (ballpark village) is soon to be a future innovation such as Wrigley or Bush or even Fenway or Dodger Stadium. Entertainment feature becomes the staple of keeping ballparks longer.

[@gordonhuskin7337]

ballpark villages might be the gayest shit on earth. we're here to watch a ball game, not shop or gamble or any other bread and circus

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

This is such a wonderful park, it does NOT need any changes. Please leave it alone.

[@tommy2chips]

Thanks for posting

[@curtisharvey5579]

Big plus of that Gillette Stadium renovation is Kraft paid for it himself, never asked for public funding

[@JStorm13]

Also beyond the warehouse, there is a rail line and an entrance to a freeway, so it would have to be elevated, like target field.

[@cryptochris9001]

They did this to Cleveland's stadium too and it looks like absolute trash.

[@michaelmascolo3161]

It's fine as it is. Just make custom jerseys or the cal ripken jr jersey affordable. That's what I'd change.

[@michaeldelgado5895]

Dont know if you saw , but Fenway is apparently adding something called " Fenway Corners" around the ballpark, somewhay of a ballpark village im guessing

[@chasbodaniels1744]

Saw that, but it’s got years of bickering before we see much done.

[@a.p.entertainment8660]

Been saying for a couple years they should take out the upper deck in left field and build a social area. They don't even sell the sections on Saturday nights. Make it a bigger deal to have a ticket. The Baltimore market will never consistently fill a 45K baseball stadium again.

[@Murph_gaming]

Camden Yards looks like a beautiful park, would love to see a game there.

[@timottes334]

Oriole Park and M & T Bank Stadium get continual $$$ for upgrades. Both got to split 1.2 billion this year!! 600 million each!! And I think more has been earmarked for both, as well!! Both stadiums are continuously upgraded and maintained. Both look better now, than they did when they opened, thanx to the Md General Assembly & The Md. Stadium Authority, both of whom recognize the value of both buildings to the area.

[@1228vinny]

I worked there when they started the stopping of selling seats in upper three (upper left field area). It started in Covid and they never opened it since. I have thought the bar was gonna go up there since Covid. I had never seen the renderings for right field. The right field looks good. I think if they don’t put in left field upper, they will put a big screen out in left field. They desperately need to make the centerfield screens taller and wider. And improve the audio/sound systems in the stadium.

[@coreyk1501]

I agree with you there. I would remove the left field upper deck and put in a party deck and a huge video board.

[@tjocus43]

Right, whatever needs to be done needs to be the left field upper deck, don't block any part of the warehouse

[@robertwiles8106]

My sense is that they will leave the left field upper deck as it is, and rip out the weird right field corner and put a bar/SRO area over there. I live in D.C. and used to go to around 5 games a year at Camden Yards, but since the Nationals came to town I literally haven't been back to Camden once. The O's really did lose a lot of their available fanbase when the Nationals arrived. Camden Yards is just a perfect stadium experience.

[@Jryder933]

If the Orioles continue their wining ways the attendance at Camden yards will grow bigger.

[@silverfoxx1062]

How would you compare Nats’ Park to Camden Yards? I have never been to the stadium in D.C. but I have heard from people who have. One friend summed up the comparison of the two parks in this way: The character of Nats’ Park is that it has no character.

[@Jryder933]

I don't like Nats Park. It just looks so plain to me. I like Oriole Park at Camden Yards much better. It has that feel as soon as you walk inside the ballpark.

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

The only change they need is to bring draft beer back. They once had such a great variety, but now, it’s all just cans.

[@selw0nk]

They should move the right wall back 20 feet in Yankee Stadium. LOL

[@NoelG702]

As an Orioles fan, I liked the idea of them moving the left field wall back, but it was overkill. I think they moved it too far back and too high. The main reason they gave for this was to attract top of the line free agent starting pitchers. Well, the only one they signed in the off-season was Kyle Gibson. He's a good guy, but not an ace. It's been 30 years since the All-Star game was in Baltimore. Multiple teams have hosted it twice since then, with Seattle hosting in 2001 and this year.

[@thegamingkitchen8429]

A world series is the only renovation needed.d

[@patrickwagner6247]

Camden Yards added a bar on top of the batters eye area years ago. It used to just be first come, first served wall seating with bar seating and tables also. Now you have to buy a ticket to sit along the wall. Seems like a popular place already, so I'm not sure 2 of these same styles of bars would make sense?

