O's should make May 11 game a second opening day (or some such thing)

[Going Underground]

rom he Sun:

In contrast to the no-fan game last Wednesday, which sent a sad message to the rest of the country that Baltimore was not a safe place to watch a major sporting event, ReOpening Day is intended to show the world that Baltimoreans are still proud of their city, and are determined to move forward and make it a better place to live.

There is, however, some momentum building. The event has its own Facebook event page (ReOpening Day in Baltimore) that has 1,400 commits and 4,200 invites so far, a Twitter handle (@ReOpeningDay) and support from many of the businesses around the ballpark. There is no official tie-in with the Orioles, but they aren't going to argue with anyone trying to sell out their ballpark on a Monday night against a team that isn't normally a huge draw.

"It seems like very much a grassroots effort," Orioles vice president of marketing and communications Greg Bader said. "We certainly wouldn't discourage someone from doing that. It's a great thing … a great idea. It looks like the intent is 100-percent pure, to have a unifying experience. We're happy to be here for that."

Perhaps under different circumstances, the team might have jumped on this bandwagon and helped promote the event, but the last thing the Orioles want to do during this tough time in Baltimore is appear to be taking advantage of a tragic situation for promotional purposes.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-schmuck-column-0506-20150505-story.html#page=1

[mdbdotcom]

rom he Sun:

In contrast to the no-fan game last Wednesday, which sent a sad message to the rest of the country that Baltimore was not a safe place to watch a major sporting event, ReOpening Day is intended to show the world that Baltimoreans are still proud of their city, and are determined to move forward and make it a better place to live.

There is, however, some momentum building. The event has its own Facebook event page (ReOpening Day in Baltimore) that has 1,400 commits and 4,200 invites so far, a Twitter handle (@ReOpeningDay) and support from many of the businesses around the ballpark. There is no official tie-in with the Orioles, but they aren't going to argue with anyone trying to sell out their ballpark on a Monday night against a team that isn't normally a huge draw.

"It seems like very much a grassroots effort," Orioles vice president of marketing and communications Greg Bader said. "We certainly wouldn't discourage someone from doing that. It's a great thing … a great idea. It looks like the intent is 100-percent pure, to have a unifying experience. We're happy to be here for that."

Perhaps under different circumstances, the team might have jumped on this bandwagon and helped promote the event, but the last thing the Orioles want to do during this tough time in Baltimore is appear to be taking advantage of a tragic situation for promotional purposes.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-schmuck-column-0506-20150505-story.html#page=1

Lots of good stuff in there about the similarity to Fantastic Fans Night (which was what inspired me to start this thread) as well. Should be a great night.

[Going Underground]

Lots of good stuff in there about the similarity to Fantastic Fans Night (which was what inspired me to start this thread) as well. Should be a great night.

See you and hopefully a lot more people at the game.

[RoarFrom85]

See you and hopefully a lot more people at the game.

This is really starting to get going with the recent story in the Sun and other media outlets. Hope that OH can help continue the momentum!

[Going Underground]

Gary Thorne just mentioned this on the telecast. Said it is a good thing.

[MurphDogg]

Hope you get a lot of people. I know some people who still will not go downtown at night. Especially with the kids.

I live downtown. It is fine. It is always fine. The most dangerous part of going downtown for people outside the city is the risk of being hurt or killed in a car accident on the drive to and from your house.

Looking forward to Monday!

[schittenden]

Looking forward to it. I switched my tickets to the 5/11 game from the 5/3 game yesterday. It'll be my 3-year-old's first night game. Don't imagine we'll stay past the third or fourth inning, which will keep him well up past his bed time anyhow, but it seemed like a good thing, so we're doing it.

[Braydog 9]

I switched tickets in my 29 game plan to the 5/11 game and now I can't go. They're 36 dollars plus fees at the box (i think) but I got them for cheaper as part of the plan. If anyone is interested, I'm happy to part with them for $25 a piece. I can meet this weekend in the Richmond area or we can do it electronically. Thanks.

Section 27 row 9, two tickets

[Creamsicle]

I'll be there, in 56 I think. First game with my new GF.

[MdSooner]

I'll be there, in 56 I think. First game with my new GF.

That is where our season tickets are. Section 56 row 17 isle seats. We love those seats

[beervendor]

Anyone have a pre-sale attendance estimate for tonight? Curious what effect www.reopeningday.com is having.

[MurphDogg]

I spent five minutes looking at the available ticket map for tonight's game. There are a little more than 10,000 upper deck seats available, around 2,500 club level seats available and a little more than 10,000 lower level seats available. Capacity is about 46,000, so the number of tickets sold as of now is about 23,000. Assuming the weather holds off, I would expect a decent walkup, but the crowd will still fall well short of 30,000. Decent crowd for a Monday in May against Toronto, and the Reopening Day thing will have an impact, but not to the extent that it will resemble even a weekend game.

[Going Underground]

They were talking about it on ESPN Outside the Lines.They expect somewhere in the twenties. Unless a big walk up.

[isestrex]

I spent five minutes looking at the available ticket map for tonight's game. There are a little more than 10,000 upper deck seats available, around 2,500 club level seats available and a little more than 10,000 lower level seats available. Capacity is about 46,000, so the number of tickets sold as of now is about 23,000. Assuming the weather holds off, I would expect a decent walkup, but the crowd will still fall well short of 30,000. Decent crowd for a Monday in May against Toronto, and the Reopening Day thing will have an impact, but not to the extent that it will resemble even a weekend game.

Disappointing

But of course, I can't make time to go so I can't complain.

[Creamsicle]

sec 56, row 10 with the GF tonight - her first Oze game with me.