Camden Yards was perfect looking

[Moose Milligan]

I always thought OPACY was about RF, Eutaw Street, the Warehouse, the groundskeepers dugout in RF, raised bullpens and not anything about what was happening in left field.

As a matter of fact, LF was the only basic thing about the place that was cookie cutter.  It was the only bland, boring part of the place.  You could swap LF in Camden yards for any Plain Jane LF from any other stadium. 
 

I’m not saying I think it looks great, it’s just different. And it’s gonna take some getting used to. But the hyperbole is completely over the top. 

[joelala]

I like the renovation. That nook in left field actually adds more character I think. 

[OriolesMagic83]

Now the O's just need to move back right field.  I would rather have a ugly stadium w an exciting team than a beautiful stadium with a sh!t team.  I think the change will help our pitchers.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

Now the O's just need to move back right field.  I would rather have a ugly stadium w an exciting team than a beautiful stadium with a sh!t team.  I think the change will help our pitchers.

I think it will hurt the hitters as much as it helps the pitchers.

Give or take a dozen runs in either direction in a given year.

[deward]

6 minutes ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

Now the O's just need to move back right field.  I would rather have a ugly stadium w an exciting team than a beautiful stadium with a sh!t team.  I think the change will help our pitchers.

Was the stadium an issue from 2012-2017? Will the change not help pitchers from other teams for some reason?

[Legend_Of_Joey]

It looks like a Green Monster wannabe. I’m curious how much it cost to do that. Couldn’t they have spent the money on better pitching instead of screwing over the left fielder and righties?

[Can_of_corn]

20 minutes ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

It looks like a Green Monster wannabe. I’m curious how much it cost to do that. Couldn’t they have spent the money on better pitching instead of screwing over the left fielder and righties?

MSA probably paid for it.

[Going Underground]

13 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

MSA probably paid for it.

The rent is too damn high. 

 

The Orioles expect that it will cost up to $3.5 million to reconfigure the left-field wall at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, money that will be deducted from their rent over the next few years.

Top state officials on Wednesday approved a plan for the Maryland Stadium Authority, which owns the downtown stadium, to discount the baseball club’s rent in exchange for the work that’s being done.

[deward]

32 minutes ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

It looks like a Green Monster wannabe. I’m curious how much it cost to do that. Couldn’t they have spent the money on better pitching instead of screwing over the left fielder and righties?

I read somewhere that it was $3.5M. I thought the club paid for it, but I could be wrong. Better pitching would alleviate some of the home run issue all on its own, for sure.

[Going Underground]

1 minute ago, deward said:

I read somewhere that it was $3.5M. I thought the club paid for it, but I could be wrong. Better pitching would alleviate some of the home run issue all on its own, for sure.

See above .

[Can_of_corn]

5 minutes ago, Going Underground said:

The rent is too damn high. 

 

The Orioles expect that it will cost up to $3.5 million to reconfigure the left-field wall at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, money that will be deducted from their rent over the next few years.

Top state officials on Wednesday approved a plan for the Maryland Stadium Authority, which owns the downtown stadium, to discount the baseball club’s rent in exchange for the work that’s being done.

I would have fallen out of my chair in shock to find out otherwise.

[Sports Guy]

It’s better 

[Pickles]

I actually kind of like it, aesthetically.  

 

[Frobby]

I couldn’t watch today.  Were any balls hit today where the new dimensions mattered?

[deward]

17 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I couldn’t watch today.  Were any balls hit today where the new dimensions mattered?

Nope. Never came into play at all.