[@gordonhuskin7337]

the view is half decent there too

[@theoriolesfan10]

What are your sources, I looked it up online and I didn’t see the same picture that you put in the video

[@obibyn]

They didn't necessarily move the fence up in left. Its just the level of where the original seating was, so they had to have the wall meet the seat levels or they would have had to do way more renovations to make it work. Honestly...id say the ideal distance would have been anywhere from 50% to 75% of the depth they are at now. The wall would have been a little lower, but still enough depth to accommodate pitchers.

[@keeganbrown9967]

Hey Depressed Ginger i know it's unrelated, but there's a new article that the San Antonio Spurs are Interested in a new Arena in Downtown SA. I would like to hear your thoughts and opinion on what they could do???

[@RapidTransit1941]

Needs a new scoreboard REALLY BAD.

[@mattimatt4838]

Moving the left field wall back was the smartest decision they've made. You can't have the entire stadium easily homerun reachable. It has to be evened out. In Boston, leftfield is short with the Green Monster but right field is deep. Yankee stadium has a short right field porch but left center is deep. They need to leave Camden Yards exactly as it is. It is the best ballpark in the league.

[@TRON0314]

This guy also said "grass on top of Target Center" not knowing it actually a green rood sequesters water that would've drained into the river.

[@Chaney1and2]

Well moving the fence back and up was a very great strategy move. Os could not get top line pitchers because NO pitcher wants a pop up to be a HR. John Means no hitter would not have happened if it had been at Camden. Atleast one ball in that game would have been gone. So theres that. More sellable to get top pitchers. Then Elias has made a very strong push to drafting left handed hitters. Most of top prospects and ones we've pulled up over the last couple years are left handed hitters or switch to oppose the majority right handed pitchers. The top power hitters on other teams in the East are the majority right side hitters. So in the long run it hurts other teams much more than what the average Joe can see. He seems to be maximizing home field advantage.

[@ajrichards1190]

I guess less is more.

[@maskedmarvel]

Don't they not even sell the left field upper deck seats? There's no point in leaving them empty, they should either sell them or build anew

[@xlostmanx5693]

I know this is a video about the Os but I have a idea with how the A’s can stay in Oakland

[@Eddie-uf6bs]

I don’t care where the Orioles play, just win

[@jeffwebb2966]

Buy out the warehouse and make your ballpark village in there!

[@chriskelly6559]

Put seats on top of the Warehouse. Other than that, leave it alone.

[@wecandobetter9821]

Upgrade it but leave it alone. Make sense? To me it does

[@dudeman2114]

Where did you find the rendering?

[@BachBeethovenBerg]

Gillette Stadium should host movie nights with that thing

[@jjw8283]

while beautiful, camden yards peaked 5 years ago, bad left field wall

[@jonstefanik9400]

I hate what they did to the left field wall.

[@smurray8254]

Ryan Mountcastles burner account

[@user-xp8qz1cc8z]

Shouldn't they sign their lease first?

[@jordanroberts1519]

Where is the rendering at 3:53 from?

[@HHIto]

Don't change; if the Orioles do make a change, please don't take Janet Marie Smith away from us (Dodgers), ok... promise?

[@CharmCityFishing420]

I'll say it like I'm telling my dog. NO Orioles No. Have you ever heard the saying if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Let's just take down the warehouse. Why not. Camden yards doesn't need party decks SHM

[@Eric_In_SF]

Do you not realize they had to move the fence higher as they moved it back otherwise, they would have to cut the entire lower bowl and rebuild the entire seating bowl for a new angle. You’re ridiculous.

[@1228vinny]

Also where did you find that image of a concept for right field?

[@williammoore27]

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[@beeendub123]

They had to raise the wall, the slope of the seats couldn’t be changed easily at all.

[@specialmedia3123]

They should have never built upper seats in left field

[@BadDriversOfNorthCarolina]

If it’s not broken then don’t fix it; however, they need money for their attendance issues.

[@KittyPurrfect100]

Will they make the warehouse a part of the outfield dimensions?

[@JStorm13]

Would never happen as you would take out eutaw street and it would be 400ft down the right field line.

[@__hjg__2123]

It's Eutaw not Utah

[@UncleGabe216]

I would like to visit this stadium

[@jeffwebb2966]

Leave out the renovations and invest in the players.

