Why are people asking if DC/Balt stadiums will be full?

[TommyMullins]

Regardless Of Who Is At Fault Its A Shame The Team Sucks. The Ballpark Is Awesome. I Remember Not Being Able To Buy Any Tickets At All For The First Few Years ((1992-1995)).

 

[MrTeaser]

TM, during that we used to hit up the bus drivers as they were dropping off large groups to see if they had any xtras. Tickets were tough to come by.

 

[TommyMullins]

Yeah, I Remember Having An Extra Pair One Time And Getting About Three Or Four Times Face Value For Them.

 

[RPM]

Yes correct...I said 95 96...I meant 96 97 ....I could list several Angelos blunders, but I will list one really good one that sums him up...

Raffy was in the last year of his contract, wanted to stay in Baltimore.....Angelos haggled with him all season offering him much less than market value, at the end of the year Palmeiro finally decided to take the Texas offer ,which was much was lower than Angelos' final offer....Palmeiro went on to have five more great years before returning...The O's love to bring back or sign big name players long after their prime , its another trade mark of the ownership...Albert Belle being the costliest move, paying Belle's enormous salary 3.5 years after Belle retired.

its ridiculous to blame that on angelos. raffy wanted to go "home" to texas. also, even though his contract was for less than the orioles were offering, his "bring home pay" was more in texas because of taxes. so i guess you
could blame the state of maryland if you wanted to...

 

[Journeyman]

if Angelos wanted Raffy he would have signed him...he waited all season then tried desperately to keep him...How can you take up for Angelos? You may be the only baseball fan in Md with this opinion.