Baltimore Orioles: Stadium, Food, and More! (Oriole Phanatic Review)
Everything about the Orioles notorious stadium, inside and out.
Ah, Camden Yards. Need I say more? It’s the stadium that forever changed baseball, and for good reason. Multiple features here are unmatched anywhere across the country, from the B&O Warehouse to the notorious Flag Court and Eutaw Street. We’ll go over everything.
Even though it was a bit rainy pre-game, there were still players in the bullpens hanging out and chatting with fans. One of the main areas in the stadium is the standing room above the bullpens, which gives a perfect view of the field. My seats, however, were up in section 360. In my opinion, the view was spectacular. Some other seats with great views, though I haven’t sat there for the entire game, are on the notorious flag court, and all the way in the highest row in the 300s in left field. Unless you have a fear of heights (which you may get from going up there), it should be a breeze to get to these seats, since they’re never bought.
For food, again, I didn’t get anything special. Just some chicken and a pretzel, but there is a popular destination for food: Boogs BBQ. It’s a barbeque station out on Eutaw street, and while I’ve never had it, I’ve heard great things about it. One place that isn’t as well known is The 410. It’s a concessions place around the stadium that sells typical baseball foods for $4.10. While it’s not the highest quality, and it’s not the fanciest, it’s still a cheap option that tastes pretty good.
One more thing about the stadium is Eutaw Street. The 1000 foot long walk is well known at Camden yards, and it’s also home to a fun detail when walking by. While there have been (at the time im writing this) 73 homers into the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, and 103 into Mccovey Cove in San Francisco, there have been 120 home runs that have landed on Eutaw Street, and they are all marked with a plaque. The only one to land on the warehouse, as you probably know, was the one hit by Ken Griffey Jr in the 1993 Home Run Derby, which flew 465 feet.
Overall, of course, I would recommend going to an O’s game. The ballpark is unique in so many ways, but the same as so many others. The newer parks have some credit to give to Baltimore for themselves, because there’s a reason Camden has the title “The stadium that forever changed baseball”