[@bobbobby5089]

No

[@williamserio7970]

What do you think chances that this team relocates

[@raymondcoleman149]

0%

[@ryandouglas8382]

R I G G E D. How is this not rigging the system? Most of their young talent is left handed. Adley Rutchman, Gunnar Henderson, Colton Cowser, even Holiday who isn't called up yet is a left handed hitter. Their strategy was obviously to move the right field fence back because it won't effect their lineup as much, but it will enable them to sign free agent pitching cuz it's so deep and most teams don't have this many lefties. It's already working. Look at their record

[@gordonhuskin7337]

u mad?

[@LeeEdwards-vq6mj]

Oriole Park is a disgrace....it's a shame!!!

[@stevengalloway8052]

Don't mess with perfection... 🙄

[@timottes334]

You keep dissing the move of the left field wall, but it had to be done & yes as far back as it is because of MLB's love of juicing the baseball's!! Ain't no pitcher worth a shit wants to have that short porch with a juiced baseball, and it amazes me that you dont recognize and understand that fact!!

[@als.8690]

This is all your personal speculation about any renovation to this stadium. Nothing to back up your musings from the ball club or the Stadium authority..weird..

[@Wawa111_Mainline]

they need to fix their dimentions

[@HHIto]

You're putting 💄on a masterpiece, leave it alone⁉

[@sacramentos1000]

😎

[@JStorm13]

How about renovating the hilton and removing 6 or 7 floors off the top.

[@gordonhuskin7337]

NO NO NO PLEASE GOD NO!

[@ronniesouthern7829]

Why mess with a good thing?

[@evannelson4203]

Because it's not as good as you think it is.

[@bigj6143]

First of all, I dislike the netting extended down both foul lines. I think the idiot fans that get caught talking or looking at cell phones that get hit with batted balls is their own fault. I understand though how it use to be with the netting needed behind home plate. Upper deck seating is considered bad seating in most all parks. Not necessarily in the NFL but in MLB it is awful. Not only is it too far away, without binoculars, but the balls hit in the air are extremely misleading. Fly balls look deep but are often just routine pop ups. You have to watch the movement of players down on the field to determine distance or potential distance of batted balls. Entertainment bars or restaurants? There is almost nothing that isn't way overpriced already. Are you coming to watch a game or sit in a bar or restaurant? Too many unnecessary so-called attractions take away from the actual game itself. Go to a sports bar, eat, drink, and watch the game on a big screen then. Your wallet will be fatter I can practically guarantee that. One other thing, and this appears to be most all of MLB now, but the continued markup of ticket prices when PROMOTIONS are featured has become an issue in my opinion where it once was not. It is sickening to spend an extra $15-$20, and that is for the upper deck seats mainly also, better seating is usually more, per ticket because it is some sort of Bobblehead Night, Hawaiian Shirt, Hats, or even some after game concert. It is disgusting, that baseball finds ways to rip fans off on every single turn. People act like they have all this money and no one or nothing to use it on. A family of four will spend at least $250 for tickets (upper deck non promtion), parking, and concessions. It really is sad that a venue now has to outshine or compete with the actual game or event itself on the field. Maybe they should start selling tickets just to sit behind the dugout or in the stadium with no game being played. They already do that in some cases where idiots pay money to come in and watch games on the big scoreboard if the team is out of town. Then if the team wins a championship, they gather in huge crowds like the fans in fact are the ones who really won something. Fans don't win anything, or I should say, get paid anything. They pay they don't get paid. They also envy and need to be entertained because most have no clue how to entertain themselves.

[@markd8469]

They will be in the post season

[@cjones3710]

Do not do anythung else to the park, look at how UGLY jacobs field and coors are. Terrible upper decks.

[@zorro1955]

Leave Camden yards alone

[@cjones3710]

Please no.

[@msn64man1]

Upside mlb ballpark

[@deansapp4635]

Don t ruin this great park

[@thebum7559]

Ginger I'm here reporting for duty

[@manuelgrothe608]

I don’t see any difference, this is the most terrible case of injustice I ever heard of

[@brentpayne4215]

Camdon years

[@shsv81661]

After the world watching the riots oriole attendance will never be the same

[@JStorm13]

Lol attendance has been improving this year as the team is coming out of a rebuild. 🤡

[@ZaGamerOG]

I’m early