Live from Camden Yards: No fans game!

[Tony-OH]

I'll be blogging live in this thread during today's no fan game vs the White Sox.

[Tony-OH]

Driving to the game today on this beautiful Baltimore afternoon, you would have had no idea that anything was out of the ordinary. When I arrived at the stadium there was no police presence, no National Guard, no nothing. In fact, besides seeing no fans walking into the stadium, the only strange thing was the amazing amount of press.

There is more press in the press box today then opening day.

[Going Underground]

Driving to the game today on this beautiful Baltimore afternoon, you would have had no idea that anything was out of the ordinary. When I arrived at the stadium there was no police presence, no National Guard, no nothing. In fact, besides seeing no fans walking into the stadium, the only strange thing was the amazing amount of press.

There is more press in the press box today then opening day.

Did you see the press from China Daily?

[Tony-OH]

The only "fan" presence here are a small group of fans watching somehow from outside the gate in left-center. They've been cheering and yeling "Go Jimmy!" like they were the parents at a Little League game. They've even broke into a O-R-I-O-L-E-S and "Let's go O's" chants that gave the press a chuckle. They can definitely be heard.

Oh, and the folks on the balconies at the Hilton are also out here.

1-0 O's on an Adam Jones sac fly.

[Arthorn]

You would think they could lift the blackout restriction for today's game.

[Tony-OH]

Did you see the press from China Daily?

I see an asian guy, but not sure who he's with. Why?

[Orioles0615]

You would think they could lift the blackout restriction for today's game.

Im watching it at work online? Maybe they did

[Going Underground]

I see an asian guy, but not sure who he's with. Why?

Just wondering. They said many more reporters then Opening Day. Even from China because of what is going on.

[nevadaO]

The only "fan" presence here are a small group of fans watching somehow from outside the gate in left-center. They've been cheering and yeling "Go Jimmy!" like they were the parents at a Little League game. They've even broke into a O-R-I-O-L-E-S and "Let's go O's" chants that gave the press a chuckle. They can definitely be heard.

Oh, and the folks on the balconies at the Hilton are also out here.

1-0 O's on an Adam Jones sac fly.

And yet still more fans than at a Rays game!

[Tony-OH]

Lots of sirens going on around the stadium. Not sure what's up but they've been pretty consistent.

Doesn't look like Samardzija likes throwing with no one around:

5-0's in the first inning after three run bomb by Chris Davis and back to back doubles by Machado and Cabrera.

Make that 6-0, after a Caleb Joseph bloop RBI single.

Crowd in left-center getting louder and louder.

[Mayor McCheese]

FWIW the Orioles did bat around this inning :laughlol:

[Tony-OH]

Paredes makes two outs in the inning.. 32 pitches for Samardzija.

O's bat 11, 6-0.

[Tony-OH]

[Tony-OH]

When Delmon Young popped up, you could clearly here Wayne Kirby yell, "Run it out".

In Young's defense, he was blocked by the catcher a bit.

The cracks of the bat are really loud and echo around the empty park.

[Moshagge3]

Did they play the fake air raid siren after the Davis HR?