Can Camden Yards really be that special?

[Jordan Tuwiner]

Luke Jackson's weekly column: Can Camden Yards really be that special?

http://orioles-nation.com/2011/04/07/ca ... t-special/

As a 20 year old, I unfortunately don’t have any memories of winning Baltimore Orioles baseball. A theme that you’ll often hear on talk radio in Baltimore is that the Orioles have lost a generation of potential fans in the area because no young people have ever seen even a decent Orioles team.

[BuckMagic]

Luke,

around the park were people mostly talking about the team? Were most conversations Orioles related? Most games you'll walk through and hear zero discussion about the actual team, but I am hoping now people are hyped up and discussing the team a bit more.

[Luke Jackson]

Sorry about not seeing your post until now. It's tough to say in regards to the fervor that the team was creating among fans at Opening Day, but I know what you mean. Sometimes a sporting even can just be "the place to be" and not a place where you can necessarily find the die-hard fans. Opening Day this year could have certainly been classified as a "place to be" kind of event, but I feel like after 13 losing seasons, there aren't going to be many non-hardcore fans there. The fans around where I was sitting were certainly into the game, and the whole crowd seemed to be cheering throughout the game as much as you could expect fans to cheer during a baseball game.